The Nancy F. Walker Scholarships for
Classical Vocal and
Instrumental Students
2024 Nancy F. Walker Scholarship Competition
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
$53, 500 in Prizes Awarded
Matinée Musicale Recital and Luncheon
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Greenacres Arts Center
Scholarship Winners who performed, left to right:
Natalie Marshall, Erica Nam,
Vera Lu, Natalie Corrigan,
Keliang Yao, Léa Nayak, Abigail Leidy, Ella Clark
HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS
1st: $4,000
2nd: $2,000
3rd: $1,000
$500 Encouragement Awards
COLLEGE AWARDS
1st: 10,000
2nd: $5,000
3rd: $3,000
$500 Encouragement Awards
High School Instrumental
1st - Erica Nam - violin; Kurt Sassmannshaus, teacher
2nd - Keliang Yao - piano; Logan Skelton, teacher
3rd - Anthony Dorsey - violin; Kurt Sassmannshaus, teacher
Encouragement Award - Kaede Suzuki, piano; Jackson Leung, teacher
Encouragement Award - Vivian Chang, violin; Hong Cheng, teacher
College Instrumental
1st - Abigail Leidy - cello; Alan Rafferty, teacher
2nd – Vera Tianyi Lu - piano; Polina Bespalko, teacher
3rd – Chang Lu - piano; Sara Daneshpour, teacher
Encouragement Award - Ava Shedd, violin; Won-Bin Yim, teacher
Encouragement Award - Madeline Arney, harp; Gillian Sella, teacher
High School Vocal
1st - Ella Clark – mezzo-soprano; Talia Zoll, teacher
2nd - Natalie Marshall - soprano; Catherine Keen, teacher
3rd - Evan Stuart - baritone; Catherine Keen, teacher
Encouragement Award - Makenna Peterson, soprano; Kim Buczek, teacher
Encouragement Award - Catherine Mazzella - soprano; Melanie Woodruff, teacher
College Vocal
1st – Léa Nayak - soprano; Gwen Coleman, teacher
2nd - Natalie Corrigan – mezzo-soprano; Amy Johnson, teacher
3rd – Eric Riedel - tenor; Alison Acord, teacher
Encouragement Award - Lauren Albano - soprano; Stuart Skelton, teacher
Questions? Please contact Nancy Bailey at scholarships@matineemusicalecincinnati.org or by phone at (859)781-0801.
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.
*ELIGIBILITY
Students who reside or attend school in Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren counties in Ohio; Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties in Kentucky; and Dearborn County in Indiana are eligible to receive scholarships.
QUESTIONS?
Please contact Nancy Bailey at scholarships@matineemusicalecincinnati.org or by phone at 859-781-0801.
