St. Charles Singers is pleased to offer two scholarships of $1,000 each from the R. Gordon Hinners and Alan Berg Funds. These are available to graduating high school seniors from Fox Valley, West suburban and Chicago-area high schools, and alumni from the Sing! Workshop. Applicants do not need to plan to major in music or music education but must be committed to having choral music be a part of their college experience.

Scholarship applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, March 31, 2025. The scholarships will be awarded at the Sing! Workshop on Thursday, July 17 at the evening concert (although the winners are not required to be present).

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CONGRATULATIONS to the 2024 Gordon Hinners/Alan Berg Scholarship Awardees

Maria Ochs: Attending Eastern Illinois University
Field of Study:  Music Education

A graduate of Dundee-Crown High School, Maria has always loved music as a performer.  She was inspired to be a music educator after helping another choir member with a difficult part in a choir sectional. She thought of several ways to help with it and watched the singer’s excitement when she grasped it. The experience, says Maria, made her realize that she wanted to continue to bring that kind of joy to students. (At left: Maria is congratulated by Music Director Jeff Hunt and SCS Board Member Debbie Conterato.)

 

Leah Popplewell: Attending Drake University
Field of Study:  Zoology

Leah entered West Aurora High School as a freshman in the midst of COVID. Like many young people during that time, she found it  hard to find her place, her friends, and her confidence. Even after joining the choir, she still struggled. But when she auditioned for and then earned a spot in Aurora’s top A Cappella Choir, she found where she belonged. She plans to study zoology in college but, she says, since her music is what brought everything to life for her, she plans to continue singing—perhaps even for a professional choir.

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