The University of Southern Indiana’s Philip Hagemann Department of Performing Arts will host the 40th annual Hagemann Awards for Musical Performance Concert, a competition for Posey County, Indiana, high school students, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 in Murphy Auditorium in New Harmony, Indiana. The event is open to the public at no charge.
Finalists for this year’s concert are Brenna Julian, piano; Ainsley Pierce, trombone; Jaycee Jarvis, voice; and Alayna Reising, voice. All students were seniors at Mt. Vernon High School during the 2022-23 academic year.
Each finalist will play a 20-minute portion of the concert. The top-scoring performer will receive an $800 award and an Alexander Scholarship (not affiliated with USI). The remaining finalists will receive a $400 award.
