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Francis Boott Prize in Music

The complete announcement of the Francis Boott Music Prize has just been published. The prize will be awarded to the writer of the best composition in concerted vocal music, and is open to undergraduates and members of the Graduate School.

The composition shall be written in four voices (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), for chorus, with or without solo voices, and with organ or piano accompaniment. The time required for its performance must not exceed six minutes. The words shall be either English or Latin, religious or secular, original or selected. A prize will be awarded only in case a composition is submitted which fulfills the requirements of the committee. The prize composition will be performed in Appleton Chapel with chorus and organ, under the direction of Mr. W. A. Locke '69. The compositions must be submitted to the chairman on or before March 2, 1908.

The title-page of each composition must bear an assumed name, and the writer must hand in, with his composition, a sealed letter containing his true name and superscribed with his assumed name. The members of the committee in charge of the prize are: W. A. Locke '69, chairman, A. Foote '74, and G. A. Burdett '81.

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