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Update from LFMC

LFMC Junior Convention & Competition, 2024

Date: May 4, 2024

Location:  University of New Orleans, Performing Arts Center

 

Registration is now open for the 2024 Junior Convention and Competition!

All the forms you will need are listed below and ready to download.

See Procedures for necessary additional information.


The DEADLINE for Registration is March 30, 2024, 11:59PM

All forms, whether submitted electronically or through the mail must be received by the deadline.

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At the Awards Ceremony, competitionawards are presented as well as: LFMC Scholarships to graduating seniors; National Music Week Essay Award, Junior Composers Contest Awards, and advanced Festivals Gold Cups (90 points, 75 points, 60 points) and 12 Consecutive Superior Awards. The extraordinary accomplishment which each of these awards represents will be recognized before the entire convention, adding to the prestige of the Juniors (and their teachers) who have achieved these milestones.

The participants will elect LFMC Junior Officers who will assist in the Awards Ceremony and will serve in leadership roles for the coming year.  Students in grades 8, 9, 10, or 11 are invited to submit their application to run for Junior Office no later than the deadline of April 6, 2024, 11:59 PM.

Thanks to the many generous businesses, individuals and clubs who have sponsored awards! There are still many awards that need a sponsor. Please consider donating a Junior Convention Award to support our LFMC Juniors and encourage their excellence.


 
Entry fees for 2024 remain the same as in previous years:
 
                             $30 Entry Fee allows qualified Juniors to compete in up to 4 events.
                             $60 Entry Fee allows qualified Juniors to compete in from 5 to 5 events.
                             $10 Entry Fee allows non-competitors to attend auditions or run for office
 
Download the necessary documents at each of the links below.  Please read the Procedures and Instructions before filling out and submitting applications.
 
PLEASE NOTE:  Postal mail is often slow.  Allow plenty of time for any mailed paperwork or forms to arrive before the deadline.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sponsorships for the various awards are being accepted from clubs, individuals and businesses.  Donor's names will be published in the State Junior Convention program and announced at the Awards Ceremony.
 


Junior Convention Chairman: Irene Vile   eyedine@cox.net.

 

THANK YOU to all our generous sponsors!!

 

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The previous LFMC Junior Convention and Competition for 2023 was a great success at UNO on Saturday, May 20th, 2023!  Once again, more than 80 students from around the state competed in more than 120 performancess under the auspices of 9 judges in Vocal and Piano events ranging from Pre-Primary to Musically Advanced levels of achievement. 

In addition, cash prizes totalling $3,950 were awarded in 18 categories in both Vocal and Piano performances.

In the Junior Convention Meeting, students elected their State Junior Officers for 2023.  Campaigning was very active this year with several students vying for the positions of Junior President, Junior Secretary and Junior Treasurer.

Scroll down this page to see the results of the competition and the elections!

 

2023 LFMC Junior Officers

Junior President  --  Peter Le

Junior Treasurer  --  Alaina Mai

Junior Secretary  --  Keri Evelyn Neumann

 

 

2023 Junior Convention and Competition Awards

 

Congratulations to the 2023 Winners!

 

 

 

  Event Levels Award Sponsor  
           
  String Solo Medium - Advanced 2 $150 Unsponsored  
  String Concerto Junior 2 - Senior $150 The Music Club of Baton Rouge & LFMC  
           
  Vocal Solo, Art Song Junior 1 - 3 $100 Unsponsored  
  Vocal Solo, Art Song Senior 1 - 3 $300 Edith Kilgore Kirkpatrick  
  Vocal Solo, Art Song Musically Advanced 1 - 3 $400 Unsponsored  
           
  Vocal Solo, Musical Theater Junior 1 - 3 $100 Mr. Aubrey Nolan  
  Vocal Solo, Musical Theater Senior 1 - 3 $300 Metairie Music Club  
  Vocal Solo, Musical Theater Musically Advanced 1 - 3 $400 Betty M. Thibodaux Memorial  
           
  Piano Hymn Playing Class 1 and 2 $100 Lori & Glenn Schurr  
  Piano Hymn Playing Class 3 and 4 $150 Mr. & Mrs. Glynn Rhinehart  
  Piano Hymn Playing Class 5 $200 Charlotte Davis Parrott Endowment  
           
  Piano American Patriotic and Folk Song Medium - Moderately Difficult 3 $100 A Friend of LFMC  
  Piano American Patriotic and Folk Song Difficult 1 - Advanced $100 Junior Counselors Club of Baton Rouge  
           
  Piano Duet Elementary 1 through 4 $100 Mrs. Kay Hawthorne  
  Piano Duet Medium  -  Moderately Difficult 1 $200 Mrs. Kay Hawthorne  
  Piano Duet Moderately Difficult 2 and 3 $200 Junior Counselors Club of Baton Rouge  
  Piano Duet Difficult 1 and 2 $200 Ching Song's Piano Studio  
  Piano Duet Very Difficult 1 - Musically Advanced 2 $400 The Music Club of Baton Rouge  
           
  Piano Solo Elementary 3 and 4 $100 Mr. & Mrs. Mark Vile  
  Piano Solo Medium $100 Mrs. Joy Harvey  
  Piano Solo Moderately Difficult 1  $100 Metairie Music Club  
  Piano Solo Moderately Difficult 2 and 3  $200 Metairie Music Club  
  Piano Solo Difficult 1 and 2 $200 Hall Piano Company  
  Piano Solo Very Difficult 1 -  Musically Advanced 2  $400 Hall Piano Company  
           
  Piano Concerto Junior 2 - 3 $300 Greater New Orleans Music Club  
  Piano Concerto Senior $400 Hall Piano Company