Filene Competition: Procedures The chair will notify finalists of their eligibility for the Final Round by telephone. Finalists must indicate their intention to participate in the competition within a week in order to compete in the Final Round at Skidmore College. The final round of the competition is on one day. No finalist will be judged on any other day. Only finalists who perform in the hall that day will be judged. This is an "open" competition and we invite all finalists and their families into the hall to hear and to observe. Neither recording nor photography of the competition is allowed . Following the Final Round of the competition, the judges will select up to four winners. Additionally, judges will select a number of finalists for honorable mention. In the event that a winner does not accept a scholarship, the Department will offer it to a student who received an honorable mention rating. Faculty of Skidmore's Department of Music oversee and participate in the judging of the competition. The judges' decisions are final and we reserve their right to name fewer winners if four do not qualify. Announcement of the awards is usually made directly following the auditions, otherwise it will be made within one week of the Final Round. The Department presents the Scholarship winners in a concert at Skidmore in the fall of their freshman year. Return to Filene Materials Revised 10 May, 2006