2011 Winners

On May 4, 2011 eighteen very talented student musicians performed for scholarship consideration at Alden Memorial Hall on the Worcester Polytechnic campus.  From 2 PM until close to 6 PM several pianists, one cellist, two violinists, one oboe player, and several clarinet players played before a panel of judges.  The total number participating was 18 - one student performed on two different instruments.

Zlatomir FungThe first prize, The Music Guild Prize for $1100 was awarded to 12 year-old Zlatomir Fung, a student at the Mill Pond School in Westborough. His cello teacher is Emmanuel Feldman.

Watch video of performance at Music Guild Luncheon

The Sylvia Gafvert Stubblebine Scholarship has three prize levels. 

Felix Chen

The first prize is for $900 and was won by 15 year-old Felix Chen, a Shrewsbury High School student and clarinet student with Vladimir Vaskevich of the Joy of     Music Program in Worcester.  Felix also performed on piano for the competition and has participated with the Worcester and Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra programs.

Lydia Consilvio

The second level of Stubblebine Scholarship, at $650, was won by 17 year-old Lydia Consilvio of Auburn.   This is the second year in a row that Lydia has won this prize.  She is a student of Joe Halko and also is a reed maker.  She has performed with the Worcester and Boston Youth Symphonies and the 2010 Massachusetts All State Orchestra.    

Cynthia Schilling

The third Stubblebine Scholarship Prize ($450) was won by Fitchburg High School student Cynthia Schilling, age 17, a piano student with Roy Imperio of the Thayer Performing Arts at Atlantic Union College.  Cynthia is also a previous prize winner at the Young Artist Competition in 2009.