Dr. Marjorie Conrad Peatee
Art Song Competition
General Information
Local physician and patron of the arts Dr. Marjorie Conrad Peatee gave nearly $150,000 to Bowling Green State University for music programs and scholarships in 1999. Approximately $125,000 was used to endow the Dr. Marjorie Conrad Peatee Art Song Competition.
A native of Philadelphia, Conrad Peatee practiced medicine in Wilmington, Del., for nearly 20 years before moving to Bowling Green in 1966 to marry local physician Dr. Roger Peatee. She began her medical practice here the same year, becoming the community's first woman on the boards of MidAm Bank and MidAm Inc., and, from 1987–89, served as the first woman chief of staff at Wood County Hospital. She retired from the active practice of medicine in 1991. Though she studied voice as a young woman, she began studying voice again in 1993.
A member of Pro Musica, the support group of the College of Musical Arts, she recently donated an additional $50,000 for scholarships in the College.
The Dr. Marjorie Conrad Peatee Art Song Fund provides financial prizes, for singers and collaborative pianists, for the annual art song competition in two divisions: undergraduate and graduate. Any year the competition is not held, prize monies will be available for scholarships. The goal of the contest is to encourage students enrolled at BGSU to approach the art song in a serious and intense manner and enhance their learning experience.
Date and Location
The 9th annual competition will be held on in Bryan Recital Hall on Saturday, March 15, 2008. The first round will commence at 1 p.m. and end at 5 p.m. After the jury deliberates, finalists will be announced at 6 p.m. The final round, in the form of a formal evening concert, will begin at 8 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall. Formal concert attire is required dress for all contestants participating in the final round. Both preliminary and final rounds will be free and open to the public.
Award
The total prize money for the competition is $6,500. All prizes will be awarded in voice and piano, with the funds equally distributed between both musicians. A total of six prizes may be awarded: two first prizes of $1,500 each, two second prizes of $1,000 each and two third prizes at $750 each. The first prize-winning duos will also be awarded the opportunity to perform one-half of a song recital on the Music from Bowling Green series on April 1, 2008.