OperaFest 2025

This application closed on Saturday February 15, 2025.

The Financial Aid section is optional except for the last two questions. If either of those answers are "yes" you will need to fill out the rest of the section.

Applicant Contact Information

* Required

First Name*

Middle Name

Last Name*

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)*

Email Address*

Phone Number*

No spaces, dashes etc. phone number fields

Secondary Phone Number

No spaces, dashes etc. phone number fields

Permanent Street Address*

Permanent Street Address 2nd Line

Permanent Address City*

Permanent Address State*

Permanent Address Postal Code*

Permanent Address Country*

Applicant Information and Background

* Required

Please select your voice type*

How did you hear about the Sewanee Summer Music Festival?**

What is your race? (Select all that apply)*

Maximum number of selections permitted: 7

American Indian/Alaska Native

Asian/Pacific Islander

Black/African-American

Hispanic/Latino

White/Caucasian

Other

Prefer not to answer

If Other, please give any details you are comfortable with.

What is your gender identity?*

If Other, please give us any details you are comfortable with.

Are you a US Citizen?*

Yes

If no, do you have the appropriate visa for attending a festival in the U.S.?*

Yes

Have you attended SSMF before?*

Yes

If yes, what years did you attend SSMF?

What grade or year in school are you for the 2024-2025 academic year?*

Applicant's Teacher and School Information

* Required

Private Teacher Name*

Private Teacher Email*

Private Teacher Address*

Number of years with this teacher*

What school do/did you attend?*

School Program Director's Name*

School Program Directors email*

School Program Mailing Address*

Financial Aid

* Required

Are you a dependent?*

Yes

Can someone other than you claim you on their 2025 tax return?*

Yes

How many other dependents are currently living in your household?

Gross Family income?

Do you receive scholarship/financial aid from your college/university?*

Yes

Briefly describe the type of scholarship/financial aid you receive.

Please detail both musical and nonmusical scholarship/financial support, such as work study, Pell grants, federal student aid, etc.

Do you have any additional sources of financial support to attend the festival, such as school grants, youth orchestra funding, etc.?

If you do, please give details of those sources.

What amount do you and/or your family believe you can contribute to the program cost?

Would you like to be considered for merit-based scholarships?*

Yes

Are you planning to apply for a Scholarship Match? If so, make sure to upload a completed Scholarship Match Form found here:*

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zrgFsZaJyHkzTllvUil418ab2nk6x7WW/view

Yes

Are you applying for the English as a Foreign Language Immersion Program?*

Yes

Required Materials

Headshot upload*

You must be signed in to add your headshot.

Resume upload*

You must be signed in to add your resume.

Video recording #1 upload*

Number of selections required: 1.

You must be signed in to add videos.

Video recording #2 upload*

Number of selections required: 1.

You must be signed in to add videos.

Completed "Scholarship Match Form" upload

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zrgFsZaJyHkzTllvUil418ab2nk6x7WW/view

Maximum number of documents permitted: 1

You must be signed in to add your resume.

Sewanee Music Center

OperaFest 2025

Applicant Contact Information

Applicant Information and Background

Applicant's Teacher and School Information

Financial Aid

Required Materials