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Scholarship Recipients

2023

Clark Bedford Scholarship

Olivia Berry, Quaker Valley HS 

Nancy Moser Klimcheck Scholarship

Ava Stoner of Allderdice HS

Isabella Soderstrom of Quaker Valley HS

Jenna Rusiewicz of Burrell HS   

2022

Eleni Fitsioris, West Allegheny High School

Luciano Lanz, McKeesport Area High School

Ryder Smith, Fox Chapel Area High School

2021, 2020

Due to Covid restrictions the Festival of Choirs was not held

2019

Emma Galiardi, Riverview High School

Daryl Jean Smith, Penn Hills High School

scholarship winner and director
scholarship winner and director
scholarship winner and director

"I am honored to have been selected as the recipient of the Pittsburgh Concert Chorale Scholarship for 2020. Thanks to your generous contribution, it will enable me to have the opportunity to further my education and a four-year degree program at Thiel College.

When I attend Thiel College in the fall, I will study criminal justice and the pursuit of a career in the field of law. The Pittsburgh Concert Chorale Scholarship and opportunity to attend Riverview High School has helped me to create a solid foundation for which to build my future. Thank you for your generous support."

Emma Galiardi
Riverview High School
Class of 2020

"I’ve been singing for as long as I can remember. When I first entered Penn Hills Choir I remember feeling intimidated and I felt like I wasn’t enough, but being surrounded by such open minded and welcoming people is VERY contagious! I felt like I mattered and that I was an important contribution to the choir, MY choir! I honestly don’t know who I would be without such a recreational class. It never felt like work! Kala Williams is a truly eccentric woman and one of a kind! As I part ways with Penn Hills, I leave them with this:  Why just sing the melody when you can harmonize?”

scholarship winner

Daryl Jean Smith
Penn Hills High School
Class of 2020

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