Thank You

Today's performance is made possible by contributions from members like you. Thank you to our community of donors who have supported Colburn with gifts. The Community School is proud to recognize the excellence and dedication of its students through

Community School Scholarships

Jumpstart, Herbert Zipper, and Amplify Scholarships, and to provide additional scholarship awards in recognition of merit and financial need.

Central to the Colburn School’s commitment to providing equitable access to excellence, Jumpstart equips students with the knowledge and resources they need to become thriving artists by offering 100% scholarship-supported access to the highest quality music education. Jumpstart students receive instruments and materials at no cost and participate in weekly classes led by distinguished Colburn faculty and Conservatory Teaching Fellows. The Jumpstart program directly addresses the lack of arts education within public schools and serves as a pathway for students to acquire skills linked to both personal and academic success through music.

The Herbert Zipper Scholars program offers highly motivated, deserving students the opportunity to engage in comprehensive music education at Colburn, one of the nation’s premier arts organizations. Herbert Zipper Scholars receive instruction in music theory, private lessons, and ensemble participation, among many other academic and performance opportunities.

In alignment with the expansion of Colburn’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives, the Community School offers Amplify Scholarships for Black and Latinx students. Colburn links recruiting activities and scholarship support and works with local and national partners to reach diverse populations of talented students.

Special appreciation this year goes to the extraordinary scholarship support of Marilyn Ziering; Christine and Sean Yu; Marisa Silver and Ken Kwapis, in memory of Marjorie Kwapis; and Atis A. and Diana Liepins, and Sandra Liepins Busby. Generous endowments in support of scholarships include:

Ahmanson Foundation Scholarship Fund

Shirley & Irving L. Ashkenas Scholarship Fund

Austrian-American Council West Award

Barry Family Scholarship Fund

Nancy Baxter Endowment Fund

Judith M. Benjamin Fund

Iona Benson Trust

Emily Bernstein Scholarship Fund

Susan & Murray Brown Endowment Fund in honor and memory of Cellist Pal Hermann

Pat Byrne Piano Scholarship Endowment Fund

Catherine Colburn Høgel Scholarship Fund

Keith & Betsy Colburn Scholarship/Galashiels Fund

Richard D. Colburn Scholarship Fund

Jennifer & Royce Diener Cello Scholarship Fund

Dorothy Duque Grant Russell Financial Aid Fund for Piano

Ed & Mari Edelman Chamber Music Fund

Max and Muriel Gluck Scholarship Fund

Grancell Scholarship Fund

Susan & Bruce Heard Financial Aid Endowment Fund for Cello

Molinda & Dr. Harold Karpman Fund

Wendy Kelman Scholarship

Beverly, Donald, and David Kobrin Scholarship Fund

Gene Krieger Financial Aid Fund

Lesser Scholarship Fund

Rosalyne A. Lesser Musical Endowment Fund

Wesley Bing Leung Citizenship Award

Beverly Corcoran Marksbury Financial Aid Fund

Christine Martin Endowment Fund

Kean/Mayman Endowed Scholarship Fund

Millstein-Fall Colburn Youth Orchestra Fund

Negaunee Foundation Endowment Fund

Felix Racelis Piano Scholarship Fund

Elizabeth Redleaf Scholarship Fund

Dorothy and Horace Sampson Cello Financial Aid Endowment Fund

Hugo Samuels Scholarship Fund

Harry Suh & Patricia Koh Scholarship Fund

Keith & Cecilia Terasaki Family Foundation Financial Aid Endowment Fund

Weintraub Family Endowment