Henry Sanborn Music Scholarship Endowment

The Henry Sanborn Music Scholarship is awarded each year to TU students in piano and voice. One voice student and one piano student will share a recital (approximately 30 minutes each) in the Recital Hall. Each scholarship winner will receive an award credited towards tuition. The criteria for the award are:

• Contribution to the Music Department;
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

Winners are selected by the faculty of their respective divisions. Voice Applicant Winner will be responsible for paying their pianist for the public recital.

VOICE AUDITION DATE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2024
PIANO AUDITION DATE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Henry Sanborn Scholarship Competition Rules

• Eligible students must have a recital program of between 25-30 minutes in order to compete.
• Your formatted program (using a Department template) must also include the timings of your pieces. Failure to include timing of musical works will result in disqualification.
• All vocal music must be memorized with the exception of works from oratorios and chamber cantatas.
• All piano music must be memorized unless the faculty of the Piano Division has granted prior permission.
• All students selected to compete must have published scores of all music present at the audition. Failure to have these scores will result in disqualification from the competition. Published scores must be clearly marked as to where the work is found within a larger collection.
• All vocalists must have song translations formatted to Departmental standards.
• The Department pays for accompanists for the winner’s recital (vocal) and may elect to pay for accompanists for the preliminary and final round.