News: Scholarships
2007 Scholarships
Congratulations to the following teachers who received SAA Scholarships during the past year.
Bass: Christopher Rathbun (MA)—Milton Goldberg Memorial Scholarship
Cello: Salomon Guerrero Alarcon (Mexico), Margalit Cantor (IN), Kara-Leigh Davis (AK), Steven Duckworth (PA)—Super-Sensitive Musical String Company, Elizabeth Gassler (TN)—Adam Lesinsky Memorial Scholarship, Anita Hwang (IL)—Yvonne Tait Memorial Scholarship, Caitlin Smith (Alberta)—David Einfeldt Memorial Scholarship
Flute: Beth Gardner (Canada), Gia Roffino Sastre (IL), Tara Yaney (PA)—Heidi Kennel Memorial Scholarship, Eugenia Gallego (Argentina), Diana Marcela Bettin Mujica (Columbia), Silvana Turco (Argentina) Guitar: Daniel Corr (CT)—Alberta Denk Memorial Scholarship, Tarra Guerra (FL), Ewa Mackowska (Edmonton), Jonathan Trotta (NY)—Alfred Publishing
Organ: Gay Lyn Ferry (AL)
Piano: Andrea Maria Gallo (Argentina), Natalia Grima (Argentina), Takako Hayase (OH)—Jeanne Beile Memorial Scholarship, Manuel Augusto Martinez Dominguez (Paraguay), Keely Perrin Sawyer (WA), Soyoon Yim (OH), Gabriela Svatetz (Argentina), Rosalia Anabel Capponi (Argentina)
Viola: Alyssa Hardie (MA)—Joe Cleveland Memorial Scholarship, Marie Olsen (UT), Laura Shuster (OH)—The String Centre, Jennifer Elton Turbes (NY)
Violin: Melissa Becker (TX)—Clifford Cook Memorial Scholarship, Heather Braden (Alberta), Chris Campbell (NY)—Shar Products, Wendy Clymer (CA)—Peter Zaret and Sons Violins Inc., Daniel Gee (NY)—J. D’Addario & Co. Inc., Leah Heard (WA)—CodaBow International Ltd., Andre Peixoto Isaia (Brasil), Meghan Lanfear (IL)—Margery Aber Memorial Scholarship, Jenna O’Connor (Ontario)—Arline Hunter Memorial, Maritza Pacheco Blanco (Colombia), Stephanie Teply (TX)—Thomastik-Infeld/Connolly & Co., Alissa Vassileva (NH)—Southwest Strings, Eliza Zegarra Antelo (Bolivia), Andrea Veronica Larcinese (Argentina), Cecilia Questa (Argentina), Elin Theres Glave Orstadius (Argentina), Diego Esteban Villalva (Argentina), Jorge Andrés del Valle (Argentina), Manuel Augustin Andrade (Argentina)
Thanks to the teacher volunteers who served on our Scholarship Committees: Barbara Barber, Linda Judiesch, Hikari Nakamura, Kate Dykstra, Pam Weest-Carrasco, Christie Felsing, Beverly Fest, Ralph Harrel and Andrea Cannon.
2008 Scholarship Application
The 2008 SAA Teacher Development Scholarship Application is now available. 2008 scholarships are for short-term, long-term, or apprenticeship between May 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009 and must be postmarked by February 15, 2008.
2007 Scholarship Application
The 2007 teacher scholarship application is now available. SAA teacher members may apply for support to continue their unit training at institutes and workshops or through long-term training programs. Decisions are based upon the required portfolio materials submitted and the audition video (DVD). Postmark deadline for all materials is February 15, 2007.
2006 Scholarship Awards
Congratulations to the following teachers who received SAA Teacher Development Scholarships during 2006.
Bass: Nicoline Asberg (Holland)—The String Centre, Carlos Bisurgi (Argentina)
Cello: Maria Eugenia Basili (Argentina), Nicolas Basualdo (Argentina), Anita Hwang (IL)—Adam Lesinsky Memorial Scholarship, Patricia Pasmanter (Argentina), Daniela Fernanda Schuster (Argentina), Edward Stone (Paraguay), Allison Warrian (Canada), Isaac Watras (OH)—Morris Offman Memorial Scholarship
Flute: Fernando Luis Formigo (Argentina), Jean Madsen (CO), Amity Mitchell (Canada), Gia Sastre (IL), Wendy Stern (NY)—Heidi Kennel Memorial Scholarship, Kelly Watson (NY)
Guitar: Elina Chekan (WI)—Shar Products, Enrique Gule (Argentina), Silvina Liliana López (Argentina), Carolina Maino (Argentina), Augusto Ramírez Kostal (Paraguay), Guillermo Alberto Re (Argentina)
Piano: Celeste Acevedo (Paraguay), Alicia Campastro (Argentina), Hee-Young Chae (MA)—Yamaha Corporation of America, Ana Carolina Dyjament (Argentina), Andrea María Gallo (Argentina), Paola Rosa Gasparro (Argentina), Keely Perrin (WA)—Sibelius USA, Santiago Alberto Rojas Huespe (Argentina), Dilva Isabel Sánchez Mejía (Colombia), Rebecca Thoennes (CT)—Jeanne Beile Memorial Scholarship, Diana Yahya (CA), Kyoko Yurugi (MA)—Alberta Denk Memorial Scholarship
Viola: Dominic DeStefano (OH), Antulio Duboy (PA)—Howard Core Company LLC., Rebekah Hanson (OR)—Arline Hunter Memorial Scholarship, Samara Humbert (OR)—Peter Zaret and Sons Violins Inc., Marie Olsen (UT)—David Einfeldt Memorial Scholarship
Violin: Maria Florencia Araujo (Argentina), Melissa Borer (IA), Jose Maria Calvo Dolsa (Paraguay), Carlos Salcedo Centurion (Paraguay), Meghan Coil (PA), Betsy Liliana Cote (OH)—Super-Sensitive Musical String Co., Zorica Dimova (LA)—Margery Aber Memorial Scholarship, Nancy Paola Franco Alcaraz (Paraguay), Mariana Alarcon Galmarini (Argentina), Elin Theres Glave Orstadius (Argentina), Elizabeth Gue (WA), Maria Silvia Isleno (Argentina), Daniel Jenkins (GA)—Milton Goldberg Memorial Scholarship, Catherine Johnson (MD)—Yvonne Tait Memorial Scholarship, Edilene Kiepper Lopes (Brasil), Maria Lorcas (VA), Erika Lord-Castillo (OR)—Joe Cleveland Memorial Scholarship, Eduardo Ludueña (Argentina), Alexia Luscher (HI), Armine Nerkararyan (CA)—Clifford Cook Memorial Scholarship, Regina Olexa (IA)—J. D’addario & Co. Inc., Tatiana Paciello (Brasil), Marisa Rolon Patino (Paraguay), Erin Rushforth (CA)—Thomastik-Infeld/Connolly & Co., Patricia Esther Schaikis (Argentina), Stacy Smith (UT)—Southwest Strings, Christine Snipes (CA), J. Faith Solano (MN)—CodaBow International Ltd., Leila Trindade (KY)—Alfred Publishing, Lara Turrisi Otero (Argentina), Gregorio Francisco Juan Wilkinson Hassler (Argentina)
Many thanks to the 2006 Scholarship Committee (Chair Virginia Dixon, Yasuko Joichi, Sarah Smith and Janis Wittrig) who processed the applications for North American institutes and long-term training and the various additional SAA volunteers who assisted with Latin American Scholarship allocations.