Fifth Annual Gift Of Music Recital Saturday Night At WKU
April 05, 2006
Bowling Green, Ky. -
Western Kentucky University’s Department of Music will celebrate its fifth annual Gift of Music Recital on Saturday night.
The recital by recipients of WKU’s endowed music scholarships begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Admission is free.
“We are very excited to be able to present three new scholarship awardees in this year’s Gift of Music Scholarship Recital,” said Mitzi Groom, department head. “These three new funds have some very close ties to the department, both through faculty and student associations.”
Chris Osborne of Springfield, Tenn., is the recipient of the Bennie Beach Jr. Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship, which is named for the longtime Student Activities program coordinator and Campus Activities Board adviser, also has a tie to his father and WKU emeritus faculty member Bennie Beach Sr. who served on the music faculty from 1953-1981.
Jessica Cunningham of Bowling Green is the recipient of the Sylvia Kersenbaum Scholarship, which has been partially funded through Kersenbaum’s numerous recitals. Kersenbaum, a music faculty member since 1976, is retiring this year.
Mary Alice Ratzlaff of Orland, Calif., is the recipient of the Jackson Miller Scholarship, named for the late Jackson Miller, a student trumpeter in WKU Bands (Marching Band, Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Basketball Band) from 2002-2003.
Other endowed music scholarship recipients include the following:
Jerry Baker Scholarship: Amberly Bush of Bowling Green and Brittany Jarboe of North Vernon, Ind.
Dr. Kent Campbell Scholarship: Brandon Jones of Bremen.
Howard Carpenter String and Piano Scholarship: Natalie Riley of Bowling Green.
Blanche and Austin Duckett Strings Music Scholarship: Natalie Riley of Bowling Green.
Thelma Griggs Piano Scholarship: Lindsay Harned of Lebanon Junction.
William Harter Scholarship: Steven Lopez of Franklin and Mary Alice Ratzlaff of Orland, Calif.
Hugh F. Johnson Music Scholarship: Aaron West of Owensboro.
Music Department Faculty Scholarship: Mary Alice Ratzlaff of Orland, Calif., and Daniel Thomas of Auburn.
Edward J. Pease Memorial Scholarship: Natalie Adcock of Central City.
Seymour Spiegelman Scholarship: Bronson Murphy of Bowling Green.
Dr. Samuel W. and Jeane Payne Tinsley Music Scholarship: Phoebe Simpson of Lexington.
Marita Hawley Travelstead Scholarship: Amy Farrell of Woodbridge, Va.
Nelle Gooch Travelstead Scholarship: Hannah Somers of Bowling Green.
D. & S. Vitale String Scholarship: Katherine Goforth of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Ida Weidemann Scholarship: Meredith Lopez of Dale City, Va.
“This is always such a special concert for our students because of the presence of many of the donors and supporters of the endowed scholarships,” Dr. Groom said.
More WKU news is available at www.wku.edu. If you’d like to receive WKU news via e-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu.
For information, contact Jill Blythe at (270) 745-5283 or Mitzi Groom at (270) 745-3751.
The recital by recipients of WKU’s endowed music scholarships begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Admission is free.
“We are very excited to be able to present three new scholarship awardees in this year’s Gift of Music Scholarship Recital,” said Mitzi Groom, department head. “These three new funds have some very close ties to the department, both through faculty and student associations.”
Chris Osborne of Springfield, Tenn., is the recipient of the Bennie Beach Jr. Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship, which is named for the longtime Student Activities program coordinator and Campus Activities Board adviser, also has a tie to his father and WKU emeritus faculty member Bennie Beach Sr. who served on the music faculty from 1953-1981.
Jessica Cunningham of Bowling Green is the recipient of the Sylvia Kersenbaum Scholarship, which has been partially funded through Kersenbaum’s numerous recitals. Kersenbaum, a music faculty member since 1976, is retiring this year.
Mary Alice Ratzlaff of Orland, Calif., is the recipient of the Jackson Miller Scholarship, named for the late Jackson Miller, a student trumpeter in WKU Bands (Marching Band, Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Basketball Band) from 2002-2003.
Other endowed music scholarship recipients include the following:
Jerry Baker Scholarship: Amberly Bush of Bowling Green and Brittany Jarboe of North Vernon, Ind.
Dr. Kent Campbell Scholarship: Brandon Jones of Bremen.
Howard Carpenter String and Piano Scholarship: Natalie Riley of Bowling Green.
Blanche and Austin Duckett Strings Music Scholarship: Natalie Riley of Bowling Green.
Thelma Griggs Piano Scholarship: Lindsay Harned of Lebanon Junction.
William Harter Scholarship: Steven Lopez of Franklin and Mary Alice Ratzlaff of Orland, Calif.
Hugh F. Johnson Music Scholarship: Aaron West of Owensboro.
Music Department Faculty Scholarship: Mary Alice Ratzlaff of Orland, Calif., and Daniel Thomas of Auburn.
Edward J. Pease Memorial Scholarship: Natalie Adcock of Central City.
Seymour Spiegelman Scholarship: Bronson Murphy of Bowling Green.
Dr. Samuel W. and Jeane Payne Tinsley Music Scholarship: Phoebe Simpson of Lexington.
Marita Hawley Travelstead Scholarship: Amy Farrell of Woodbridge, Va.
Nelle Gooch Travelstead Scholarship: Hannah Somers of Bowling Green.
D. & S. Vitale String Scholarship: Katherine Goforth of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Ida Weidemann Scholarship: Meredith Lopez of Dale City, Va.
“This is always such a special concert for our students because of the presence of many of the donors and supporters of the endowed scholarships,” Dr. Groom said.
More WKU news is available at www.wku.edu. If you’d like to receive WKU news via e-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu.
For information, contact Jill Blythe at (270) 745-5283 or Mitzi Groom at (270) 745-3751.
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