Bel Canto Napa Valley, the valley’s premier choral ensemble, is launching a new scholarship program for the Fall of 2023. The StAR (“Student Artist in Residence”) is a scholarship/internship open to a high school junior or senior, or a college undergraduate student, who is interested in pursuing a music education. Napa County students of voice, piano accompaniment, choral conducting and choral composition are encouraged to apply. The student selected for this program may choose their level of involvement with Bel Canto for the Fall semester. He or she may choose to be a full member of the ensemble (attend weekly Tuesday evening rehearsals and perform with the group at our Holiday concert series), or they might choose to work with our Artistic Director to perform a piece with Bel Canto at our holiday concerts. The level of involvement will be discussed and agreed upon during the online interview for the scholarship.
Our StAR will be awarded a $2,000 cash award for participation, and will receive the mentorship of several ensemble members with extensive professional musical experience.
Online application requirements include:
- Personal statement of 500 words or less
- Teacher recommendation (school music teacher or private instructor)
- Video file upload of your work:
- Singers: 1 solo piece;
- Pianist/accompanists, a prepared piece, no more than 3 minutes;
- Conductors, yourself conducting a choral group;
- Composers, submit your own written 4-part choral composition.
- Applicants will be asked to participate in an online interview with our scholarship committee.
StAR application personal statement: make a copy of the google doc or download the pdf
StAR application Teacher recommendation: make a copy of the google doc or download the pdf
Please click HERE to complete the online application. Please be sure you have your personal statement, teacher recommendation and video files ready to upload before you fill out this application. The last part of the application involves the uploading of these files.
Applications open on April 1st. Deadline for submissions is June 15, 2023.