2019 Suncoast Music Scholarship winners (Left to right): Joshua Hellberg, Nadia Brooks, Susan Hicks, John Alan Fischer, Lee Dougherty Ross, Andrea Guaita, Luca Stine. Photo credit: Rod Millington

The fifth annual Suncoast Music Scholarship program will offer up to $20,000 in music scholarships through a competition open to 10th through 12th grade students who reside in Sarasota or Manatee County. This scholarship program is funded through a partnership of Sarasota Music Club and Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota. Four scholarship awards are available for graduating seniors to use for advanced music education. These awards are: 1st place - $5,000, 2nd place - $4,000, 3rd place - $3,000, and 4th place - $2,000. Two awards of $2,000 are available for 11th grade students, and two $1,000 awards will be available for 10th grade students. All scholarship funds are to be used for expenses related to the study of music. Lee Dougherty Ross, Director of Competitions for Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota and Co-Chair of Suncoast Music Scholarships, said, “We are so happy to be able to offer this scholarship to help support young musicians.” Information and applications are available through the websites of both sponsoring organizations: www.SarasotaMusicClub.org and www.ArtistSeriesConcerts.org. Applications must be received by 5 pm on March 25, and the auditions will be held on April 18. The 12th grade winners will perform at the annual awards luncheon on May 2.

For more information, call Lee Dougherty Ross, 941.388.1188, or Susan Hicks, 941-925-3602.

2019 Suncoast Music Scholarship winners (Left to right): Joshua Hellberg, Nadia Brooks, Susan Hicks, John Alan Fischer, Lee Dougherty Ross, Andrea Guaita, Luca Stine. Photo credit: Rod Millington

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