SCHOLARSHIP 

2024 Scholarship Competition

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Munson

310 Genesee St.

Utica, NY

Open to singers, pianists, and instrumentalists in grades 9-12 from Oneida, Herkimer, or Madison County.

More information forthcoming this fall. 

B SHARP SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS 2023

 

PIANO

1st Sarah Mullen Vivien Harvey Slater Memorial $600

 

2nd Brian Chang Donna Marie Mungari Memorial $450

 

3rd  Michael Guarneiri Margaret Johnson Memorial $300

 

HM  Gabriella Kuliesius Sally Blatt Memorial $150


HM  Si Wu Jean Axelson Memorial $150


HM  Aaron Hoffman Utica Music League Award $150


 

VOICE

1st  Aoife Douglas, soprano   John Winter and Kathy Winter Family Fund

    of the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Inc. $600

 

2nd  Gabriella Kuliesius, soprano Cynthia Grantham-Wright Memorial $450

 

3rd  Jierui Lin, tenor Nicholas S. Priore Memorial $300

 

STRINGS

1st Heather Buchanan-Wise, violin Etude Music Club/Louis J. Scalise Memorial $600


2nd none


3rd  Jacob McAvaney, cello Veturia I. Wiley Memorial $300


 

 

 

WINDS, BRASS, & PERCUSSION

1st  Juhyun Park, flute Dr. Joseph Witt Memorial $600

 

2nd  Andrea Iqbal, flute, piccolo Barbara Carville Memorial /B Sharp Club Award $450

 

3rd Renate Wilson, flute, piccolo B Sharp Musical Club Memorial

In honor of Jeanne Jones and Nancy Calocerinos $300

 


 


B SHARP SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS 2022


PIANO



1st.            Dominic Fiacco                                                                                                                       Vivien Harvey Slater Memorial $600  


2nd.           Zachary Slade                                                                                                               Donna Marie Mungari Memorial $450


3rd.            Rachel Harris                                                                                                                   Margaret Johnson Memorial $300

3rd             Samuel Smith                                                                                         Utica Music League / B Sharp Musical Club Award $300


HM.           Gabriella Kuliesius.                                                                                                                                       Sally Blatt Memorial $150




VOICE



1st.            Marcus Smith                                                                                             John Winter Family Fund of the Community Foundation

                                                                                                                                       of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Inc. Memorial $600



2nd.           Priscilla Roy                                                                                                                       Cynthia Grantham-Wright Memorial $450






STRINGS



1st.           Heather Buchanan-Wise                                                                                   Etude Music Club/Louis J. Scalise Memorial $600


2nd           __________________                                                            


3rd            Mary Angelini                                                                                                                             Elizabeth Ann Walrath Memorial $300

3rd.           Ian Goodemote                                                                                                                                 Veturia I Wiley Memorial $300


HM.           Alyssa Spina                                                                                                                                           Jean Axelson Memorial $150




WINDS, BRASS, & PERCUSSION



1st.           Madilyn Connor                                                                                                                                 Dr. Joseph Witt Memorial $600


2nd.           Juhyun Park                                                                                        Vera S. Brindisi Memorial/Barbara Carville Memorial $450


3rd             Renate Wilson                                                                                                           B Sharp Musical Club Memorial Award $300

                                                                                                                                                Sheila McGinty - Genevieve Piersma






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B Sharp has been providing thousands of dollars

in scholarship funds to

talented high school musicians for over 70 years.

Our esteemed judges come from colleges and universities

throughout New York State to adjudicate.

Students from Oneida, Madison and Herkimer Counties,

or who study with a B Sharp member teacher from another county,

are eligible to participate.

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Questions?

Contact Lauralyn Kolb or Tina Toglia

lkolb@hamilton.edu

ttoglia@gmail.com


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2019 B Sharp Scholarship Winners

2018 Scholarship Competition Winners


VOICE

1st - Libby Militello

2nd - Sylvie Novak

3rd - Zachary Polus

HM - Katherine Nelson

HM - Ryanne Solinsky

INSTRUMENTAL 

1st - Hannah Kang

3rd - Nicholas Adair

PIANO

1st - Andrea Brugnara

2nd - Caroline Gardner

3rd - Amelia Treat

HM - Alanna Moonan 

2017 Scholarship Competition Winners


Voice

1st Place - Mary Magdalene Tehan

​2nd Place - Emma Novak

​3rd Place - Kevin Spooner, baritone

​HM - Clotilde Cecchi and Sidney Mulloy

Piano

​1st Place -  Sarah Antonevich

​2nd Place - Caroline Gardner

HM - Caleb Hoffmann and Eva Borton

Strings

​1st Place - Hannah Kang

​2nd Place - Nicholas Adair

HM - Emma Bartle

​Winds/Brass/Percussion

​1st Place - Mari Sosnowski

​2nd Place -  Elizabeth Hahn

​HM - Katherine Nelson and Kristin Rivera

2016 Scholarship Competition Winners

Voice

1st Place - Emma Novak

2nd Place - Rachel Nunneker

3rd Place - Kevin Spooner

HM - Aaron Barnett

Winds/Brass/Percussion

1st Place - Sarah Bobrow

2nd Place - Katie Schlosser

3rd Place Elizabeth Hahn

Piano 

1st Place - Htee Mu Dee

2nd Place - Caleb Hoffman

3rd Place - Caroline Gardner

Strings

1st Place - Hannah Kang

HM - Saulo Ferreira

2015 Scholarship Competition Winners

Voice

1st - Kevin Spooner

2nd - Brett Hammes

3rd - Emma Novak

Honorable Mention - Tessa Hildreth

Honorable Mention - Milleta Oldick

Winds/Brass/Percussion

1st - Katie Schlosser, flute

2nd - Sarah Bobrow, bassoon

3rd - Edwin Brennan, flute

Strings

1st - Brian Gadbow, cello

2nd - Saulo Ferreira, cello

Piano

1st - Spencer Parrish

2nd - Hteemu Dee

3rd - Caleb Hoffman

Honorable Mention - Melody McCoy-Cole

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