Paul Rolland Memorial String Award
Eligibility: Open to currently enrolled Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors and MM students majoring in violin. Freshmen are eligible with their professor’s endorsement.
Competition Date & Location: Friday, November 8, 2024, 2:00-6:00 PM – School of Music Auditorium
Application Process: Complete the Application Form.
Please be aware that, unless otherwise noted, monetary awards will be applied directly to your student account, which could cause adjustments to your financial aid package. If you are concerned about this, please contact the Office of Student Financial Aid at 217-333-0100 prior to applying for an Award or Scholarship.
-Complete Application Form Here-
Application Deadline: Friday, October 25, 2024 at Noon
Competition Guidelines
Note: Repertoire questions should be directed to Professor Meg Freivogel.
A) All violin teachers on the Strings faculty and all violin majors will receive “Guidelines” to the “PRMSA” at the beginning of the second semester to allow time to choose material for the competition to be held the following Fall semester. In addition, announcements of the award will be posted on the appropriate media boards at the end of each competition.
B) Auditions are only open to sophomores, juniors, seniors and master of music candidates who are majoring in violin at the University of Illinois. Students need not obtain faculty permission to audition. Freshmen may enter with approval of their applied professor.
C) Auditions for the award will be held provided there are a minimum of eight applicants for the competition.
D) Each applicant will prepare:
1) The first movement of a standard concerto or concert piece,
2) A movement of a solo sonata or a suite in the Baroque style.
All works must be performed by memory.
Although applicants will be allowed 15 minutes of performance time, it is up to the adjudicators to stop the performers. While participants may cut orchestra parts out of concertos to save performance time, they may not choose where and when to stop their performance at the competition. The adjudicators may request certain areas of the compositions be performed. Participants wait for an adjudicator signal to stop their performance.
E) There will be three adjudicators for the competition.
F) In no event shall current faculty, staff or any other member, or anyone associated with the School of Music serve as adjudicators.
G) Participants will be totally screened off from the view of the adjudicators. The adjudicators must be seated above the audience if there is one.
H) Only numbers will be used to identify students at the competition and on its program. The instructor’s name will not appear on the program.
I) A winner may not reapply in the year following the year in which they win the award.
J) Awards will be given in two categories (graduate and undergraduate) with only one winner in each category. The same amount will be allocated to each category. The total amount of funds available for the awards must be given each year the competition is held, and divided equally between the two categories, subject to provision of paragraph K. The award will be presented within six (6) weeks of the competition. There will be no splitting of the awards. SEE NOTE ABOVE REGARDING DEPOSIT OF AWARD TO STUDENT ACCOUNT
K) In the event the adjudicators agree that no performance in a category is worthy of an award, the adjudicators are free to make no award. In that event the entire sum for that category will be added to the following year’s competition award.
L) At the end of the competition, the competition manager shall present a brief resume of Paul Rolland and his accomplishments essentially in the form attached to these guidelines.
M) The decision of the adjudicators is final.