The Bettine McCaughan SCHOLARSHIP 2024 - $6000

Bettine Patricia McCaughan OAM 13th June, 1926 - 15th August, 2016

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. The Bettine McCaughan Memorial Scholarship (BMS):
https://events.humanitix.com/bms-scholarship-2024
1. Selection Process Stage 1:
- Applications must be made and paid for using this Humanitix link
https://events.humanitix.com/bms-scholarship-2024
- Submission of a Video recording (DVD, USB drive or streaming video) showing the performance of one aria (from opera or oratorio) and one Art Song/Lied (to be sung in original language) by the applicant; the two items shall be in different languages.
Please be aware that a high-quality recording is in your own best interest

Suggestions for making a successful video:

Make your video in a hall or large room that best represents a proper concert setting;
Avoid using a room in a house or a music studio;
If at all possible, collaborate with a live accompanist;
Use very good lighting;

Keep the camera far enough away so as to see the singer from head to toe

Avoid using videos from live costumed performances

In this performance the singer must sing either with live or recorded piano accompaniment

Please note: no unaccompanied performances will be accepted
- Submission of a Curriculum Vitae outlining previous musical/vocal training and experience.
- Submission of a Written Study Statement (of approximately 500 words) outlining how the scholarship money would be spent in the pursuit of voice training and/or language training (pertaining to Classical singing, i.e. Italian, French, German, Russian).
- The above is to be included in the Booking application or sent to bms@anats.org.au or by post to Lucas de Jong, 22 Stefan Dr, Berwick 3806.
1. Selection Process Stage 2: Live Performance
- If preferred, finalists are free to bring their own accompanist at their own expense.
- If finalists bring their own accompanist, they must advise this upon submitting their program.
- Singing ability, musicality, vocal potential and viability of the proposed study will be the criteria applied in the awarding of the BMS Scholarship.
- The decision of the selection panel will be final, and no discussion will be entered into.
- The winner of the scholarship will be announced on the night of the competition final concert.
Two more awards will be given at the final:

The ANATS Victoria Award of $500

The Mary de Jong Award of $500

All correspondence to bms@anats.org.au