60th Annual
JEANIE/STEPHEN AUDITIONS
October 1-2 2010
Stephen Foster
Folk Cultural Center
White Springs, Florida
VOICE SCHOLARSHIPS
Jeanie, $1,500
Plus tiara, appearances
Two Jeanie Maids, each $750
Stephen, $1,000
Stephen, 1st Runner-up $500
2009 Winners
Qualifications:
Jeanie contest: female 17 - 22 years (not
yet 23 by auditions)
Stephen contest: male 18 - 23 years (not yet 24 by auditions)
Voice/music student and permanent Florida resident
Sponsored by a FLORIDA FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS Senior Club
Co-sponsored by Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center, White Springs,
Florida
HISTORY OF THE STEPHEN FOSTER / JEANIE BALL AND AUDITIONS
The Stephen Foster Jeanie Ball and Auditions originated in December, 1951 to encourage promising young Florida female vocal students. The first music scholarship award was presented to the winning Jeanie in 1954 by Stephen Foster’s closest living relative, Evelyn Foster Morneweck. Since 2006, the auditions have been open to male contestants as well due to the generous endowment by Connie Tuttle-Lill.
The Jeanie/Stephen Ball and Auditions, sponsored by the Florida Federation of Music Clubs, are held on the first Friday and Saturday of October each year at the Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center in White Springs, Florida. Qualified judges select three female finalists. One is crowned Jeanie and receives a $1,500 scholarship; two Jeanie Maids each are awarded $750. These same judges also select a male vocalist to receive the Stephen award of $1,000. Our hope is that these scholarship winners will use their awards to continue their vocal studies.
We welcome your donations to support this event. The names of all donors will be listed on the program. Contribution categories are as follows:
| Oh! Susanna ($200 or more) | |
| Beautiful Dreamer ($100-$199) | |
| Camptown Races (under $100) |
Please send donations (payable to FFMC) directly to:
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Suzanne Carpenter FFMC Treasurer PO Box 357275 Gainesville, Florida 32635-7275 |
Qualifying Rules for Jeanie/Stephen Auditions
| 1. | Age requirements for contestants: | ||||
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| 2. | Contestants must be legal residents of Florida and American citizens, either native-born or naturalized. Proof of these requirements may be requested. | ||||
| 3. | Contestants must be sponsored by an FFMC Senior Federated Music Club. When a candidate has been auditioned and accepted, the sponsoring club may request copies of the Blue Foster Songbook and the Modern Performing Edition of Foster’s Lyrics from the application chairman. Candidates may choose their songs from the above editions. Two Foster songs Old Folks At Home and I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair are not to be selected by contestants. If a club has more than one candidate, extra copies of the above editions can be requested. The books must be returned during registration at White Springs. | ||||
| 4. | Only advanced vocalists are acceptable (those capable of giving a creditable radio, television or concert performance). | ||||
| 5. | Females: light brown hair is not a requirement, but an 1854 hair style is mandatory. | ||||
| 6. | Female contestants must audition in an 1850-1870 style ball gown with a hoop. A pattern will be sent if requested after application is received by application chairman. Bright colors are preferable, since they photograph well. Male contestants must audition in traditional 1854-style formal cutaway attire. | ||||
| 7. | Applications must be accompanied by a nonrefundable entry fee of $50 (payable to FFMC) with the forms completed, preferably typewritten, or neatly hand-printed and signed by the contestant. | ||||
| 8. | Application forms and a black and white head and shoulder photo are due on September 10th. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE COMPLETE BEFORE MAILING AND POSTMARKED BY SEPTEMBER 10th. | ||||
| 9. | Contestants must furnish their own accompanist. If you do not have an accompanist, please contact the registrar as soon as possible to receive information about available accompanists. You will be responsible for getting your music to your accompanist along with a rehearsal CD. You are responsible for paying your accompanist’s fee. | ||||
| 10. | A repertoire of two (2) songs by American composers (native-born or naturalized) is required. One song must be by Stephen C. Foster. Submit alternate selections for all songs since we do not want duplicate songs. In case of duplication, the earliest postmark will determine the contestant who will be permitted to sing the songs selected. Total performing time for both these selections shall not exceed seven (7) minutes. Winners must be prepared to perform an additional song by an American composer at the awards ceremony: Jeanie, a song by an American composer; Stephen: I Dream of Jeanie to the crowned Jeanie. | ||||
| 11. | Photocopies of Foster songs are permissible. It is suggested that three (3) copies be made available to the judges so that each may have their own copy to follow. The “COPYRIGHT LAW” must be honored in a participant’s second selection by an American composer. One original score must be supplied to the judges with the measures numbered for commentary purposes. Please delete (by erasure or white-out or covering by opaque label) name(s) of teacher, contestant, college or university, or any other identifying information. | ||||
| 12. | Once selections are made and approved, NO CHANGES MAY BE MADE by contestants. | ||||
| 13. | Winner of the JEANIE/STEPHEN titles must be available during their reign for appearances, as designated by the Florida Federation of Music Clubs. JEANIE/STEPHEN winners may not enter future auditions. Jeanie maids or Stephen runner-ups are eligible to apply again. | ||||
| 14. | Social Security numbers will be required from all contestants who receive a monetary award. | ||||
| 15. | Failure to comply with these rules will result in disqualification. | ||||
To apply for the Jeanie/Stephen Auditions, print out the application form and follow the instructions. If you cannot access the entry form you may need to obtain a copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader. To get a free copy, visit the Adobe web site by clicking on the following logo:
