Winners of the 2007 Bay Music Foundation Scholarship Competition

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Bay Music Foundation Holds Annual Scholarship Competition

St. Boniface Church Is Site of Fifty-Year Event

February 11, 2007
By: Stephen Kent

Young musicians from around the area gathered at St. Boniface Church bright an early on Saturday February 10th. They were going before the judges of the annual Bay Music Foundation Scholarship Competition.

For fifty years this competition has represented a milestone for local students. Music teachers have coached their students and prepared them for this premier performance. Winners receive cash scholarship awards to be used for summer study at camps from Herter Music's camp to CMU, Blue Lakes, and Interlochen.

On Sunday afternoon the day after the competition the winners come back to the church for a showcase recital. Appreciative friends and family and members of the foundation and the public come to hear some spectacular music.

The Bay Music Foundation is a local nonprofit dedicated to promoting music study. Besides the annual competition, the foundation holds workshops and master classes.

All scholarship funds come from contributions. The all volunteer organization returns the majority of funds to scholarships. This year the foundation was the recipient of a legacy grant from the Bay Area Concert Association. That group disbanded after 70 years and presented it's remaining funds to the Bay Music Foundation's scholarship fund. This grant resulted in larger scholarships this year. (See related article)

2007 Scholarship Winners

Intermediate Instrumental First Place Jonathan Costello	Intermediate Instrumental Second Place Sterling Ouellette
Intermediate Piano First Place Samantha Smith	Intermediate Voice First Place Kelsey Woods
Intermediate Voice First Place Kathleen Gallagher	Intermediate Musical Theater First Place Shelby Avery
Senior Instrumental First Place Adam Pastuzyn	Senior Instrumental Second Place (tie) Kellen King
Senior Instrumental Second Place (tie) Miranda Badour	Senior Instrumental Honorable Mention Michael Jarema
Senior Piano First Place J.J. Treadway	Senior Piano Second Place Bianca Henika
Senior Voice First Place Michelle Hanson	Senior Voice Second Place Ryan VanDenBoom
Senior Voice Honorable Mention Caitlyn Neiman

Links to Bay Music Foundation Stories
2017 Competition 2016 Competition 2015 Competition 2014 Competition 2013 Competition 2012 Competition 2011 Competition 2011 Celebration of the Arts 2011 Competition 2010 Celebration of the Arts 2010 Competition	2009 Celebration of the Arts 2009 Competition 2008 Competition 2007 Competition 2006 Bay Concert Assn. Donation 2006 Competition 2004 Competition Announcement 2003 Competition 2003 Competition Announcement