GORHAM – The 2009 Anne Gannett Scholarship Competition for music majors at the college level will be held in Corthell Hall at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 6.

The biennial competition is open to residents of Maine (wherever they may be enrolled in school) and to non-residents who study in Maine. Applicants must be sophomore or junior music majors in any accredited music school, college or university in September of 2009.

First prize is $2,000; second prize is $1,000; third prize is $500. Additional prizes of $130 each for the top-ranked performer in each of the following categories will be awarded: piano, organ, voice, strings, winds, musical theater and harp.

Interested applicants, who must apply by May 20, should contact Joyce Chaplin, Anne Gannett Competition Chairwoman, 92 Raymond Road, Brunswick, ME 04011 or all 725-1125 to obtain application forms.