OFMC competitions & awards

OFMC Foundation for the Advancement of Music

Chairman:  Marjorie Poorman
Secretary: Christy Smith
Treasurer:  Ron Marenchin
Trustees:  Jeannine Morris 2010-2013
               Nana Landgraf 2011-2014
               Richard Rhinehart 2012-2015

 

PURPOSE:
The purpose of the Foundation for the Advancement of Music is to:
1.  encourage the composition and performance of music.
2.  aid performing and creative artists, regardless of citizenship.
3.  promote musical education.
4.  aid veterans in commencing and resuming musical careers.
5.  grant scholarships to carry out the above.

 

JUNIOR DIVISION (UP TO 18 years)

Donald Babcock Junior Composers' Awards  
$735 total awards
1st State: $150, 2nd State: $125, 3rd State: $100
Junior Class I&II: 1st: $50, 2nd: $30
Junior Class III&IV: 1st: $60, 2nd: $40                                                                    
Application (Rules) Deadline:  January 15
Chairman: Susan Carlock, 5781 Brookbank Drive Dayton OH 45440-2716 (937)291-9189
E-mail: [email protected]  

 

Summer Music Camp Award
$3,000 total awards                                                                                                 
20 Festival 3 Year Superior Winners @ $150 each
Grades 6-12 Moderate Difficulty level or above for piano and Medium level or above for strings
Application Deadline:  May 1    
Chairman:  Karen Hunt, 245 Idlewood Road, Youngstown OH 44515-2831  Phone: (330)792-3966
E-mail:  [email protected]  

 

Elizabeth Gerber Award 
$50
Pre-7th grade, Festival 5-year superior winners
Application deadline:  September 24
Chairman:  Christy Smith, 825 Olde Farm Court, Vandalia OH 45377-1859  Phone:  (937) 890-6689
E-mail:  [email protected]

 

Marilyn Walter Young Musicians Award
$375 total awards including 1st $150, 2nd $125, 3rd $100
For Grade 7-9, Festival 5-year superior winners
Application Deadline:  September 24
Competition is held during OFMC State Convention  
Chairman:  Linda Rinderknecht, 5502 Brookview Lane, Upper Sandusky, OH 43351-9661
Phone:  (419) 294-3159
E-mail: [email protected]

 

Charlotte & W. Alfred Gray Competition 
$475 total awards including 1st $200, 2nd $150, 3rd $125                                              
For grades 10-12, Festival 5-year superior winners                         
Application Deadline:  September 24
Competition is held during OFMC State Convention.  
Chairman:  Audrey Rhinehart, 6010 Gault Road, North Jackson  OH 44451-9714  Phone:  (330)538-3035
E-mail:  [email protected]

 

Venetia Hall Piano Concerto Award
$1,000 total awards (1st $600, 2nd $400, *3rd $200)
Application Deadline: April 15
Auditions: May 11 at Otterbein University, Batelle/Riley Hall
Chairman:   Janice Dunphy,  150 North West Street, Westerville OH 43081-1452  Phone:  614-882-4741
E-mail: [email protected]
*3rd Place Award given by Saturday Music Club, Columbus, OH

 

Elsie Stupp Grand Cup Award
$500 total ($100 each, 12-Year Consecutive Superior Winners)

Chairman:  Judy Bede, 2651 Penewit Road, Spring Valley OH 45370-8777  Phone:  (937) 848-8045
E-mail: [email protected] 

 

                                                                  

COLLEGIATE DIVISION (19-26 years)

For students in colleges affiliated with OFMC

 

Dance Award (For University and College Departments affiliated with OFMC)     
$1,200 total awards                                                 
Application Deadline:  April 15
Chairman:  Gary Davies, P.O. Box 678, Sugarcreek, OH  44681-0678 Phone: (330)852-4182
E-Mail: [email protected]

 

R. Keith Newton Music Education Essay Award
$900 total awards
1st $500, 2nd $300, 3rd $100                                                                     
Application and Essay Deadline:  March 1
Mail application to Chairman: 
Wanda Stubbart, 2002 Brimfield Court, Columbus OH 43229-3814 Phone:  (614) 885-0987
E-mail: [email protected]

 

Music Therapy Scholarships
(Recipients not eligible two consecutive years)
Application Deadline:  April 1

Chairman:  Ronna Kaplan, Director of Music Therapy
               The Music Settlement, 11125 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland OH 44106
               Phone:  (216) 421-5806 Extension 142, email: [email protected]

 

Cleveland Music Therapy Consortium of Colleges: $1,200 in prizes at each school

Baldwin-Wallace College
College of Wooster
         Contact for both: Lalene Kay, Director, Music Therapy Consortium
         Baldwin-Wallace College, 275 Eastland Road, Berea OH 44017 
         Phone:  (440) 826-3176   Email:[email protected]

