Francis Boott Prize in Music

By the will of the late Francis Boott '31 it was provided that an annual prize of $100 should be awarded to the writer of the best composition in concerted vocal music. The competitors for this prize shall be either undergraduates or members of any graduate school of Harvard University.

The composition shall be written in four voices (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), for chorus, with or without solo voices, and with organ or piano accompaniment; and the time required for its performance must not exceed six minutes. The words shall be either English or Latin, religious or secular, original or selected. A prize will be awarded only in case a composition is submitted which fulfills the requirements of the committee. The prize composition will be performed in Appleton Chapel with chorus and organ, under the direction of Mr. W. A. Locke '69. Compositions must be presented to the chairman of the committee, Mr. J. K. Paine h.'69, before April 1, 1906.

The title-page of each composition must bear an assumed name, with a statement of the writer's academic standing, including class and department in the University; and the writer must give in, with his composition, a sealed letter, containing his true name and superscribed with his assumed name. The members of the committee in charge of the prize are: J. K. Paine h.'69, W. A. Locke '69, and Arthur Foote.