The Beta Kappa Kappa Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity will hold its annual Talent Hunt Competition in February of 2025.
Exact Date and Location TBD.
CASH AWARDS
1St Place Winner: $500
2nd Place Winner: $300
3rd Place Winner: $200
The Talent Hunt is open to all High Point/Jamestown area schools (grades 9-12): High Point Andrews, High Point Central, Penn-Griffin School of the Arts, Southwest Guilford, Ragsdale, Southern Guilford, GTCC Middle College (Jamestown), GTCC Middle College (High Point).
The application and parental consent forms must be completed and returned to participate.
If you have any questions, please contact Brother Jeremy Curmon, the Talent Hunt Committee Chairman for Beta Kappa Kappa Chapter, e-mail at [email protected]
• Classical and semi-classical music must be rendered in vocal or instrumental competition.
• Some selections from Classical Broadway Musicals are acceptable.
• Use of microphone prohibited. Pianist accompanist allowed.
• All music is to be memorized. If the contestant does not memorize his/her presentation, five (5) points will be deducted from his/her total score.
• Each performance is limited to seven (7) minutes. If the contestant exceeds this limit, five (5) points will be deducted from his/her total score.
• Three (3) copies of the music are required for the Talent Hunt judges. Contestant is required to provide his/her own accompanist if needed.
• The performance is formal. The contestant is encouraged to wear appropriate performance/recital attire.
• Proper presence, decorum, bowing, posture, expression, etc. are encouraged.
• The contestant must not have attained professional status or published musical scores/recording that have been commercially distributed which would be considered as a means of supporting the contestant livelihood.
The Talent Hunt program of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. is one of several national programs designed
to identify and support the youth of our nation and world. Brother J. Alston Atkins of Winston Salem, NC,
and Brother Dewey Duckett of Rock Hill, SC created the original idea. While the idea was conceived in
1945, the first District Talent Hunt program was held in the Sixth District in Charlotte, NC, on April 19,
1946. The need for such a program was born out of the unequal opportunity afforded to some American
youths to develop and give full expression to their talents.
The Talent Hunt Program of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Talent Hunt has touched thousands of
students, many of whom have gone on to make outstanding contributions to their communities and to our
world.