The Festival at Sandpoint Music Scholarship is given through The Festival at Sandpoint each year to a talented Bonner County high school instrumentalist with plans to continue their education in music.

 

Eligibility 

Open to all Bonner County high school students, with priority given to graduating seniors who are continuing their studies in music. 

 

Amount of Scholarship

$2,500 - funds may be used for any music related expenses including lessons, tuition, and instrument upgrade.

 

Deadline

Written Applications are due postmarked by Friday, April 6th

 

Live Auditions

Applicants will be contacted to schedule a live audition to take place during the month of May.  The winner will perform a solo prior to The Festival's Grand Finale Concert on Sunday, August 12, 2018.

 

Past Scholarship Winners

 

Jason Moody, violin, 1989

Jared Brannon, saxophone, 1999

Rachel Taylor, flute, 2000

Jessica Hanna, flute, 2001

Emily Terrell, violin, 2001

Aryan Reiner, trumpet, 2002

Jennifer Lund, flute, 2003

Ben Lockwood, piano, 2004

Tracy Kutzleb, flute, 2005

Hailey Fuqua, piano, 2006

Pete Gibson, drums, 2007

Erik Jansen, piano, 2008

Zachariah Baker, multi-instrumentalist, 2009

Monique Vachon, fiddle, 2010

Rachel O'Connor, violin, 2011

Joshua Oppelt, trombone, 2012
Christian Walker, tenor sax, 2013

Caitlin Wikel, flute, 2014

Rachel Seifert & Brooke Bethel, piano, 2015

Justin Marks, piano, 2016

Nichol Reed, violin, 2017