Sixteen talented Hochstein students in grades 5-12 will be recognized at the Honors Convocation on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at 2:00 pm. These include winners of Hochstein Merit Scholarships and three seniors who are completing the Honors Certificate Program. They each will perform solo pieces ranging from Bach, Saint-Saёns, and Vivaldi, to Bartók, Copland, and Villa-Lobos.
Click here to read more about these amazing students. You can watch the concert on Facebook and YouTube starting at 2:00 pm.
Hochstein teachers nominate students for Merit Scholarships and auditions were held January–May. They are organized in four categories for various age levels of music students. The scholarships are provided with funds established to memorialize former board members Sydney Rubin and his wife Pearl Rubin, Lillian Taylor Hubbard, and Walter Holloran, as well as Sidney & Ruth Salzman, Dorothy Pund Allen, David Romig, Christina & Diana Wang, and Donald Yungkurth, and members of the Knights of Pythias.
The Honors Certificate Program is entered by audition and is an intensive course of study over several years. Many of the graduates of Hochstein’s Honors Certificate Program have pursued further musical studies at the finest conservatories and university schools of music in the country. There are three seniors who are expected to complete the program this year. Significant support for the Honors Certificate Program comes from the Davison Foundation.
Merit Scholarship Winners
Grades 5-6
- Diana & Christina Wang Memorial Scholarship: Wendy Brown of Fairport; violin; grade 5, homeschooled; student of Kathy Tarantelli
- Walter J. Holloran Memorial Scholarship: Noah Busch of Brighton; violin; grade 6, Twelve Corners Middle School; student of Pia Liptak
- Dorothy Pund Allen Memorial Scholarship: Joseph McQuaid of Brighton; violin; grade 6, Twelve Corners Middle School; student of Marcos Kreutzer
Grades 7-8
- Diana & Christina Wang Memorial Scholarship: Nathan Bellinger of Victor; cello; grade 7, St. John Bosco School; student of Kathy Kemp
- Knights of Pythias Memorial Scholarship: Lillian Brickman of Rochester; guitar; grade 7, School of the Arts; student of Tim Shannon
- Lillian Taylor Hubbard Memorial Scholarship: Victoria Hayashi of Brighton; piano; grade 7, Twelve Corners Middle School; student of Willie LaFavor
Grades 9-10
- Ruth & Sidney Salzman Memorial Scholarship: Thomas DeFisher of Williamson; piano; grade 10, Williamson High School; student of Paula Bobb
- Knights of Pythias Memorial Scholarship: Gabriella Graney of Brighton; voice; grade 10, Brighton High School; student of Sandra Sluberski
- David Romig Memorial Scholarship: Luke Pisani of Hilton; piano; grade 9, Hilton High School; student of Gary Palmer
Grades 11-12
- Dorothy Pund Allen Memorial Scholarship: Joshua Fugate of Gates; violin; grade 11, homeschooled; student of Pia Liptak
- Donald Yungkurth Memorial Scholarship: Katherine Huang of Pittsford; flute; grade 11, Pittsford Mendon High School; student of Diane Smith
- Sydney & Pearl Rubin Memorial Scholarship: Jett Kopalek of Henrietta; violin; grade 12, Rush Henrietta High School; student of Pia Liptak
- Lillian Taylor Hubbard Memorial Scholarship: Isaac Pollock of Irondequoit; guitar; grade 11, homeschooled; student of Tim Shannon
Honors Certificate Program Graduates
- Lydia Geiger of Batavia; flute; grade 12, Batavia High School; student of Rita George-Simmons
- Ji-Mi Jang of Pittsford; cello; grade 12, Pittsford Mendon High School; student of Kathy Kemp
- Agathya Visveswaran of Brighton; guitar; grade 12, Brighton High School; student of John Wiesenthal
Additionally, two students were recognized with Honorable Mention:
- Lydia Daley of Attica; flute; grade 12, Alexander High School; student of Diane Smith
- Ji-Mi Jang of Pittsford; cello; grade 12, Pittsford Mendon High School; student of Kathy Kemp