The 2025 Scholarship Competition

he 2025 Evanston Music Club/North Shore Musicians Club Scholarship Competition is open to students attending Northwestern, DePaul, Roosevelt CCPA, North Park and Northeastern Illinois Universities. Vocalists between the ages of 18 and 28 and all other musicians between 18 and 25 are eligible to apply. The application deadline is March 14, 2025. Those chosen to audition will be notified by March 31, 2025.

Contestants should prepare a 12-minute program and should draw from music of different periods or styles. Singers should include an aria from an opera or oratorio. Each applicant must provide an accompanist if needed. Former winners of scholarships from the Evanston Music Club or the North Shore Musicians Club are not eligible.

Auditions will be held at the Skokie Public Library on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

Five finalists will be awarded $1400 each following a required live performance. The in-person concert and reception will be held at the Skokie Public Library on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in the early afternoon.

Go to website to download application. Application deadline: March 14.