Congratulations To The Winners Of The 2025 Cleveland Cello Society Scholarship Competition!

Elementary Division, Mary Margaret Kramer Prize Winner:
Adrian Cang, grade 4, Hilltop Elementary School, student of Jeffrey Singler

Junior Division, George Knobeloch Edwards Prize Winner:
Holden Gilbert, grade 8, Beachwood Middle School, student of Pamela Kelly

Junior Division, Honorable Mention:
Christina Gomez, grade 6, St. Peregrine Academy, student of Derek Snyder

Senior Division Dually Noted Prize Co-Winners:
Jack Neely, grade 10, Hawken School, student of Daniel Pereira and
Elena Ziegler, grade 12, Copley High School, student of Dmitry Kouzov

Senior Division Honorable Mention:
Louis Wang, grade 12, Solon High School, student of Paul Kushious

College Division, “Gold Medal” Jim and Jean Triner Prize Winner:
Ari Peraza, Sophomore, The Julliard School, student of Joel Krosnick & Zvi Plesser

College Division, “Silver Medal” Y. Chen Prize Winner:
Pin-Hao Chen, Sophomore, Oberlin Conservatory, student of Darrett Adkins

College Division, Agnew Prize for Best Bach Winner:
Joshua Lyphout, Senior, Bowling Green State University, student of Brian Snow

The Cleveland Cello Society would like to express our deepest gratitude to our wonderful judges, David Ellis, Abbey Hansen, Cathy Meints, Hannah Moses, Robert Nicholson, and Brian Snow, and all of our terrific volunteers, Elaine Breiner, Caroline Jang, Glenn Mercer, Ida Mercer, Natalie Mercer, Anna Rock, and Bruce Tyler.

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April 4 (Friday) at 7 PM: i Cellisti! - our annual cello ensemble extravaganza & scholarship  fundraiser. COMPLETED! Thanks to all who came, we raised thousands of dollars for our activities (scholarships, commissions, etc.). Composer Rollo Dilworth was in attendance!  

April 6 (Sunday) 9:15 AM to 4:30 PM: Cello Day - a CCS collaboration with and at Baldwin Wallace, for kids and adults students. SOLD OUT and COMPLETED!

TO SEE BOTH I CELLISTI! & CELLO DAY GO HERE AND SCROLL DOWN TO 2025

Our last event of the 2024-25 season: April 27, noon-5 PM: Annual Scholarship Competition.  The Music Settlement, University Circle. COMPLETED!

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