SCHOLARSHIPS
Our chorus supports the arts throughout our community with support to the music departments of North Kingstown Schools as well as annual scholarships offered to high school seniors headed to college to study music.
Scholarship Application Process
North Kingstown Community Chorus Scholarship:
The North Kingstown Community Chorus will award a $2000 scholarship to a college-bound high school senior.
Eligible to apply: a) Students who reside in North Kingstown attending either public or private
school
b) Students who reside in Jamestown, but attend North Kingstown High
School
c) Students who are in the immediate family of a current Chorus member
An applicant planning to major or minor in the many fields of music is preferred.
In addition, a student who has participated in 3 to 4 years of chorus, concert choir, show chorus, stage band, jazz band, orchestra, or musical productions in high school will also be considered for the award.
The applicant must submit our application form, an official high school transcript, two letters of recommendation, and a video recording of an informal performance in mp4/mov format. The details are on the application.
The award is competitive and will be juried by a panel of music professionals.
Janet Berry Scholarship in cooperation with the North Kingstown Community Chorus:
The North Kingstown Community Chorus, in honor of Mrs. Janet Berry, a former chorus member, will award a $2000 scholarship to a college-bound high school senior who will graduate from Narragansett or South Kingstown High School, or from The Prout School who resides in Narragansett or South Kingstown.
An applicant planning to major or minor in the many fields of music is preferred.
In addition, a student who has participated in 3 to 4 years of chorus, concert choir, show chorus, stage band, jazz band, orchestra, or musical productions in high school will also be considered for the award.
The applicant must submit our application form, an official high school transcript, two letters of recommendation, and a video recording of an informal performance in mp4/mov format. The details are on the application.
The award is competitive and will be juried by a panel of music professionals.
The North Kingstown Community Chorus will award a $2000 scholarship to a college-bound high school senior.
Eligible to apply: a) Students who reside in North Kingstown attending either public or private
school
b) Students who reside in Jamestown, but attend North Kingstown High
School
c) Students who are in the immediate family of a current Chorus member
An applicant planning to major or minor in the many fields of music is preferred.
In addition, a student who has participated in 3 to 4 years of chorus, concert choir, show chorus, stage band, jazz band, orchestra, or musical productions in high school will also be considered for the award.
The applicant must submit our application form, an official high school transcript, two letters of recommendation, and a video recording of an informal performance in mp4/mov format. The details are on the application.
The award is competitive and will be juried by a panel of music professionals.
Janet Berry Scholarship in cooperation with the North Kingstown Community Chorus:
The North Kingstown Community Chorus, in honor of Mrs. Janet Berry, a former chorus member, will award a $2000 scholarship to a college-bound high school senior who will graduate from Narragansett or South Kingstown High School, or from The Prout School who resides in Narragansett or South Kingstown.
An applicant planning to major or minor in the many fields of music is preferred.
In addition, a student who has participated in 3 to 4 years of chorus, concert choir, show chorus, stage band, jazz band, orchestra, or musical productions in high school will also be considered for the award.
The applicant must submit our application form, an official high school transcript, two letters of recommendation, and a video recording of an informal performance in mp4/mov format. The details are on the application.
The award is competitive and will be juried by a panel of music professionals.
Our Spring 2023 Scholarship process is now open. Scholarship applications are due on March 31, 2023.
| NKCC Scholarship Application 2023 |
| Janet Berry Scholarship Application 2023 |
The North Kingstown Community Chorus is pleased to announce the 2023 winners of two music scholarships to two high school seniors who will continue their music studies at the college level, Cameron Boyd & Kathryn Barrus.
Cameron Boyd
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Kathryn Barrus
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Cameron Boyd is the recipient of our 2023 NK Community Chorus Scholarship. Cameron, a senior at North Kingstown High School, is an excellent student, an Eagle Scout, and a talented trombonist. He has been a section leader for the NK Symphonic and Sr. Jazz band for the last three years, and part of a Jazz Combo. In addition, Cam has earned himself
a position in the RI Philharmonic Youth Wind Ensemble, the Southern New England Honors Band, the All-Eastern Orchestra, and the RIMEA Jr. Jazz and Orchestra, and then the RIMEA Sr. Jazz and Concert Band. His music teacher mentioned his growth as a musician and that he possesses the qualities that make him a good leader. He plans to attend the University of Hartford in the fall and pursue a degree in Music Production Technologies with a goal to have a career in a sound production company. |
Kathryn Barrus is the recipient of our 2023 NK Community Chorus Janet Berry Scholarship. Kathryn, a senior at South Kingstown High School, is an outstanding student and
talented violinist. She received the Rensselaer Medal Award and a perfect score on the AP Computer Science Principles exam. Katy has been a four year member of the South Kingstown High School’s String Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra, in which she earned the title of Concertmaster this year. In addition, this year she took the Early Enrollment Music Theory class at RIC. Outside of school, she has performed in the RIMEA All-State Senior Orchestra as well as a Summer Strings program. She has also used her talents for Easter and Christmas worship services. Katy plans to attend Brigham Young University and major in mechanical engineering. She also plans to be part of BYU’s orchestra for non-majors, the University Chorale, and/or “tunnel singing”, a weekly activity where students get together and sing hymns in one of the tunnels on campus. |
