Friday Musicale Cares is a community outreach effort established in 2018. This arm of Friday Musicale is proud to support music scholarships, host music competitions, provide outreach to schools, create educational programs that benefit our youth, and offer the use of our facilities for special events. We strive to work hand in hand with other nonprofits in the Jacksonville community enriching current and future music lovers.
Marian Armington Waterman Poitevent Instrumental Scholarship
This scholarship is granted to graduating high school seniors from Northeast Florida pursing a degree in music. The four-year scholarship is paid out over a 4 year period to an outstanding instrumental musician.
Susan C. Mahla Instrumental Piano Scholarship
The Susan C. Mahla Scholarship Award is granted to graduating high school seniors from Northeast Florida pursing a degree in music. This four-year scholarship is awarded to an outstanding pianist once every four years. The scholarship is awarded in Memory of Susan C. Mahla.
Friday Musicale Outstanding Young Pianists
Competition and concert showcases the area’s best pre-college pianists. Students from all around the First Coast are nominated by their piano teachers. Competition for pianists in grades 5 – 12.
The Shirley Pinner Warner Memorial Opera Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a college student in the study of the art form of opera that was so dear to the heart and legacy of Shirley Pinner Warner.
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History of All Friday Musicale Scholarship Winners
2019 – Amy Lao, piano, University of Florida
Recipient of the Susan C. Mahla Instrumental Piano Scholarship
2019 – Gavin Elliot Andrews, opera singer, University of North Florida
Recipient of the Shirley Pinner Warner Memorial Opera Scholarship
2018 – Mikala Laws, opera singer, University of North Florida
Recipient of the Shirley Pinner Warner Memorial Opera Scholarship
2018 – Alex McGuire, flute, Cleveland Institute of Music
Recipient of the Marian Armington Waterman Poitevent Instrumental Scholarship
2017 – Megan Wojtyla, oboe, University of Michigan
Recipient of the Marian Armington Waterman Poitevent Instrumental Scholarship
2016 – Hamza Abouelhouda, percussion, Manhattan School of Music
Recipient of the Marian Armington Waterman Poitevent Instrumental Scholarship
2015 – Christiana Shelenberger, piano, Florida State University
Recipient of the Marian Armington Waterman Poitevent Instrumental Scholarship
2014 – Rachel Lovelace, bassoon, University of Missouri, Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance
Recipient of the Marian Armington Waterman Poitevent Instrumental Scholarship
2013 – Mitchell Kuhn, oboe, The Juilliard School
Recipient of the Marian Armington Waterman Poitevent Instrumental Scholarship
2013 – Andrew Callahan, piano, University of Michigan
Recipient of the Susan C. Mahla Instrumental Piano Scholarship
2012 – Samuel Casseday, double bass, Curtis Institute of Music
Recipient of the Friday Musicale Scholarship
2012 – Hannah Fell, flute, University of Florida
Friday Musicale Honorable Mention
2012 – Gabriela Pena-Kim, violin, Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University
Friday Musicale Honorable Mention
2011 – Likai He, violin, Columbus State University
Recipient of the Marian Waterman Caldwell Instrumental Scholarship
2011 – Elisa Gentry, clarinet, Florida State University
Recipient of the Friday Musicale Scholarship
2011 – Brandon Mosley, clarinet, Stetson University
Friday Musicale Honorable Mention
2010 – Allison Watkins, flute, Florida State University
Recipient of the Marian Armington Waterman Poitevent Instrumental Scholarship
2010 – Danielle Morgan Cheiken, soprano, Oberlin College
Recipient of the Friday Musicale Vocal Scholarship
2009 – Kensley Behel, clarinet, Florida State University
Recipient of the Marian Armington Waterman Poitevent Instrumental Scholarship
2009 – Preston Masters, baritone (voice), Florida State University
Recipient of the Friday Musicale Vocal Scholarship
2007 – John Henry Kruer, violin, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
