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2008 Scholarship
Winners
 The
Charleston Symphony Orchestra League, Inc. supports
the Charleston
Symphony Orchestra in its mission to provide
educational opportunities for the children and youth
of our community. The Education Committee
of the CSOL® provides three scholarship programs
for talented young musicians. Qualified applicants
audition and scholarships are awarded based on audition
results.
These 2008 winners performed on Sunday, May 4 at 3:00
pm at the Music Room of the historic
McBee House on the campus of the Ashley Hall School,
172 Rutledge Avenue: Audra Claire McCall, violin;
Yupeng Liu, piano; Linard Rivers McCloud, alto sax;
An Kung, piano; Seth Gaillard, violin; Lonnie Russell,
piano; Micah McLaurin, piano; and Anne Cai, violin.
College Scholarships of $2000
are available for graduating seniors who plan to major
in music or music education. In 2008, sixteen students
audtioned and the following four were awarded scholorships:
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Linard Rivers
McCloud, alto sax, Wando High School
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Audra Claire
McCall, violin, home schooled
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An Kung, piano,
Pinewood Preparatory School
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Yupend Liu,
piano, Academic Magnet High School
Summer
Study Scholarships of varying amounts
are awarded to students who are attending summer
music camps and for summer private lessons.
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In 2008, thirty-one students auditioned and
the following sixteen were awarded scholarships
totaling $11,150:
- Micah McLaurin, piano, home schooled
- Lonnie Russell, piano, Rollings Middle
School
- William Zhang, piano, Academic Magnet
High School
- Shannon Fitzhenry, violin, home schooled
- Claudia Jos, violin, Charleston County
School of the Arts
- Daniel Imoholz, bassoon, Wando High School
- Esther Song Stoudenmire, piano, Pinewood
Preparatory School
- Nicholas Bentz, violin, Charleston County
School of the Arts
- Emily Nyers, piano, Wando High School
- Chelsea Adent-Morris, flute, Charleston
County School of the Arts
- Ariel Carpenter, alto sax, Goose Creek
High School
- Megan Olivia Lewis, viola, Charleston
County School of the Arts
- Michelle Hillenius, viola, Charleston
County School of the Arts
- Jonathen Heyward, cello, Charleston County
School of the Arts
- Daniel Baer, cello, Charleston County
School of the Arts
- Lindsey Joseph, flute, Wando High School
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 Matching
Grant Scholarships of $400 for private study
are awarded to members of the Youth Orchestra of the
Lowcountry. This year twelve students auditioned and
the following five were awarded grants:
- Annie Cai, violin, Porter Gaud School
- David Zhang, piano, Academic Magnet High School
- Daniel Anthony, violin, Charleston County School
of the Arts
- Matthew Kwon, cello, Academic Magnet High School
- Katie Long, bassoon, Wando High School
Our four scholarship winners are pictured from top
to bottom: Linard Rivers McCloud, Yupeng Lui, An Kung,
and Audra Claire McCall.
Pictured below are our other winners:
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