The Friends of Old Rochester Music (FORM) is pleased to announce that 19 graduating seniors received scholarships and awards for their contributions to the ORR Music Program. Their commitment to the program and the impact that music has made in their lives was eloquently detailed in their impressive applications. Thanks, in part, to the generous support of donors and sponsors to FORM, the following students received awards this year: Sydney D. Arruda, Samantha Babineau, Colleen Beatrice, Hannah June Dean, Samantha Dean, Lillie Farrell, Holly Frink, Meghan Johnson, Jane Kassabian, Jessica Rose Keegan, Isabella King, Alyson Maggiore, Alexandra Taylor Melloni, Victor Schoen Morris, Zenobia Ruth Nelles, Kaeli Peters, George Rentumis, Hannah Rose, Natasha Heather Shorrock.
We extend our congratulations to these accomplished student musicians and wish them much success in their future endeavors.
On behalf of FORM and the ORR Music Program, we would also like to recognize and applaud the efforts of Jill Peters, who after more than a decade of supporting FORM, is retiring from FORM and leaving her current role as President. Without her leadership and personal contributions, the FORM organization would not have flourished and reached so many students. It is with our heartfelt gratitude that we wish you all the best!
FORM is a volunteer, non-for-profit organization whose mission is to support the ORR Music Program. Funds are used to defray some of the costs associated with music competition fees, travel, instruments, and more. Thanks to the generosity of donors and patrons to FORM, students were able to attend Great East Music Festival, MAJE, the Berklee High School Jazz Festival, the UNH Jazz Festival, and MICCA competition during the academic year as well as play at Faneuil Hall in Boston. In addition, FORM donated a new drum set from Symphony Music Shop to benefit our aspiring percussionists.
For more information about FORM, to make a contribution to the scholarship fund, or to become a volunteer, please contact Susan Gorden Ryan at 508-208-1927 or Susan@boldrealtors.com.