Music for Humanity announces scholarship winners

CHESTER — The board of Music for Humanity in Chester has announced its scholarship winners, as it encourages all applicants to "continue on their musical journey; to be ambassadors for 'music' and as musicians continue to build the invisible roads, bridges and tunnels that connect our hearts. More connections means a better world for all of us. More music means a better world for all of us."
The 2018 scholarship recipients are:
Ryan Soeyadi, Grand Prize, $8,000 — Ryan is from Lake Grove, N.Y., and will be a sophomore at The Juilliard School in New York, N.Y.
Bobby Volkman, Second Prize , $4,000 — Bobby is from Ronkonkoma NY; he will be a senior at The Juilliard School in New York, NY - See him perform here.
Emma Nicholson, 1st Honorable Mention, $1,000 — Emma is from Florida, N.Y., in her second year of graduate studies at the Peabody Conservatory at John Hopkins in Baltimore.
Jethro Banks, 2nd Honorable Mention, $1,000 — Jethro is from Beacon, N.Y., and will be a freshman at Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Chloe Borthwick, 3rd Honorable Mention, $1,000 — Chloe is from Warwick, N.Y. She will be a freshman at William Patterson University in Wayne, N.J.
Music for Humanity is a nonprofit that exists to help spread more music throughout the world.
On Sunday, Sept. 30, Music for Humanity will host a concert featuring Jason Miles and Rave Tesar, two internationally successful musicians. They will each perform and then conduct a master class featuring five outstanding young musicians including Ryan Soeyadi, Bobby Volkman, Chloe Borthwick, Alex Prizgintas.
This is a free event, but to reserve seats please send an email with "Sept 30" in the subject line to Barry@MusicForHumanity.org. Include your name, phone number, and the number of seats you need (maximum is 6). Tickets are also available at Peck's Wine and Spirits, 1 Bank St., Warwick; and Outdoors, 6 Howland St., Chester.
The event is supported by the Orange County Arts Council.
For more information visit musicforhumanity.org.