2022 – 2023 Scholars

April 2023 Recital PerformersApril 2023 Recital Performers

Music at Penn Alps Scholarship ProgramThe Music at Penn Alps Scholarship program has awarded four new scholarships for the spring 2023 semester: Jenna Bender and Lana Ward from Garrett County; Lily Higson from Allegany County; and Adalia Copen from Mineral County, West Virginia. The program provides private instrumental or vocal music lessons for local, school-age students who might not otherwise have such opportunity. The program, which has grown from 23 students to the present total of 38 students, is made possible by the Naylor Family Trust Fund, the Community Trust Foundation, the Fred Bolton Memorial Fund, and the executive board of Music at Penn Alps.
In addition to the new awardees, the program has 34 students from the previous year whose scholarships have been renewed for this semester. Students from Garrett County are: Shayla Bender, Moriah Carrington, Malea Fullerton, Sophie Helton, Molly Magruder, Calvin Nelson, Lydia Nelson, Karris Petersheim, Blake Yoder, Kristin Yoder, Laura Yoder, Lisa Yoder, Caleb Zimmerman, and Carl Zimmerman. Students from Allegany County are: Bridget Brown, Bryce Bridges, Rylee Fetters, Jacqueline Geary, Ruby Higson, Timothy George, Bodhi Gibbons-Guinn, Charles O’Boyle, Rebekah O’Rourke, Harlow Oliver, Ava Strawderman, Malia Strawderman, and Will Turner. West Virginia students are: Wyatt Lott, Ellis Phillips, Lydia Wolford, and Mason Wolford; and those students from the Pennsylvania area are: Leanna Curtis, Kailee Emerick, and Sarah Emerick.
The scholarship program is currently accepting applications for the semester that begins September 1, 2023. A limited number of new scholarships will be awarded to kindergarten through 12th grade music students for private lesson instruction. Applications for Fall 2023 is open to Garrett County, Allegany County, and surrounding Pennsylvania and West Virginia areas and are due no later than August 15. For more information and to apply online, visit the Music at Penn Alps website www.musicatpennalps.org/Scholarships. Questions should be directed to Jean Miller, program administrator (301-722-4184, jcdrgrn@yahoo.com) or Sean Beachy, assistant administrator (240-362-4850), sdebeachy@hotmail.com).