Composition Senior Division

Emil and Ruth Beyer Composition Awards

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application
Must have reached the 20th but not the 31st, birthday by March 1 $20 $2,500 1st Place- Piano Solo, $2,500 1st Place - Piano-voice, $4,000 1st Place - Chamber Music (instrumental only), $2,000 2nd Place - Chamber Music (instrumental only) March 1

NFMC Chairman: Dr. Donald M. Hassler

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The Glad Robinson Youse Adult Composers Award

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application
Senior Division $10 $750 January15, odd numbered years

NFMC Chair: Ron Marenchin

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Disabled

The NFMC Hinda Honigman Award for the Blind

(honoring a Past National President)

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application
18 and above $10 $1,500 - 1st Place, $500 - 2nd Place February 1

NFMC Chairman: Mary Margaret Yeilding

File(s): Requirements Form

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The NFMC Vivian Menees Nelson Award for the Disabled and Visually Impaired

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application
25 through 34 years of age(who is disabled or visually impaired) $10 $800 February 1

NFMC Chairman: Karen Bourne

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Handbell

The NFMC Ruth Morse Wilson Handbell Award

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application
None $10 $500 April 1

NFMC Chairman: Karen Jaros

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Pedagogy

The NFMC Dr. Ouida Keck Award

(honoring a past national president)

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application
Minimum age requirement of 21 $10 $2,000 May 1

NFMC Chairman: Elaine Brady

File(s): Requirements Form

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Veterans

The Anne Gannett Award for Veterans

(honoring a past national president)

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application
None $20 $2,000 May 1, odd numbered years

NFMC Chairman: Paul Brady

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The NFMC Lucile Parrish Ward Veterans Award

(honoring a past national president)

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application
None $20 $2,250 May 1

NFMC Chairman: Paul Brady

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The NFMC U.S. Armed Forces American Music Award

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application
None $10 $1,000 - 1st Place, $500 - 2nd Place May 1

NFMC Chairman: Paul Brady

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Vocal accompanying, instrumental accompanying

The NFMC Virginia Allison Collaborative Award

(honoring a Past National President)

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application
Must have reached the 20th, but not the 31st birthday by application deadline $10 $1,500 March 1

NFMC Chairman: Kay Hawthorne

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Voice

Martha Marcks Mack Senior Vocal Award

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application
Graduate student pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Vocal Performance $20 $5,000 March 1

NFMC Chairman: Melanie Perez

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The NFMC Alpha Corinne Mayfield Award

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application
Must have reached the 20th birthday but not the 36th, birthday by January 15, the year of auditions $10 $1,250 February 1 in odd-numbered years

NFMC Chairman: Rosa Khalife-McCracken

File(s): Requirements Form

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