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THE Fleming MUSIC Scholars
2008-2009
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Matthew Daley graduated from Winston Churchill High
School in June 2009. While in high school, he served as 12th
grade co-president of the Males of Color Organization and was a member
of the varsity basketball team. In the Fall 2009, he began as a piano
performance major and engineering minor student at the University of
Maryland-College Park.
Matt is the recipient of several awards, including both the 2008 and
2009 Classical Piano Gold Medals-Montgomery County
Academic, Cultural, Technical, Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO);
the 2008 Maryland Distinguished Scholar Finalist Gold Medal; and,
the Sphinx Scholarship.
After completing his undergraduate studies, Mr. Daley’s aspirations
are to attend graduate school at Carnegie Mellon University to study
engineering and piano performance. He plans to receive both the
Master of Music and Doctorate of Musical Arts degrees.
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2007-2008
Tenor saxophonist John Christopher Bauer, known as “Chris” to
his family and friends, has been active in music throughout his
entire life. Very active in his church, St. Rose of Lima Parish, in
Gaithersburg, Maryland, Chris plays in the rock band, is an intern
for the Children’s and Teen Choir, and is a leader in the mission
camp.
He is a member of Tri-M Music Honor Society, the international honor
society that recognizes secondary music students for their musical
ability, academic excellence, school involvement, and community
service. An Eagle Scout, he plays in his own rock band and enjoys
playing in jazz ensembles in his leisure time. Also, Chris likes to
write music and enjoys construction and woodworking.
Mr. Bauer
has studied saxophone with Paul Carr since 2004. After
graduating from
Quince
Orchard Senior High School, Gaithersburg, Maryland, in June 2008, he
set-off to major in jazz studies at Loyola University in New Orleans,
Louisiana. His long range goal is to be a professional jazz
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2006-2007
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A 2007
graduate of Watkins Mill High School, Gaithersburg, Maryland,
Kyle Torrence, hails from Montgomery Village, Maryland. As a
high school student, he was a member of the Drama Club, Chamber
Singers, and All State Chorus. Kyle was named Regional Champion of
the National Association Teachers of Singing competition, a finalist
in the Classical Singers’ Competition, and the recipient of the
Superintendent’s Performing Arts Award. In his leisure time, he
enjoys listening to music and attending plays, concerts, and movies.
This classical vocalist is pursuing an undergraduate degree in vocal performance at the Hartt
School of Music, University of Hartford in West Hartford,
Connecticut. His ultimate career goal
is to one day sing at the Metropolitan Opera! |
2005-2006
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In June 2006, Integriti Amberia Aryeal Reeves graduated from
Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington, DC
where she
studied classical violin. While in high school, she discovered an
appreciation for jazz music and, after further jazz study, began to
embrace improvisation on the violin. During this time, she also began to
explore her vocal talents and found an immediate comfort level as a dynamic jazz vocalist.
During high school, Ms. Reeves held membership in the National
Society of High School
Scholars and was listed in Who’s Who Among
American
High School Students as well as on
the 2004-2005 National Honor Roll. She was a member of the New
Washingtonian Jazz
Ensemble and is the recipient of the 2005-2006 Jay Berman Music
Award. In
September 2006, she began studies at the Johns Hopkins University
Peabody Conservatory
of Music in
Baltimore, Maryland where her major concentration is jazz vocals.
Ms. Reeves
plans to further her music studies in the
New York
area and become a renowned music
performer.
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2004-2005
Carol Ann Cheung
is a 2005 graduate of Sherwood Senior High School in
Sandy
Spring, Maryland. In addition to being an exceptional pianist, she
plays both violin and bass.
As a high school student, Ms. Cheung held membership in the National
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French Honors Society, County Honors Orchestra, and
Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra.
She was the recipient of
many awards and scholarships, obtained through both her outstanding
academic performance and musical
ability. In the Fall of 2005, Carol entered Indiana
University at
Bloomington
as a piano performance major. She aspires to become a
performer or
music instructor, teaching privately or in a public school system.
Ms. Cheung was the first recipient of the Attrus C. Fleming Music
Scholarship. |
Music endures forever
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