Education Program
Alpenglow is committed to promoting an appreciation of chamber music through education, outreach, and audience development. To that end, we:
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• keep the price of tickets low,
• provide free concert tickets to students,
• present an annual musical workshop to Summit High School musicians
• Annually award a Middle School Music Lesson Scholarship
• Annually award the Carlton F. Thornbury Scholarship to a graduating senior who intends to continue their musical studies in College.
Scholarships
We strongly believe that playing an instrument can change a child’s life. To support young musicians in our community, each year we award two scholarships: one for Middle School Music lessons and the Carlton F. Thornbury College Scholarship for college tuition. To date, Alpenglow has awarded $1,900 in Music Lesson Scholarships and $7,500 in college scholarships.
Middle School Music Lesson Scholarship
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A $1,000 music lesson scholarship is awarded each year to a promising Summit County student or students to pay for private lessons. The winner of the 2024 Middle School Music Lesson Scholarship is William Willis.
Carlton F. Thornbury College Scholarship
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A $1500 Scholarship is awarded annually to a Summit County graduating high school senior who demonstrates musical talent and who intends to continue musical studies in college.
The 2024 recipient of the Carlton F. Thornbury College Scholarship is Luke Kneller. Luke was the principal clarinet player at Summit High School and aspires to major in both Music Education and Music Composition at CU Boulder.
Carlton F. Thornbury College Scholarship Winner
Luke Kneller, clarinet
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You may recognize Luke from his wonderful performance at the Silverthorne Pavilion during the 2021 festival.
In spring of 2021, Alpenglow's board read about Luke's acceptance into the "Honors Performance Series" and contributed $200 toward the cost of his travel. Only 200 students were selected, from 10,000 applicants, to perform in Vienna, Austria last July.
Luke's musical journey has taken him from the prestigious Colorado All State Symphonic Band to iconic venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York City, the Royal Festival Hall in London England, Sydney Opera House in Australia, and the Musikverein in Vienna Austria. He has received several notable awards including special recognition from the Colorado House of Representatives, International Performance Achievement Awards, Local and State Symphonic Band Awards as well as Gold Academic Honor Rolls.
Luke's thank you note beautifully captures the focus of Alpenglow's educational mission: "I am committed to making a positive difference in the lives of others, just as you have done for me. I want to assure you that your investment in my education has not gone unnoticed. I am determined to make the most of the opportunities your scholarship has afforded me and to strive for excellence in all my future endeavors.".
Alpenglow and it's supporters strongly believe in promoting music appreciation for listeners of all ages and that playing an instrument can change a child’s life. Our annual college Scholarship awards $1500 to a Summit County graduating high school senior who demonstrates musical talent and who intends to continue musical studies in college. To date, Alpenglow has awarded $7,500 in college scholarships.
Congratulations Luke! We look forward to Luke's continued success as he pursues further musical studies at CU Boulder.