March 14, 2011

$5,900 has been awarded to sixteen winners at the Williamsburg Music Club’s 2011 Grants Auditions, held on March 12th at Ewell Hall, College of William and Mary. The Music Club’s annual auditions support young musicians in their studies and are open to school-aged music students in the greater Williamsburg area.

Senior Division, Outstanding Performance Award of $750:

Anthony Feldman, piano, Williamsburg, student of Christine Niehaus
Marika Yasuda, piano, Williamsburg, student of Marjorie Lee

Senior Division Musical Achievement Award of $500:

Amahl Hodge, violin, West Point, student of Tom Lindsay
Jason Zhang, piano, Virginia Beach, student of Teresa Falk

Senior Division Young Talent Award of $200:

Victoria Brinkley, voice, Williamsburg, student of Myrna Brinkley
Shelby Cuthriell, piano, Smithfield, student of Teresa Falk
Jordan Lu, piano, Newport News, student of Teresa Falk

Junior Division, Outstanding Performance Award of $500:

Alexander Liang, piano, Yorktown, student of Teresa Falk
Jimmy Qing, piano, Yorktown, student of Teresa Falk

Junior Division, Musical Achievement Award of $300:

Annie Cao, piano, Yorktown, student of Jolanta Szewczyk
Haley Griffith, piano, Williamsburg, student of Judy Zwelling
Sophie Leruth, violin, Williamsburg, student of Elnore Andersen

Junior Division, Young Talent Award of $100:

Mayee Chen, piano, Williamsburg, student of Judy Zwelling
Bryce Cuthriell, piano, Smithfield, student of Teresa Falk
Claire Du, piano, Yorktown, student of Teresa Falk
Katie Liu, piano, Yorktown, student of Shuyao Hsu

In addition, the Kathy Exton Prize of $500 granted to an outstanding Senior going on to music studies at the college level was awarded to:

Marika Yasuda, piano, Williamsburg, student of Marjorie Lee

The Williamsburg Music Club is supported by grants from the Williamsburg Community Foundation, the Williamsburg Area Arts Commission, the Barnes Investment Consulting Group of Wells Fargo Advisors as well as the generous gifts from members and contributing friends of the WMC. The Music Club also gratefully acknowledges a donation of $1000 raised in May 2010 by the Williamsburg Area Music Teachers in support the Grants-in-Aid Fund.

The Williamsburg Music Club is a not-for-profit organization with tax exempt status under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Club has established both the Grants-in-Aid Fund and the WMC Endowment Fund for contributions at any time.