NAMED SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
RECIPIENTS FOR 2009
We wish to thank the sponsors of these awards for their generous help in support of deserving and highly talented students attending Meadowmount.
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS SCHOLARSHIPS
Meadowmount thanks the National Federation of Music Clubs for these yearly scholarships awarded to outstanding Meadowmount students.
Helen Hess, originally from White Plains, NY, started playing violin when she was 7 and took up the viola at the age of 10. She proceeded to play both instruments throughout high school. Helen will be a junior next year at The Boston Conservatory where she is earning her Bachelor of Music degree in Viola Performance. She studies with Patricia McCarty in Boston and while at Meadowmount.
Ben Solomonow, 13, from Chicago, started playing the cello at the age of 5 at the Music Institute of Chicago, and currently studies with Hans Jorgen Jensen at home and at Meadowmount.
Fellowships
The Meadowmount School of Music has created Fellowships to honor the memory of Founder, Ivan Galamian, his wife Judith Galamian and founding faculty members Josef Gingold, Leonard Rose and Gregor Piatigorsky. Please visit the Distinguished Meadowmount Alumni page for more information.