16th Dr. Marilyn S. Jones Vocal Scholarship Competition

The Chorale continues its commitment to support vocal education and reward some of our finest high school singers financially. There will be three scholarships awarded, $1,000 for 1st place, $500 for 2nd place and $300 for 3rd place. The scholarship money is intended to pay for college music instruction and tuition, voice lessons, or any summer music school. This annual event encourages aspiring singers in their young high school careers and gives them the opportunity to perform and display their talents.

The awards are donated respectively by Dr. Marilyn S. Jones in memory of David Jones, Ralph and Suzanne Lange for the Harper & Virginia Maybee memorial, and the Livingston County Chorale Family..

Some of the qualifications required are that the singers must be a resident of Livingston County or attending a high school in Livingston County, a graduating senior in the current school year and accepted at a college or university no later than June of the current year, or must be a sophomore or junior, who, by the end of the school year would be attending a certified vocal music school for the summer of 2012 (i.e. Blue Lake, Interlochen), or be a student of a certified voice teacher accepted by the Chorale Board. 

The 2012 Scholarship competition will be held on Sunday, March 4, 3:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Howell, MI.  Students interested in the competition may secure application and recommendation forms from local high school choir teachers or vocal teachers.  Applicants must have their forms turned in no later than Friday, Feb. 10, 2012.

Dr. Marilyn S. Jones and the 2011 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.

Livingston County Chorale Scholarship Competition Winners

Year         1st Place                    2nd Place                    3rd Place                   

2011         Bethany Perkins              Adam Sciberras                Hayley Jensen
2010         Hannah Schmidtke          Bethany Perkins               Veronica Hargenrader
2009         Lisa Keeney                    Elizabeth Gautsche           Veronica Van Loon
2008         Justin Brandt                  Ben Krinke                        Natalie Doran
2007         Melanie Peltier                Maura Foley                      Gillian Frank
2006         Darian Zambrowski        Sarah Broat                       Ben Krinke
2005         Elisa Ruiz                       Katheryne Hargenrader      Lindsay Kimball
2004         Sara Zeglevski               Mary Prince                       Whitney Burns
2003         Andrea Potti                   Tanya Komblevitz              Katelin Spencer
2002         Leah Ives                       Rachel Moldovan               Sean Galloway
2001         Erica Overholt                Daniela Lupsea       
2000         Sheena Law                   Naomi Nitz
1999
1998         Kevin Simons            Lauren Van Assche