GFMC Scholarships
Georgia Federation of Music Clubs Competitions and Awards Division sponsored the Scholarship Competitions in May, 2024.
The judges for these competitions were: Dr. Owen Lovell (piano), Mr. Todd Wedge (voice), and Dr. Eva Hsu (instrumental).
Below is the list of our winners. Congratulations to these winning students and their teachers.
Floride Dean Scholarship:
Piano Scholarship (19-26 yr) $2000.00 each
Distinguished Performer: 1st Place: $2000.00
Annabel Shue (Teacher: Dr. Alan Woo)
Accomplished Performer: 2nd Place: $500.00
Evan Wyatt (Teacher: Jerico Vasquez)
Continuing Education 9th & 10th Grade Piano Scholarship:
Distinguished Performer: 1st Place: $600.00
Eric Shu (Teacher: Ping Xu)
Accomplished Performer: 2nd Place: $400.00
Nelson Solon Liu (Teacher: Hwee Boon Hg)
Notable Performer: 3rd Place: $200.00
Nicole Lee (Teacher: Ping Xu)
Continuing Education 11th & 12th Grade Piano Scholarship:
Distinguished Performer: 1st Place: $600.00
Ashley Si (Teacher: Lois Finlay)
Accomplished Performer: 2nd Place: $400.00
Cayden Lai (Teacher: Hwee Boon Ng)
Notable Performer: 3rd Place: $200.00
Sophia Yao Li (Teacher: Ping Xu)
Bailey-Cobb Non-Piano Scholarship: Provides high school students (9th-12th grade) to compete in 2 categories.
Vocal Solo:
Distinguished Performer: 1st Place: $350.00
Nishevitha Suresh (Teacher; Margaret Liu)
Accomplished Performer: 2nd Place: $200.00
Alishia Baiju (Teacher: Margaret Liu)
Instrumental Solo – Violin
Distinguished Performer: 1st Place: $350.00
Santiago Machain (Teacher: Denise Burcham)
