CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2026 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!

We have continued announcing the monetary amounts in addition to places. You will see a lot of variance in the number of awards per scholarship fund, as well as in the amount of the awards. This variance is due to the value of the scholarship funds, as we take a certain percentage to use for scholarship awards annually. Please note that the award amounts may change in the years to follow, depending on the fund performance and number of applicants. The incredible number of awards and amount of money that is available to Berks County music students is the direct result of a generous community that has invested in the future of music for generations. Honorable Mentions are listed alphabetically, not by score.

All students will receive their comment sheets from the adjudicators, and award recipients will receive information on how their award can be used, all in the week following their auditions. Parents have shared with us that due to the large number of awards, using the search function is one of the best ways to look through the page for a specific name.

COLLEGE AWARDS

Robert Cooper – Nicholas Geracimos Musical Theater Scholarship
Musical Theater

Samuel L. Correnti Scholarship
Woodwind, Brass, & Percussion – for students in Berks and those who study with a Berks County teacher

George Haage RMTA Scholarship
For Music Minors who study with a RMTA Teacher

Mildred Mogel Engle Scholarship

For Voice & All Instruments

Lewis “Skip” Norcott Low Brass Scholarship
Low Brass Instruments

Ruth & Spencer Overholser Orchestral String Scholarship

Violin, Viola, Cello, & Bass

Elaine Bausher Post Scholarship
For Voice & All Instruments

Kathryn I. Schiffner Scholarship

Piano & Voice

Helen Smith RMTA Scholarship

For Music Majors who study with a RMTA Teacher

Charlotte B. Wicklein Scholarship

For Voice & All Instruments

BRASS AWARDS

Mark Brumbach Euphonium Scholarship

Thomas W. & Edna Garrett Balkcom Brass Fund

Henry & Elizabeth Gass Brass Scholarship Fund

Lewis “Skip” Norcott Low Brass Scholarship

Gerald and Joanne Wagner French Horn & Piano Fund

GUITAR AWARDS

Aynardi Family Guitar Scholarship Fund

Carl Zeplin Jazz Guitar Scholarship Fund

PERCUSSION AWARDS
Willis M. Rapp Percussion Fund

PIANO AWARDS
American Guild of Organists, Reading Chapter Scholarship Fund

Bruce P. Bengtson Keyboard & Organ Fund

William & Rebecca Gass Butler Accompanist Award

Thomas W. & Marion Christman Balkcom Scholarship

Marjorie Fitz Organ Fund

Robert Kreitz-Mark Hornberger Piano Scholarship

Runyeon Piano Fund

Ann W. Souders Piano Fund

STRING & HARP AWARDS
Peter J. Brye Cello/Harp Fund

Katherine N. Quartner – Rita Quartner Herman String Scholarship

Thomas B. Souders Orchestral String Fund

VOICE AWARDS

Holly Altenderfer – Nancy Voigt MS Vocal Fund

Isabel W. Sondheim Vocal Scholarship Fund

WOODWIND AWARDS

David Bilger Woodwind Funde

Ann L. Cusano – Kim Webster Double Reed Fund

Thomas W. & Edna Garrett Balkcom Woodwind Fund

Work Family Woodwind Fund

ATONEMENT BACH SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

ENSEMBLE AWARDS
CHUCK LOEB MEMORIAL JAZZ JAM SCHOLARSHIP

First Place, $1,650
The Baseless Trio
Gabriel Perry (keyboard), Dexter Sales (drums), and Aidan Wilson (guitar)