The Nancy F. Walker Scholarships for
Classical Vocal and Instrumental
Students
2025 Nancy F. Walker Scholarship Competition
$50,000 TOTAL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
The Nancy F. Walker Memorial Scholarship Competition for classical instrumental and vocal students has been held annually for the past seven years. In 2024, total of $53,500 was awarded to juniors and seniors in high school and college from 6 counties, representing 37 different teachers, 3 colleges, 14 high schools, and homeschools. Auditions were adjudicated by highly qualified, distinguished judges, who also provided comments which were shared with individual students. Top winners are required to perform at our annual celebration at Greenacres Arts Center.
The 2025 Scholarship Auditions will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at the Greenhills Community Church, 21 Cromwell Road, Cincinnati, OH 45218.
APPLICATION MATERIALS LISTED BELOW MUST BE EMAILED TO: matineemusicalescholarships@gmail.com
AND RECEIVED BY: Monday, February 3, 2025
• Completed Scholarship Application.
• Signed Waiver, Release and Acknowledgement Form.
• Link to a short YouTube video (no more than 5 minutes in length) performing Western classical music and demonstrating applicant’s talent and technical abilities.
• Letter written by the applicant explaining their future plans in relation to their classical music studies.
• Letter of recommendation from the applicant’s primary music instructor.
AUDITION INFORMATION
Candidates will be notified whether they have been selected to audition by February 9, 2025 via email, and will receive warm-up and audition times during the week of February 10, 2025. Auditions will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2025, 9 am – 4 pm
LOCATION:
Greenhills Community Church, 21 Cromwell Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45218
• Prepare a total of 8-10 minutes of memorized Western classical music from at least 2 different periods of music history.
• Provide your own collaborative pianist.
• Provide 3 copies of your music for the judges.
ELIGIBILITY
High School and College Juniors and Seniors in Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren Counties in Ohio; Dearborn County in Indiana; Boone, Campbell, and Kenton Counties in Kentucky.
QUESTIONS?
Please contact Kathy Adams at matineemusicalescholarships@gmail.com.
Click below to see our past winners!
Nancy Fuldner Walker, memorialized by these scholarships, was a musician, music teacher and strong advocate for all music and arts organizations. She provided able leadership to Matinée Musicale for more than four decades before her death in October 2017. Matinée Musicale Cincinnati honors her legacy of support and encouragement of young musicians through these scholarships.
