Biennial Young Artist Awards

Delores Blaser, Chairman
4404 Heritage Drive
Lawrence, KS 66047
dblaser@sunflower.com

The NFMC Young Artist Awards
(Odd Numbered Years)

Category: Piano, Strings, Man’s voice, Woman’s voice

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application
Instrumentalists: Must have reached the 18th birthday but not the 30th birthday by June 1, the year of auditions
Vocalists: Must have reached the 25th birthday, but not the 37th birthday by June 1, the year of the auditions.
$50 for each category

$15,000 – 1st place
$2,000 – 2nd place
$1,000 – 3rd place
(Funded by the NFMC, Agnes Fowler Endowment and supplemental endowments)

February 1, year of auditions

application form


Audition instructions


The NFMC Ellis Competition for Duo-Pianists

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application
Must have reached 18th but not 39th birthday by April 1, 2013 $50 per team 1st Prize: $10,000 (duo team) Funded by Ellis Legacy
2nd Prize: $5,000 (duo team) funded by Ellis Legacy and Gretchen Van Roy gift
October 10, even numbered years

APPLICATION FORM

The NFMC American Music Award (Duo Team) — Fay & John Abild

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application
(n/a) (n/a) $2,000 to be awarded to one of the four finalists of Ellis-Duo Competition for the best performance of American Music.
Funded by Abild Legacy.
(n/a)