Barbara Thornton Memorial Scholarship
The $2,000 award will go to an outstanding and highly-motivated (and possibly unconventional) young performer of medieval music who seeks to widen his/her experience through more advanced study and/or auditions in Europe. Applicants should be citizens of the Americas born on or after June 1, 1975, and should submit 3 copies of the following to EMA: a letter describing the proposed use of the scholarship, a resume and description of their background in medieval music, a recording (CD or cassette) of a recent performance of medieval music in which they are featured, and a letter of recommendation from a principal teacher. Next deadline for submission: May 1, 2011. For more information, contact the EMA office.
2008 Recipient: Emily Eagen
2006 Recipient: Mary E. Larew
2004 Recipient: Wolodymyr Smishkewych
2001 Recipient: Moira Smiley
Scholarships to summer workshops
These awards enable students to attend summer early music workshops in the United States and Canada. (Yearly application deadline: April 15); Information about scholarships to summer early music workshops.
2010 Scholarship winners
Liliana Castelblanco, voice, Peabody Conservatory
Laura Cleveland, Baroque dance, Portland State University
Caitlin Dawson, oboe, Case Western Reserve University
Lucy Fitz Gibbon, voice, Yale University
Ariana Mason, gamba, Oberlin College
Maria Jose Romero, violin, University of North Texas
Robert Warner, harpsichord, SUNY Stony Brook
Link to 2010 Press Release.
2009 Scholarship winners
Michel Angers, lute (Accademia Internazionale della Musica)
Bryan Duerfeldt, recorder (Jefferson Senior High School, Bloomington, MN)
Stephen Gamboa, harpsichord (SUNY Stony Brook)
Salome Sandoval McNutt, voice and lute (Longy School of Music)
Ka-Wai Yu, gamba and cello (University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign)
Patrick Jones, harpsichord (Oberlin College)
Sian Ricketts, oboe (Cleveland Institute of Music)
2008 Scholarship winners
Andrew Arceci, viola da gamba (Peabody Conservatory)
Lydia Brotherton, soprano (Boston University)
Hélène Brunet, soprano (University of Montréal)
Luke Conklin, oboe (University of Limerick, Ireland)
James Augustine "Gus" Mercante, countertenor (University of North Texas)
2007 Scholarship winners
Suzanne Anderson, voice (University of Southern California,CA)
Hsuan Chang, keyboardist (Indiana University, IN)
Paul Kieffer, lute (St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists, MN)
Andrew Fouts, violinist (Indiana University, IN)
Alexa Raine-Wright, recorder (St. Paul, MN)
2006 Scholarship winners
Adam Bregman, sackbut (Indiana University, Bloomington, IN)
Janelle Davis, voice (University of North Texas, Denton, TX)
Dianna Grabowski, voice (University of North Texas, Denton, TX)
Everett Redburn, lute (University of North Texas, Denton, TX)
Yulia Van Doren, voice (New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA)
2005 Scholarship winners
Dalyn Cook, fortepiano (University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC)
Yura Nakajima, violin (University of North Texas, Denton, TX)
Laura Osterlund, recorder (High School Student, Oak Park, IL)
2004 Scholarship winners
Brandi Berry, violin (University of North Texas, Denton, TX)
Liam Byrne, viola da gamba (Indiana University, Bloomington, IN)
Debra Nagy, Renaissance winds and voice (Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH)
2003 Scholarship winners
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord (Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA)
David Giusti, recorder (Washington Waldorf School, Washington, DC)
Andrew Levy, recorder (home school, Berkeley, CA)
2002 Scholarship winners
Ghislaine Deschambault, harpsichord (McGill University, Montreal, QC)
Charlotte Dobbs, voice (Yale University, New Haven, CT)
John Rush, Baroque flute (Indiana University, Bloomington, IN)
2001 Scholarship winners
Benjamin Katz, harpsichord (Staten Island, NY)
Vivien Shotwell, voice (Williams College, Williamstown, MA)
Hideki Yamaya, lute (University of California, Irvine)
2000 Scholarship winners
Felicity Deak, cello (University of Toronto, ON)
Daphna Mor, recorder (Boston Conservatory, MA)
Joanna Morton, voice (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Adam Pearl, harpsichord (Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD)
1999 Scholarship winners
Risa Kawabata, recorder (Bryn Mawr College, Philadelphia, PA)
Alicia Kravitz, recorder (Katonah, NY)
Ilya Poletaev, harpsichord (University of Toronto, ON)
1998 Scholarship winners
Fania Schwebel, recorder (Toronto, ON)
Héctor Sequera, lute (University of North Texas, Denton)