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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Cleveland POPS Orchestra’s 17<sup>th</sup> Annual<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Jean L. Petitt Memorial Music Scholarship Competition<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>is scheduled on Sunday, November 15th<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>HURRY, DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS FRIDAY, NOV. 13TH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Cleveland – November 2, 2015</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>. The Cleveland Pops Orchestra announces its seventeenth annual competition for the <b>Jean L. Petitt Memorial Music Scholarship</b>. This competition is designed to give gifted young performing artists the opportunity to perform with The Cleveland Pops Orchestra and receive a cash award to be applied to their continuing studies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>This year's competition will be held on Sunday, November 15, 2015, from the hours of 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., in room 217 of the Cleveland Institute of Music, located at 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Entry is open to all youth up to age 18 attending school in the seven-county Greater Cleveland area. Contestants can be singers, dancers or instrumentalists. Contestants must be prepared to perform a full-length piece from memory. Selections may be drawn from standard pops music repertoire, including songs, dances or instrumental solos found in Broadway musicals, big band arrangements, jazz or light classics. Applicants must bring their own accompanists.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The winner will perform with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra at one of Cleveland Pops regularly scheduled concerts at Severance Hall. The winner will also receive a $500 cash award.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Applications must be received at the Cleveland Pops office no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 13, 2015. Call or email Gordon Petitt at (216) 765-7677 – <a href="mailto:glpetitt@clevelandpops.com"><span style='color:blue'>glpetitt@clevelandpops.com</span></a> or get full details and application form online at <a href="http://www.clevelandpops.com/scholarship.htm"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.clevelandpops.com/scholarship.htm</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gordon L. Petitt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Scholarship Administrator<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cleveland POPS Orchestra<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PH: 216.765.7677<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>FX: 216.765.1931<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:glpetitt@clevelandpops.com">glpetitt@clevelandpops.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.clevelandpops.com/scholarship.htm">http://www.clevelandpops.com/scholarship.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>