ISYM Scholarships

Illinois Summer Youth Music Camp Scholarship Winners

The Guild of the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra held auditions on April 6, 2024, and 14 Champaign County students in grades 5 through 11 performed for a panel of three judges, who awarded ten $400 scholarships for students to attend the 2024 Illinois Summer Youth Music (ISYM) camp. Congratulations to these talented young musicians!

Apollo Breg – Alto Saxophone; grade 10 at Champaign Central High School
Zooey Chen – Piano; grade 7 at Campus Middle School for Girls
Emma Dunne – Cello; grade 8 at Edison Middle School
Daniel Lee – Cello; grade 9 at University Laboratory High School
Emma Long – Violin; grade 7 at Campus Middle School for Girls
Aranya Mitra – Cello; grade 8 at Next Generation School
Gemma Musgrave – Piano; grade 8 at University Laboratory High School
Richard Sabas – Violin; grade 11 at Centennial High School
Alexander Tartakovsky – Bass Trombone; grade 11 at Urbana High School
Jason Yan – Cello; grade 10 at University Laboratory High School

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The Guild of the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra is proud to provide scholarships every year to the Illinois Summer Youth Music (ISYM) camp. ISYM is a series of weeklong programs in June and July at the University of Illinois for talented young musicians from grades 5–11.

Each spring, the Guild holds scholarship auditions open to all Champaign County students. The Guild awards 5 partial-tuition scholarships for students grades 5–8 and 5 partial-tuition scholarships for senior high school students. All qualified students who play orchestral instruments (voice and acting entries are not eligible) and meet the eligibility requirements in the ISYM Application Form (available at isym.music.illinois.edu/apply/index.php) may audition for a scholarship.

To learn more, please contact Guild member Paula Jones at (217) 352-8868 or paulasjones@att.net.

Tax-deductible donations support the continuation of ISYM scholarships and In-School programs.