The first place winner for the senior division will receive the Claire Givens Violin Prize of $500, plus a solo performance with the Sinfonia during the fourth set of Great Winter Festival concerts. All junior contestants will receive a certificate and the winner will play with the orchestra at the Holiday Family Pops concerts.

Registration and the appropriate fee must be mailed to the Sinfonia no later than March 29, 2010.

The contest date is Sunday, April 11, 2010, and will be held at the University of Saint Thomas Music Building.

For more information, please call the Sinfonia office at 612-871-1701, or download the entry form directly from the web site at www.mnsinfonia.org.