The Rotorua Branch of LearnMusic NZ is holding its annual Senior Music Scholarship at Rydges Hotel on Saturday August 25.
This is the 31st year the event has run.
However, it is the first time the venue will be Rydges Hotel in Fenton St.
There will be 12 contestants vying for more than $2000 in prize money, with a first prize of $1000.
There are 11 pianists and one violinist competing all day and at a formal evening concert.