Scholarship Competition Chair - Nana Morimoto
Scholarship Competition
The Palm Beach County Music Teachers Association, wishing to motivate excellence in performance, holds an annual Scholarship Competition. The competition is designed to encourage integrity, beauty, and confidence in performance.
To be eligible to compete, the student must be studying with their private teacher, a PBCMTA member, for a minimum of six (6) months. Scholarship applications must be postmarked by the deadline, Friday, April 11, at 11:59 pm.
NO LATE APPLICATIONS OR LAST-MINUTE CHANGES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
All winners are expected to perform in the annual Honors Recital, where awards will be presented. Accompanist fees, if required, for both the competition and Honors Recital will be the responsibility of the student or their teacher.
PBCMTA scholarship fund is available each year to Piano, Voice, Classical Guitar, Wind, and String students in Elementary, Intermediate and Senior categories. Any PBCMTA member may enter up to three (3) students in the Scholarship Competition per year.
The application fee is $25 per student for all categories.
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2025 Scholarship Competition Winners
Elementary
1st Prize - Eric Shum (piano)
2nd Prize - Elijah Tablis (piano)
Honorable Mention: David Zhu (piano)
Intermediate
1st Prize - Nathan Shear (piano)
2nd Prize - Mikayla Areopagita (piano)
3rd Prize: Christina Koyama (flute)
Honorable Mention: Mateo Luraghi (piano)
Senior
1st Prize - Derrick Wu (piano)
2nd Prize - Josefina Ezcurra (piano)
3rd Prize - Isabelle Grandison (piano)
Honorable Mentions: Rebecca Tablis (piano)
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