The CMC faculty and staff audition students every May for full scholarships for private lessons in the upcoming school year. These scholarships are awarded based on need and merit. This year, the jury listened to numerous students playing a diverse range of repertoire.
The jury would like to express their gratitude to everyone who helped prepare the students for the auditions, as well as to the students who participated.
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the Merit Scholarships for private lessons for the 2024-2025 school year, as well as the selected participants for the CMC All-School Recital.
Charlotte Ackerley Memorial Scholarship
Candy Chen, Student of Ava Gehlen-Williams
Chevron Scholarship
Mimi Bakker, Student of Matylda Rotkiewicz
Bella and P.P. Chiu Memorial Scholarship Fund
Luigi Fernandez, Student of Grace Yu
Bailin Li, Student of Sharon Wayne
Alexis Martinez, Student of Michael Long
Lindsay Wong, Student of Christian Bonvin
Ruth and Martin Elsner Memorial Scholarships
Mike Lopez, Student of Omar Ledzama
Ziyan Zhang, Student of Lilia Zheltova
Gertrude Field Memorial Scholarship
Caroline Denmark, Student of Erik Pearson
Marian N. Ford Memorial Scholarship for Strings
Nayeli Barrera Alvarez, Student of Dorisiya Yosifova
Tyler Guge Memorial Scholarship
Manhattan Liu, Student of Erik Pearson
Harold Haber Memorial Scholarship
Emily Granina, Student of Tatyana Mikhaylenko
Hilda Haber Memorial Scholarship for Piano
Susanna Zhang, Student of Matylda Rotkiewicz
Koret Scholarship
Matthew Lu, Student of Sin-Tung Chiu
Ross McKee Memorial Scholarships in Piano
Maite Argote, Student of Grace Huenemann
Laura Chen, Student of Elyse Weakley
Luciano Costa, Student of Erik Walker
Thompson Nguyen, Student of Paul McMath
Emma Sophia Yambao, Student of Erick Peralta
Alice Morini Memorial Scholarship
Lukas Ng, Student of Dorisiya Yosifova
Maurice, Helen, and Carl Shapiro Memorial Scholarship
Lucas Lan, Student of Joshua Saulle
The Shenson Foundation Scholarship
Haibo Gao, Student of Tregar Otton
Shorr Memorial Scholarship in Chamber Music
Jayden Li, Student of Tatyana Mikhaylenko
Gioia Taber Piano Scholarship
Kimberley Chen, Student of Grace Yu
Mrs. Paul L. Wattis Memorial Scholarship
Kevin Jacob Barrera Garcia, Student of Irene Chagall
Joan Wild Memorial Scholarships
Kelsey Wong, Student of Christian Bonvin
Jaden Liu, Student of Paul Dab
James Hunt Scholarship
Juan Miguel Maeda Mijangos, Student of Christopher Basso
Ruth Lasky Memorial Scholarship Fund
Ashley Esmeralda Alvarado Zepeda, Student of Irene Chagall
Sid and Iris Frank Memorial Scholarship
Andy Velez Esquivel, Student of Zahra Rothschild
Linda Blacketer Memorial Scholarship
Val Abrego, Student of Marth Rodriguez-Salazar
Dylan Rivera-Castillo, Student of Irene Chagall
Juliet McComas Memorial Scholarship
Mireya Navarro Herrera, Student of Maria Garcia Plaza
The Mae and Libby Scholarship Fund for Voice
Gina Gonzalez Cambambia, Student of Martha Rodriguez-Salazar
The Mae and Libby Scholarship Fund for Piano
Giuliana Paul, Student of Michaela Overall
Christopher Yao, Student of Paul McMath
The ISOM Scholarship Fund
Alejandra Camila Murphy Talavera, Student of Evelyn Davis
Peter F. Ostwald M.D. Memorial Scholarship
Milan Pimental, Student of Omar Ledzama
Isabel Hesselberg Memorial Scholarship
Audrey Xu, Student of Deszon Claiborne
Reah Sadowsky Memorial Scholarship
Alexander Ou, Student of Lilia Zheltova
Sarah S. Koss Memorial Scholarship
Gianna Li, Student of Sharon Wayne
CMC ALL-SCHOOL RECITAL PARTICIPANTS
Val Abrego, Student of Martha Rodriguez-Salazar
Mimi Bakker, Student of Matylda Rotkiewicz
Elaine Chen, Student of Christian Bonvin
Laura Chen, Student of Elyse Weakley
Haibo Gao, Student of Tregar Otton
Gina Gonzalez-Cambambia, Student of Martha Rodriguez-Salazar
Emily Granina, Student of Tatyana Mikhaylenko
Jeremy Huang, Student of Sin-Tung Chiu
Bailin Li, Student of Sharon Wayne
Jayden Li, Student of Tatyana Mikhaylenko
Karman Liang, Student of Sin-Tung Chiu
Alexander Ou, Student of Lilia Zheltova
Lindsay Pérez Esquivel, Student of Leo Baluk
Ella Sahan, Student of Nena Aldaz
Gael Sandoval, Student of Kathleen Conner
Lindsey Wong, Student of Christian Bonvin
Emma Sophia Yambao, Student of Erick Peralta