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PAID Birmingham, AL Permit No 1083 Nonprofit Org U.S Postage Music at Samford University Undergraduate degrees offered in the Division of Music at Samford include the Bachelor of Music majors in piano performance, piano performance with emphasis in piano pedagogy, organ performance, voice performance, instrumental performance (strings, woodwinds, brass or percussion), music and worship, and composition; the Bachelor of Music Education in music; the Bachelor of Arts in music, and worship and the arts; and the Bachelor of Science in music The Master of Music is offered with majors in piano performance and pedagogy, instrumental performance, vocal performance, church music, and music education Samford University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Employer Division of Music announces Division of Music 800 Lakeshore Drive Birmingham, AL 35229 Piano students at Samford University regularly have been among winners of annual performance competitions sponsored by the Alabama Federation of Music Clubs, the Alabama Music Teachers Association, Music Teachers National Association and the Birmingham Music Club Graduates in piano have pursued advanced study at many leading graduate schools and conservatories around the country The Fletcher and Nell Morris Piano Festival and Competition N o v - 9, 7:30 p.m p.m Nov 9, 2018 Master Class with Louis Nagel Bolding Studio Jovanni-Rey de Pedro, Recital Brock Recital Hall 7:30 p.m Nov 8, 2018 Morris Piano Competition Brock Recital Hall Schedule of Events 2018 Fletcher and Nell Morris Piano Competition Judge will be Louis Nagel, Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan Judge Three winners will be declared Each winner will receive a scholarship award to be used toward tuition and academic fees for music degree study at Samford University Awards for the 2018-19 competition will be as follows: First Prize Second Prize Third Prize $5,000 $3,000 $2,000 Each winner also will receive an engraved medal Awards Participants in the Fletcher and Nell Morris Piano Competition must be prepared to perform the following repertoire: A prelude and fugue from either volume of J S Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier or another significant work by Bach Two of the following: a A movement of a classical sonata (by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven or Schubert) b A 19th-century composition in the Romantic style c A composition from the 20th or 21st century, or a late 19th-century work by Debussy or Ravel All repertoire must be performed by memory Repertoire Requirements In keeping with the guidelines of the bequest, those eligible to participate in the competition include the following: Students who will be enrolled as junior, senior and graduate music majors at Samford University for whom piano is the principal performance area Graduating senior music majors at any college or university for whom piano is the principal performance area and who have applied for graduate study in music at Samford University (Email Director of Graduate Studies Mark Lackey at graduatemusic@samford.edu for information.) Individuals holding a bachelor’s degree with a major in music with piano as the principal performance area and who have applied for graduate study in music at Samford University (Email Director of Graduate Studies Mark Lackey at graduatemusic@samford.edu for information.) Eligibility Application Deadline: Oct 15, 2018 Recital ticket information is available at tickets.samford.edu The master class and competition are free and open to the public The Morris Piano Competition was established by a bequest from the estate of Nell Gandy Morris Fletcher and Nell Morris became interested in the piano program at Samford through their friendship with longtime faculty member Witold Turkiewicz The Morrisses decided to provide funding in their estate to establish a competition to encourage high levels of achievement in piano performance Go to samford.edu/go/mpc for more information about the competition or to apply online The Fletcher and Nell Morris Piano Festival and Competition at Samford University