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Parsons & Stone Winners of Sam Pitcher Music Scholarships

 

February 27, 2006
Monday


Ketchikan, Alaska - Lindy Parsons and Kimberly Stone are winners of Sam Pitcher Music Scholarships for 2006. They have each been awarded $500 scholarships to attend summer music programs. The decision was made by the Sam Pitcher Memorial Fund Advisory Committee and announced at the Saturday morning rehearsal of the McPherson's Soundwaves Jazz Club. Both girls play trumpet and french horn in the Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble and Pep Band at Kayhi as well as McPherson's Windjammers and Soundwaves Jazz clubs and the Community Concert Band.

jpg Lindy Parsons & Kimberly Stone

Lindy Parsons and Kimberly Stone are winners of
Sam Pitcher Music Scholarships for 2006.


Lindy has been playing trumpet for over 4 years and french horn for over 3 years. She is a freshman at Kayhi with a 4.0 GPA. She plans to use this scholarship to attend either the Marrowstone Summer Music Camp in Bellingham, WA or the Sitka Fine Arts Camp. By attending one of these programs, Lindy hopes to improve her ability on both instruments as well as getting private lessons on french horn. Lindy was selected to play with the Southeast Alaska Honor Band this year and recently was selected as Student of the Week at Kayhi. She has also played with the orchestra for First City Players' Camelot and Peter Pan musicals.

Kimberly has also been playing trumpet for over 4 years and has recently started playing french horn. She is a freshman at Kayhi with a 4.0 GPA. She plans to use her scholarship to attend the Marrowstone Summer Music Camp in Bellingham, WA. She hopes to study orchestra music with instruction in music theory, ear-training and transposing. This year Kimberly was selected to play with both the Southeast Alaska Honor Band and the All-Alaska Jazz Band.

The Sam Pitcher Memorial Fund was established by the family and friends of Sam Pitcher to honor his memory because of his great love and talent for music. The fund awards scholarships to students in grades 7-12 to attend summer music programs. Tax deductible contributions can be made to the Sam Pitcher Memorial Fund, c/o The Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council, 716 Totem Way, Ketchikan, AK 99901.

 

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