University of Dayton
          Contact: Susan Gardstrom, Coordinator of Music Therapy Program
          School of Music, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH  45469
          Phone: (937) 229-3908  E-Mail: [email protected]

Ohio University (Thelma A. Robinson Scholarship)
          Contact:  Kamile Geist, Music Therapy Program Coordinator
          School of Music, Robert Glidden Hall, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701
          Phone:  (740) 593-4249  E-Mail: [email protected]

Cleveland State University
                        Contact:  Eric Ziolek, Chairman, Music Department
                        2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland OH 44115 
                        Phone:  (216) 687-2301  E-Mail:  [email protected]     

 

Music Therapy Internship at The Music Settlement
  Application Deadline:  April 1
  $2,500 prize
  Chairman:  Ronna Kaplan, Director of Music Therapy
                 The Music Settlement, 11125 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland OH 44106
                 Phone:  (216) 421-5806 Extension 142, email: [email protected]

 

Collegiate Composers Contest (1st $800, 2nd $500, 3rd $300)
Application & Rules and Composition Deadline is March 1
Chairman:  Nana Landgraf  2927 Weymouth Road, Shaker Heights, OH 44120-2234 
Phone:  (216) 921-7475   E-mail:  [email protected]

 

Marjorie Neville Collaborative Piano Award (Accompanying) 
    $1,000 prize for winning accompanist and $200 for soloist
   Application Deadline:  February 20
    Auditions:  March 20 at Schuster Hall, Creative Arts Center, Wright State University
    Chairman:  Dr. Jackson Leung, Wright State University
    3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH  45435-0002
    Phone: (937) 775-2386   Email: [email protected]

 

The Winifred Collins Music Education Scholarship ($1,400)
The Gertrude Seiberling Music Education Scholarship ($1,400)
Both awarded by the Tuesday Musical Association, Akron, Ohio
Application Deadline:  February 12
Chairman:  JoAnn Marcinkowski  2321 Killian Road, Akron OH 44312-4968 
Phone:  (330) 699-9438   E-Mail:  [email protected]

 

Helen Curtis Webster Award ($1,400)
Administered by Cleveland Institute of Music
Chairman:  Donna Gerber 14249 Sperry Road, Newbury OH 44065-9714 
Phone:  (440) 338-8187  E-Mail: [email protected]

 

Agnes Fowler Scholarships (Selected by the College/University)        Awards Total   $14,000

  1. A $1000 scholarship to a student in an OFMC affiliated school majoring in music, preferably strong in performance and proficient on at least one instrument or in voice.
  2. The school shall choose the recipient by the January 15 deadline.
  3. Each eligible school will be sent aform to be completed with their recipient and returned to: 
    Brenda Bradley,974 Arch St., Salem, OH 4460-2942,
    Phone: 330-332-1736   e-mail:  [email protected]
  4. The student receiving the scholarship should be willing to perform once at a State Convention, a District Conference in NE, SE, SW or NW Ohio, or a local music club meeting.
  5.  The colleges eligible to receive the scholarship would include all those affiliated schools not already receiving other automatic awards in Music Therapy or for PhD. Candidates.
Ashland University Miami University University of Akron
Bowling Green State University Oberlin Convervatory of Music University of Mount Union
Central State University Ohio Northern University Wright State University
Heidelberg University Ohio Wesleyan University Youngstown State University
Kent State University Otterbein University  

 

Accompanist for Agnes Fowler winner performance at Dist. Conf. ($150 ea / 4 districts)  $600
Accompanist for Agnes Fowler winner performance at State Convention ($150 ea / 2 per convention)         $300.00

 

JUNIOR OR COLLEGIATE DIVISION

Ohio Chautauqua Scholarship $500                                                                                              
For information, write to:
Sarah Malinoski-Umberger, Chautaqua Institution, Chautauqua NY 14722    
Phone: (716)357-6217   E-mail: [email protected]  

 

Award for Master’s Degree in Music/Music Education at any Affiliated University in Ohio                 $1400.00 (Application)

Award for PhD in Music at The Ohio State University $1400.00 (Application & Rules)

Award for PhD in Music at The University of Cincinnati $1400.00

           Application & Rules Deadline: April 1
            Chairman: Doris Kimble, 3596 State Route 39 N.W., Dover, OH 44622-7232  
              Phone: 330-343-5260      e-mail: [email protected]  

 

 

SENIOR DIVISION (Age 26 and up)

Adult Composer's Competition (1st $600, 2nd $450, 3rd $300)                                                          
     Application Deadline:  January 5
      Chair:   Ruth Mullin, 4228 Milner Road NE, Newark, OH 43055 
      Phone: (740) 366-4213   Email Address:  [email protected]