CMS Awards Over $50,000 in Artistic Merit Scholarships

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, the Community Music School of Webster University can offer generous scholarships to exceptional pre-college-age students who have been recommended by their CMS instructor and have taken individual lessons at CMS for at least one semester.

These scholarships help students advance their musical study, often paying for extended lessons with special arrangement instructors. Auditions for these scholarships are held in the spring of each year and are judged by an external panel of highly respected musicians/educators, and each applicant receives written feedback from the judges. This year, over $50,000 has been distributed to the following 60 students:

Anita Louise Graves, Frank Arnoldt and Michael G. McGuire Scholarship

• Aiden Kim (cello)
• Evan Kim (flute)

Arden and Harry Fisher Piano Scholarship

• Justin Hsieh (piano)
• Roger Jiao (piano)
• Ryan Jiao (piano)

Arden and Harry Fisher Woodwind Scholarship

• Stephanie Bay (flute)
• Milo Marston (flute)

Carole Tafoya Memorial Piano Scholarship

• David Lin (piano)

Dr. Kenneth R. Mares Scholarship

• Eric Chang (violin)
• Maxwell Zhang (violin)

Ella A. Heimburger Scholarship

• Michelle Chao (clarinet)

Ernst K. Zinner Memorial Cello Scholarship

• Jialin (Stella) Shan (cello)

Fisher Memorial Endowed Scholarship

• Lucian Bica (trumpet)

Franklin Aker Memorial Scholarship

• Michelle Chao (piano)
• Amelia Ornstein (trumpet)
• Jemima Tzeng (violin)

Fred Wehrle, Jr. Piano Scholarship

• Maheeka Dhokarh (piano)
• Matthew Goss (piano)

G.A. Jr. and Kathryn M. Buder Charitable Foundation

• Jerry Chang (piano)
• Michael Charleston (percussion)
• Eric Chen (violin)
• Ian Cho (cello)
• Olivia Fine (flute)
• Sam Garrett (cello)
• Alexander Kim (cello)
• Yohann Lee (cello)
• Caleb Meyers (cello)
• Luca Olivastro (cello)
• Griffin Ray (cello)
• Paul Schultz (cello)
• Steven Shaw (cello)

Gregory A. Courtney Memorial Piano Scholarship

• Elizabeth Carroll (piano)
• Ayaan Khan (piano)
• Aiden Kim (piano)
• Evan Kim (piano)
• Aryan Singh (piano)
• Emmaus Tzeng (piano)

Henry and Hildegard Katz Scholarship

• Seth Martin (violin)

Jane Allen CMS Piano Scholarship In Memory of Raymond & Thelma Williams Fulton Scholarship

• Ellie Zhao (piano)

Ladies Friday Musical Club of St. Louis Scholarship

• Henna Lee (violin)

Ludwig and Paula Michel Scholarship

• Madeline Massaro (trombone)

Margaret B. Grigg Piano Scholarship

• Devanshi Chowdada (piano)

Melvin F. and Pamela K. Brown Scholarship

• Elias Lai (percussion)
• Norah Murphy (percussion)
• Grace Yeom (flute)

Monticello College Foundation Scholarship Fund for Young Women Scholarship

• Audrey Amacher (cello)
• Claire Benolkin (piano)
• Noelle de Foy (flute and piccolo)
• Amy Gorislavsky (flute)
• Sylvia Kennedy (cello)
• Tracy Wu (flute)
• Claire Xiao (flute)
• Frida Zahm (piano)
• Angella Zhang (percussion)

Steinway Gallery Piano Scholarship

• Michael Hoang (piano)
• Caleb San (piano)
• Subhadra Vijaykumar (piano)
• William Zeng (piano)

Steven Kessler Memorial Endowed CMS Percussion Scholarship

• Anna Drescher (percussion)

Walter C Bauer Vocal Scholarship

• Molly McConnell (voice)

Yakko and Richard Meyers Scholarship

• Adam Harbuck (violin)

Yuly and Zena Ilyashov Violin Scholarship

• Evelyn Monzyk (violin)