The Berkshire Music School in Pittsfield, Mass., is offering more than $17,000 in scholarships to high school seniors who want to study music, the Boston Globe reports.
The scholarships are awarded to students who are accepted into the school's Talent and Merit programs, which "benefit from up to 100% tuition assistance," per a release.
This year, the school awarded nearly $17,000 in Talent and Merit Scholarships, and continues to take need-based financial aid applications on a rolling basis.
Among this year's recipients: Rose Garrison, saxophone;gun Meesala, flute; Calliope Bednarski, piano;Clementine Delsignore, electric bass;Matias Chimarro, charango; Zoe-Ruth Brizen, piano; Nina Rather, violin; Shira Weiner, guitar; Destiny Tetlow, flute; The Chopin Scholarship: Madeline Davis, piano; Anderson Durfee, piano; Nina Rather, violin; Sara Alberti-Jencks, violin; James Ryan & Sai Meesala, voice; Paul Houston Memorial Scholarship: Shira Weiner, guitar; Destiny Tetlow, flute; The Chopin Scholarship: Madeline Davis, piano; Rose Garrison, saxophone;Bernardo Martinez, saxophone;Sagun Meesala, flute; Calliope Bednar
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