On Saturday July 18, 2020 we awarded $20,000 in music scholarships to the following outstanding young musicians:

Ryan Soeyadi, Pianist - $10,000 Grand Scholarship

Ryan is from Lake Grove NY and will be a senior at Juilliard in New York City 

https://www.ryansoeyadipianist.com/

Santiago Bertel, Pianist - $5000 Runner-Up

Satiago is from Bogota Columbia & lives in Boston MA. He will be a senior at Berklee College of Music  https://www.santiagobertel.com/

Matt Mulhare, Singer/Songwriter - $2500

The first Ron Renninger Scholarship

Matt is from Florida NY and will be a Junior at Belmont University in Nashville TN

https://mattmulhare.com/

Ruben Portillo, Guitarist - $1250 Honorable Mention Ruben is from Ciudad del Este, Paraguay and lives in Baltimore MD. He will be a senior at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore NY

http://www.rubenportillo.com/

Nadja Jankovic, Guitarist - $1250 Honorable Mention Nadja is from Tivat, Montenegro & lives in Baltimore MD. She will be a freshman at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore NY. You can see her perform here 

Seach on Youtube for more videos of all the scholarship winners

In 2019 we gave another $18,000 in scholarships. Scroll down to see the award winners. This brings our total to date to $100,000. Thanks to everyone who has helped with time, talent & money to make these scholarships possible. You can make a tax-deductible donation here: http://musicforhumanity.org/musicians/index.php?t=mfh_donate or send a check to Music for Humanity, PO Box 359, Chester, NY 10918
The scholarship winners for 2019 were: 

Grand Scholarship Winner $10,000: Christina Grohowski, Mezzo Soprano, Walden NY 
Attending Purchase College in Harrison NY as a sophomore

You can see Christina perform here Search for her on Youtube for more
Runner-Up Winner $5000: Ryan Soeyadi, Pianist, Lake Grove NY
Attending The Juilliard School in New York, NY as a junior

You can see Ryan perform here - Search for him on Youtube for more

Three Honorable Mentions all receive a $1000 scholarship
Yeram Yoon, Guitarist, from Columbia MD 
Attending the University of Wisconson in Milwaukee WI as a graduate student

You can see Yeram perform here - Search for him on Youtube for more

Mika Leonard, Cellist, Warwick NY 
Attending Purchase College in Harrison NY as a sophomore

You can see Mika perform here - Search for her on Youtube for more

Chloe Borthwick, Jazz/Pop Singer, Multi-Instrumentalist Chester NY 
Attending William Patterson University in Wayne NJ as a sophomore

You can see Chloe perform here - Search for her on Youtube for more

The 2018 scholarship recipients are:
Ryan Soeyadi Grand Prize - $8000; Ryan is from Lake Grove NY, and will be a sophomore at The Juilliard School in New York, NY
See him perform here.
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Bobby Volkman, 2nd Prize - $4000; Bobby is from Ronkonkoma NY; he will be a senior at The Juilliard School in New York, NY - See him perform here.

Emma Nicholson, 1st Honorable Mention - $1000; Emma is from Florida NY in her second year of graduate studies at the Peabody Conservatory at John Hopkins in Baltimore, MD. - See her perform here.

Jethro Banks, 2nd Honorable Mention - $1000; Jethro is from Beacon NY and will be a freshman at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA
See him perform here.

Chloe Borthwick, 3rd Honorable Mention - $1000; Chloe is from Warwick NY; she will be a freshman at William Patterson University in Wayne NJ
See her perform here.

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The 2017 Scholarship winners are:

Grand Scholarship - $6000 to Shavon Lloyd from Middletown NY attending The Crane School of Music in Potsdam NY as a junior.

2nd Prize - $3000 to Emma Nicholson from Florida NY attending the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore MD. for post-graduate studies.

$1000 to Olivia Nicholson from Florida NY attending Belmont University in Nashville, TN as a sophomore. 

$1000 to Ryan Soeyadi from Lake Grove, NY attending Juilliard in New York City.

$1000 to Mika Leonard from Warwick, NY attending the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY.