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Vol. XIX No. 7 April 2004 |
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New Scholarships Expand Resources for Juilliard Students Generous alumni and friends of Juilliard have contributed 22 new scholarships in recent months. These new awards enrich the financial aid resources available to young dancers, actors, and musicians who come to Juilliard to develop their artistry. For students and their families who are faced with the daunting challenge of affording a Juilliard education, scholarships are welcome news. With substantial gifts from the estates of Frances Brown and Clara McKinney, the Joan Elizabeth Brown Scholarship has been endowed. Named for the late pianist who received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Juilliard (in '52 and '54), the new award was made possible with bequests from Joan's mother and grandmother, and is designated for piano students.The estate of Frances Somers included provision for a generous endowed scholarship to be known as the Stephen E. Somers Scholarship. Frances and Stephen Somers were deeply interested in education and music throughout their lives. This new scholarship will be open to actors, dancers, and musicians.The Edna M. Rossum Scholarship has been endowed with a major gift from the estate of Edna M. Rossum. An award for music students, the scholarship will also cover room-and-board expenses in the Meredith Willson Residence Hall.The estate of Arnold Deutsch provided generous support to enhance the Dorothy DeLay Scholarship. Known as the Arnold Deutsch/ Dorothy DeLay Scholarship, it is an important resource for violin students. Deutsch, who founded the Friends of Young Musicians, greatly admired and supported the work of Juilliard's renowned violin pedagogue. The Felix Galimir Scholarship will be awarded to musicians studying stringed instruments. Galimir was a member of Juilliard's violin faculty from 1962 until his death in 1999. He founded the Galimir Quartet, which worked closely with such composers as Berg, Webern, and Ravel, and he was esteemed for his coaching work with quartets and other chamber ensembles.Noted violin pedagogue and Juilliard alumna Fredell Lack recently made a major addition to the Louis Persinger Scholarship, an award endowed in 2002 by Louise Behrend, a classmate and fellow student of Persinger. Violinists will benefit from this award, which is an important link in the history of Juilliard's violin pedagogy. Louis Persinger studied at Juilliard with Eugene Ysaÿe, and taught at Juilliard from 1930 until his death in 1966.Juilliard alumni Grace and Harold Sanford enjoyed a long career as duo pianists and composers. A gift from their estate has endowed the Grace Krick Sanford and Luis Harold Sanford Memorial Scholarship. This new award is for music students, with preference for pianists. Edwin Artzt, a friend of Juilliard and retired C.E.O of Procter and Gamble, established the Ida Artzt Scholarship, in memory of his mother. Ida Artzt studied piano at Juilliard in 1917-18, and the new award will benefit pianists.The Philip Osborne Grant Scholarship was established by James Grant and R. Webster Grant III in memory of their father, who studied timpani on the graduate level at Juilliard in the 1930s. Philip Osborne Grant distinguished himself in several areas, including the percussion section of the Pittsburgh Symphony and Goldman Band. Later he was an executive with the Fred Gretsch Company, drum and guitar manufacturers, and eventually proprietor of Grant's Village Store in Middletown Springs, Vt. This new scholarship in Grant's memory is designated for percussion students.Dr. Bernard Ferrari, Juilliard trustee and McKinsey & Company director, together with his company generously funded a new scholarship known as the McKinsey & Company Scholarship. At a recent meeting and reception held at Juilliard, McKinsey directors had an opportunity to hear the scholarship recipients in performance. Pianist Soyeon Lee, an artist diploma candidate, and trumpeter Brandon Lee, a third-year undergraduate jazz student, are the first recipients of the McKinsey & Company Scholarship.Mr. and Mrs. Menachem Sternberg contributed generously to establish the Liora and Menachem Sternberg Fellowships. Awarded to two Young Artists of the Juilliard Opera Center, the fellowships underwrite stipends for singers who are pursuing post-graduate study and making the transition to professional careers. Juilliard's pianists and violinists will benefit from the Frederick G. Horn and Elsie K. Bauernfiend Scholarship, a new award endowed with a gift from six members of the Horn and Bauernfiend family.Juilliard trustee and alumna Julie Choi (B.M. '85, M.M. '86, piano) established the Myunghee Monica Kim Shin Scholarship in memory of a friend's sister. The award is for music students.A cellist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Barry Gold (B.M. '79, M.M. '80) provided the Marvin and Adele Gold Memorial Scholarship. With this new award for cellists, Mr. Gold acknowledged his parents' support and encouragement during his student years at Juilliard.The Abraham and Phyllis Katz Foundation funded a new award for pianists, the Phyllis Katz Scholarship. Mrs. Katz attended Juilliard's Pre-College Division and was active in many music organizations. The Pamela J. Schleicher Scholarship in Piano was established with gifts from family and friends of Pamela J. Schleicher.A gift from the Hamilton and Mildred Kellogg Trust in Minneapolis created the Mildred H. Kellogg Scholarship, which will be awarded to graduate voice students. The Louis and Sarah Mindich Scholarship, given by Helen and Hal Miles and Joseph and Elaine Bieger, through the Louis and Sarah Mindich Fund, supported singers in the 2003-04 academic year, and next year will aid students in jazz and dance.Recent bequests provided three new scholarships. The Bernard Soman Scholarship for piano students is the gift from the estate of Florence Jane Soman, whose will directed that her custom Knabe piano be sold to provide funds for a scholarship in her husband's memory. The Elizabeth Lynette Van Dyck Memorial Scholarship for music students has been created with a gift from the estate of Howard Van Dyck. And the Eleanor Gay Lee Drama Scholarship was established with a gift from the Eleanor Gay Lee Gallery Foundation, Inc.The Philip and Barbara Kaplan Scholarship provides support for voice, violin, or piano students. Ambassador Philip Kaplan had a 27-year career as a United States Foreign Service diplomat, and is a partner with Patton Boggs L.L.P. in Washington D.C.A new scholarship, the Victoria Murray Brand Scholarship in Flute, was given by Marie V. Murray in honor of her daughter, Juilliard staff member, Tori Brand.The Juilliard School is very grateful for the scholarships and awards that alumni and friends have generously given this year. The School always welcomes the opportunity to discuss ways to support our educational and artistic activities through a variety of programs including unrestricted gifts, currently funded scholarships, endowed scholarships, special project support, bequests, and other planned gifts. For more information about contributing to Juilliard, please call the Office of Development and Public Affairs at (212) 799-5000, ext. 278, or visit our Web site at www.Juilliard.edu/giving.
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