The public is invited to attend the Esther C. Weil Student Music Competition 4 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (May 6) on the Ocean City Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace and the Boardwalk.
The free program, sponsored by the Friends of the Ocean City Pops, features 16 students Cape May County High School, Egg Harbor Township High School, Hammonton High School, Middle Township High School, Oakcrest High School, Ocean City High School and Wildwood Catholic High School.
Thousands of dollars will be awarded to the students, courtesy of the William Scheible Encore Society.
Professional musicians will serve as judges in the competition named in honor of Mrs. Weil, an avid patron of the performing arts in Ocean City and Philadelphia before her death in 1998.