Annual Scholarship Dinner
Longy School of Music
November 5, 2009
In a match made by music, Longy students who received a scholarship for academic year 2009-2010 had a chance to meet their donors — the supporters who make this critical funding possible. More than 75 people attended the 2009 Scholarship Dinner at Longy, held Nov. 5, including faculty members who are training these students to reach new performance heights. Guests also had a chance to hear several student performers — children and teens who are taking music lessons in the Preparatory division as well as Conservatory artists who are training for the world stage.
(a) Conservatory student Maria Gorkun, recipient of the Joseph L. Horner Scholarship, thrilled the audience with a violin solo by Camille Saint-Saëns. (b) Cellist Angela Andrikopoulos received the Pappenheimer Memorial Scholarship. (c) Bonny Boatman, Chair of the Board of Trustees, whose scholarship is named for her mother, Sharon Weiss Washburne, enjoyed meeting the recipient, pianist Anna Volovitch. (d) Vocalist Elena Pavlenkov, one of 10 recipients of the William E. Schrafft and Bertha E. Schrafft Charitable Trust Preparatory Studies Scholarship, sang numbers by Arthur Sullivan and George F. Handel. (e) Donor David Cohen met his scholarship recipient, Brooke Carroll, who studies viola at Longy’s Conservatory. (f) Emilia Salazar, recipient of the Ted Twohig Memorial Flute Scholarship, played a duet with Conservatory clarinetist Elise Kopesky. (g) Wayman Chin, Dean of the Conservatory, expressed how these scholarships are so critical to students who are pursing a professional career in music. (h) Dorothy Packer and Leo Packer, who fund the Michael B. Packer Award and Prize, met their scholarship recipients, pianists Joy Blanchard and Tiffany Chan.
(i) Preparatory violinist Greta Myatieva, one of three recipients of the Adelard A. Roy and Veleda Roy Foundation Annual Scholarship, played a composition by Henryk Wieniawksi. (j) Longy President Karen Zorn invited donors to return to hear their scholarship recipients perform throughout the year. (k) Pianist Eda Mazo-Shlyam and vocalist Karyl Ryczek were among several faculty who attended the dinner to celebrate with their students. (l) Miriam Eckelhoefer, Director of Community Programs, thanked donors for supporting talented children and teens in the Preparatory program. (m) Pianist Irina Bazik, Conservatory student, played numbers by Frédéric Chopin and Konstantin Babic. (n) Donor David Brode, who is supporting four Preparatory students this year, met scholarship recipient September Rose, a violinist, and her mother, Laverne. (o) Nadia and Lili Boulanger Scholarship recipients Keith Baker (left) and Jennifer Harris (right), who are earning their master’s degree in composition at the Conservatory, met scholarship donor Harriet Griesinger, a longtime member of Longy’s Board of Trustees.
Photos by Tony Rinaldo
