NYSSSA 2009 Scholarship Recipients


The Allentown Village Society Scholarships are awarded annually by the Buffalo area organization to Erie County students attending the School of Visual Arts. Recipients are: Taylor Anderson and David Monat, Gowanda High School, Alissa Bailey, Grand Island Senior HS, Quinn Bolewicki, Buffalo Academy of Visual & Performing Arts, Sarah Cleversley, West Seneca HS, Emily Stilwell, Amherst Central HS, David Virgil, Buffalo Academy of Sciences, Casey Cecere and Brandon Fridmann, Lancaster HS.

 

 

The Joseph L. Bruno Scholarship was established in 1999 for students attending the New York State Summer School of Orchestral Studies. This year's $1,500 recipient is Monica Bendernagel, oboist from Arlington High School.


Monica Bendernagel photo
Monica Bendernagel

 

The Senator John A. DeFrancisco Young Artist Program is dedicated to advancing the professional goals of aspiring talented young people by providing limited financial assistance administered by the Cultural Resources Council.  This year, scholarships were awarded to


The F. Ludwig Diehn Scholarships, in the amount of $750, have been established to honor the memory of Mr. Diehn who was an eminent composer and special friend of the New York State Summer School of the Arts School of Orchestral Studies. This year's School of Orchestral Studies recipients are: Zach Brett, Centereach HS, Rachel Susser, Poughkeepsie HS, Alicia Friedrichs, Fayetteville-Manlius Senior HS, Jessica Dolnick, Orchard Park HS, Victoria Garcia, Baldwin Senior HS, Catherine Klapheke, C.W. Baker HS and Daniel Parrette, Cornwall Central HS.


 



The Glens Falls Foundation Scholarship is awarded annually to assist area students (Saratoga, Washington, and Warren counties) in attending the Schools of Ballet and Dance of the New York State Summer School of the Arts. This year's $500 recipients from the School of Ballet are Miranda Berlin, Acadia Middle School and Erin Dooley, Maple Avenue Middle School

 

The Mary Catherine Hobbs Scholarship, in the amount of $150, has been established to honor the memory of Mary Catherine Hobbs by her father Dr. Robert Gibbs, retired professor at the Crane School of Music and is reserved for cellists in the School of Orchestral Studies. This year's recipient is Rachele Prawdzik, South Colonie HS.

 

The Nassau Music Educators Association (Durrell Blank Scholarship), a county unit of the New York State School Music Association and the Music Educators National Conference, supports educational and musical experiences for students of Nassau County on Long Island, and provides annual scholarships to students attending the Schools of Music of the New York State Summer School of the Arts. This year's recipients are: School of Orchestral Studies students Victoria Garcia, Baldwin Senior HS, and Joshua Epstein, North Shore Senior HS, Jacqueline Levine, Plainview Old Bethpage/JFK HS, Emily and Nicholas Mervosh, W. Tresper Clarke HS, and School of Choral Studies students Taylor Friedman and Aaron Mor, Great Neck South HS.


New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA), a not-for-profit educational organization whose mission is to advocate and improve the education of music in all people in New York State by promoting appropriate musical activities and programs in the schools and communities of New York State, makes annual awards to students in the Schools of Jazz, Choral, and Orchestral Studies. This year's recipients are:

Dean L. Harrington Award (Choral Studies)

Photo of Scholarship winners

Exectutive Director Mary Daley, Jonathan Smith, Baldwin Senior HS, Michaela Sweeney, Coleman Catholic HS, Erin Coatney, Allegany-Limestone HS, Jack Rifkin, Middletown HS, and Artistic Director Dr. Daniel Bara.


Dean L. Harrington Award (Orchestral Studies)

Photo of Scholarship winners

Zach Brett, Sarah Wolffe Centereach HS,
 Danielle Ludwigson, Marlboro HS and Dennis O'Keefe IV, Penfield Senior HS



 

Dean L. Harrington Award (Jazz Studies)

Photo of Jazz Scholarship winners

 Administrative Coordinator, Brian Carucci, Nicholas Hetko, Cambridge HS, Cory Boris, Kingston Senior HS and Todd Coolman

 

Vivienne Anderson Awards (Orchestral Studies)

Photo of Jazz Scholarship winners

 Paul Celentano, Bellport HS,

 

The Eugene S. Robb Scholarship was established to honor the memory of Mr. Robb who was the first president of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.  The $750 scholarship was awarded to School of Orchestral Studies student Kelly Harrington, Manlius Pebble Hill Upper School.

Photo of Jazz Scholarship winners

 

Robert Campbell Award (Choral Studies)

Photo of Jazz Scholarship winners

 Exectutive Directo Mary Daley, Zachary Crowle, Horseheads HS,
Robin Clifford, Hamburg Senior HS and Artistic Director Dr. Daniel Bara

 

The Empire State Youth Orchestra has awarded two scholarships to Orchestral Studies students Caitlin Smith, Maple Hill HS and Caroline D'Ambro, Hoosic Valley HS

The Elmira Free Academy has awarded a $100 scholarship to School of Choral Studies student Jarod Parker, Elmira Free Academy.

The Syracuse Symphony Musicians Association has awarded a $400 scholarship to School of Orchestral Studies student Alicia Friedrichs, Fayetteville-Manlius Senior HS and Julia Stearns, home-schooled

The Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation has awarded a $200 scholarship to School of Orchestral Studies student June Conti

The Children's Aid Association of Amsterdam has awarded a $400 scholarship to School of Visual Arts student Johnny Cosme, Amsterdam HS

 

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