The Babylon Chorale is excited to present their 4th annual Summer Scholarship Award for high school singers. One high school student will be chosen through an online audition process to perform a solo of their choice at the Chorale’s June 2024 concert.
The winner will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship to attend a music summer program of their choice. In addition, their name will be featured in our June Concert program, and will be listed on our website. The winner will be invited to perform the same piece submitted for the application at the Chorale’s June concert. An accompanist will be provided for the performance, if needed.
Applications are open to students in grades 9 – 12. To apply, simply fill out the form below.
Your YouTube link should lead us to a video recording of your performance of a single song (art song, aria, or musical theater piece) with a live piano accompaniment. Please keep your video submission under six minutes.
2024 application
Applications for the 2024 Summer Scholarship Award have closed. Please check back next spring for our 2025 Application!
PAST WINNERS
2024- Samuel A. Friedmann
SAMUEL A. FRIEDMANN is proud to be selected as the winner of the 2024 Babylon Chorale Summer Scholarship. He enjoys performing in theater and opera. Credits include: Les Miserable (Thenardier), The Magic Flute (Sarastro), Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni), and The Pajama Game (Sid Sorokin). Sam is a two-time NYSSMA All-State singer and part of MYO’s Nassau Chamber Chorale. He’s proud to be a New York State Thespian Officer, a National Honors Thespian Society member, and Chorale president of his school. Samuel will be attending the Queens Summer Vocal Institute this summer. In the fall, he plans to head to Indiana University where he will study Vocal Performance at The Jacobs School of Music.
2023- Elizabeth Neumeyer
Elizabeth Neumeyer, our third winner from Locust Valley High School, used the summer scholarship to attend the Queens Summer Vocal Institute, where she was cast as The Third Lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
2022- Austyn Park
Austyn Park, our second winner, performed the Italian art song “Amirilli” by Giulio Caccini at our 2022 Spring Concert.
Pictured (L to R): Scholarship Committee Chair William Margiotta, President Kim Montana, Austyn Park, Artistic Director & Conductor Jared Berry
2019 – Rachel Schlesinger
Our inaugural winner, Rachel Schlesinger, performed “Ah! Mio cor” from Alcina by G.F. Handel.
Pictured (L to R): Artistic Director & Conductor Jared Berry, President Kim Montana, Rachel Schlesinger, Scholarship Committee Chair Virginia Dowd