Bart Pitman Memorial Music Scholarship

Award Amount
Application deadline
Awarded By:

Delaware Valley Music Club

Number of Awards & Eligibility: Two awards are available.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. Must be a college or conservatory-bound high school seniors who plan to declare a major in classical piano or organ in the fall semester of 2023 are invited to apply for a Bart Pitman piano/organ scholarship. The applicants must reside in or study with a teacher who resides in Pennsylvania or New Jersey.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: The Bart Pitman scholarship is awarded to two high school seniors (winner + runner up) totaling $9,000 ($6000+$3000) for a keyboard scholarship. It is available to two high school seniors who plan to declare a major in classical piano or organ at a degree granting conservatory, college or university in the fall semester following graduation from high school. Two winners are selected each year. ? Applicants should be prepared to play three pieces of contrasting periods or composers from the standard classical piano/organ literature. A jury of professional keyboard musicians will select a winner on the basis of the live audition performance. Applicants must reside in or study with a teacher who resides in Pennsylvania or New Jersey. Applicants must have been accepted by an accredited degree-granting music institution at the time of application. ? The winner will be required to perform at the Delaware Valley Music Club's Young Performers Concert on a mutually convenient date during the March college break. Winners of this award have gone on to study at Curtis Institute of Music, Juilliard, Eastman, Westminster Choir College, Oberlin, Indiana University, New England Conservatory, Esther Boyer and other fine schools of music.

Application requirements for the Bart Pitman Memorial Music Scholarship are:

  • Application form
Additional Information:

Award Amount: First place winner will receive $3,000, Second place winner will receive $6,000.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $9,000.

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Saturday, April 15, 2023

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Saturday, April 15, 2023

All applications and supporting materials must be submitted by the listed deadline. No incomplete/ late submissions will be accepted. Award notifications will be announced June 1st!
About Delaware Valley Music Club:
Contact Information: Sonia Irwin, Scholarship Manager
Address: 303 West State Street Doylestown, Pennsylvania

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