The Margaret Goering Vocal Scholarship
Margaret Goering was one of the original founders of The Musettes Women's Choir and served as its choral director for decades. She felt strongly about holding choir members to the highest musical standard, insisting on 4-part harmony songs, fully memorized concerts, and continuing musical education for all members. In 1965, she instituted a small vocal scholarship for one Musette member to pursue voice lessons. Since then, the Margaret Goering Vocal Scholarship program has grown to be an important part of The Musettes' legacy and mission.
Student Scholarship (Grades 8-11)
Three (3) student scholarships are awarded annually to promising young vocalists grades 8-11 to help pay for private voice lessons. These scholarships are made payable by The Musettes directly to the music teacher of the student's choice. Scholarship winners may also be asked to sing at one of the Musettes' seasonal concerts as a special guest.
1st Place - $400.00
2nd Place - $300.00
3rd Place - $200.00
Student Scholarship Timeline
3+ months before audition
Select your audition piece
Register and Select your audition piece There are limited audition slots available. Submit your application and essays to reserve your spot. You may choose any appropriate piece that showcases your vocal abilities. Harder pieces such as art songs may be rated higher by the judges. Instrumental sound tracks may be used, but must not have any vocalization. Applicant's vocal selection should total no more than 5 minutes and must be memorized.
1 week before audition
Sign up for your audition
Applicants should be sure that their pieces are memorized and that their accompanist or vocal track are ready to go. Youth vocalists must pay a $5 registration fee. This may be paid via cash, check, or Venmo, BEFORE your audition. Visit our Donate page for payment information.
The day of your audition
Show up and sing!
Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your scheduled audition time. Students must provide their own accompanist or speaker for instrumental tracks. Each applicant must provide three (3) copies of their vocal sheet music for the scholarship judges (this is for judges' use only; copies will be destroyed following audition). Remember, this is a performance please dress accordingly. And most importantly, sing with your heart!
Congratulations to our 2024 Scholarship Winners!
STUDENT WINNER
1 - John Aydelotte
MUSETTE WINNERS
1 - Val Wilford
2 - Kayla DeJong
Runner-up - Stephanie Bair