Announcing The James Bland Music Competition

February 23, 2008

Sponsored by the Farmville Lions Club

The Farmville Lions Club is pleased to serve as host for the James Bland Music Competition,

a contest for elementary through high school students. Music students from the greater

Farmville area are invited to participate. The competition will be held at the Farmville Baptist

Church on Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 2 pm.
 

The competition is for individual musicians and consists of two divisions - Instrumental and

Vocal, and will be judged by distinguished music professionals. First place winners in each

division will receive a $100 U.S. Savings Bond and second place winners will receive a $50

bond. Winners of the Farmville competition are eligible to participate in the Lions District

Competition on April 19 in Farmville, VA.
 

The Lions of Virginia established the Bland Memorial Music Scholarship Program in 1948, and

local Lions clubs have held competitions since. This is the third year the Farmville Lions Club

will host a contest.
 

Registration forms should be submitted to the Lions by February 1, 2008. You can find the

this website.
 

For more information, please contact a member of the Bland Committee:
 

Betty Robb Breen, Chairman, (434) 392-4118, or email: breenbr@yahoo.com

Sheri McGuire, (434) 395-2360, mcguiresr@longwood.edu

Louisa Lackey, (434) 395-2084, lackeyle@longwood.edu