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COMPETITIONS

Twenty-first annual Stulberg International String Competition, violin, viola, cello, dou ble bass, will take place 24 February 1996. First prize $3,000 plus concerto appearances. Applicants 19 years of age or younger as of 1 January 1996. Deadline for submission 12 January 1996. Contact Julius Stulberg Auditions, no. Box 50107, Kalamazoo, MI 49005; tel. (616) 671-5052 I 381-2329 / 375-2808. Carmel Music Society Competition: for California residen tsl students 18-30. First prize $1,500 plus $2,000 performance con tract. Closing date early January; competition March. Contact l?O. Box 1144, Carmel, CA 93921; tel. (408) 625-9938. Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competi tion: for groups of 3-6, average age under 30. First prize $2,000. Closing date 15 January; competition 28 April. Contact l?O. Box 448, Yellow Springs, OH 45387; tel. (513) 767 1696; fax 767-9350. Young Concert Artist's Trust: for groups or individuals under 28; normally UK resident. Gives career management. Closing date 27 January; auditions Feb-4 June. Contact YCAT, 23 Garrick s., London WC2E 9AX; tel. 0171 379 8477; fax 379 8467.

American Foundation Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarships: for U.S. graduate instrumental ists 21-30 with knowlege of French. Awards of $8,500 for study in Paris. Closing date 31 January. Contact 15 Blvd Jourdan, F-75690, Paris Cedex 14, France; tel. +33 1 4589-3579; fax -4150. Countess of Munster Musical Trust: for UK and Commonwealth students 18-24. Gives tuition and maintenance grants for study. Closing date 31 January; auditions April-July. Contact Wormley Hill, Godalming, Surrey GU8 SSG; tel. 01428 685427; fax -685064. Sir James Caird's Travelling Scholarships Trust: awards to Scottish postgraduates. Closing date 31 Janaury; auditions 9-12 April. Contact Thornton Solicitors, 11 Whitehall St., Dundee DDI4AE; tel. 01382 29111; fax -21779. The Music Club of Kingsville, Inc., in con junction with the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra, will host the 1996 Kingsville International Young Performers Competi tion 28, 29, and 30 March 1996, on the cam pus of Texas A&M University, Kingsville, Texas. The application deadline for the com petition is 15 January 1996. For more infor mation, contact Young Performers Compe titions, l?O. Box 2873, Station 1, Kingsville, TX 78363; tel (512) 592-2374.