Denver Rocky Mountain

One of the most successful endeavors of the Denver Rocky Mountain Chapter has been its commitment to the Summer Organ Lesson Scholarship Program. For more than two decades, promising piano students have been awarded scholarships for six free organ lessons with qualified chapter members during the summer, with the opportunity to perform at the September chapter meeting. The application form will be available soon.

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The schedule for this year’s program is as follows:
APPLICATIONS DUE: Midnight, Thursday, April 30, 2026
      Submit by e-mail to Scholarship Coordinator Billie Busby Smith, or by U.S. mail to

      330 N. Humboldt St., Denver, CO 80218

AUDITIONS: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, May 16, 2026

      Linda Mack Organ Studio
      
ORIENTATION: Mandatory for all recipients

      
INSTRUCTION: June-August 2026
      Dates and locations for six organ lessons to be arranged with assigned teacher

FINAL PUBLIC RECITAL: 4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026 (mandatory for all recipients)
      Location to be announced

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Any keyboard student age 13-18 on Aug. 16, 2026, is eligible to apply, except that previous scholarship winners are not allowed to reapply. Scholarships will not be awarded to pay for lessons from a student's current teacher.

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The two-part audition will include an assessment of the student’s keyboard skills (two prepared piano pieces, one of which must be a two-part invention by Johann Sebastian Bach, a short sight-reading exercise, and two-octave major and minor scales in the keys of the audition pieces) and a brief interview to discern the student’s level of interest in organ study, sincerity of purpose, and sense of vision.

All chapter members are encouraged to share this information with their students or colleagues who teach piano. Chapter members are needed to assist with every aspect of the program. If you have an interest in serving as an audition judge, helping with the orientation session, teaching summer organ lessons, or assisting with the final recital, please contact Billie Busby Smith for more information.

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