COLUMBUS – On Saturday, winners were chosen for the Betty F. Brown and Anna Newell Brown scholarships during the 2024 Brown Music Competition at the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic’s Helen Haddad Hall.
The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County reports Columbus North senior Jasmine Yang won the Betty F. Brown Awards for Instrumental Excellence for her piano performance.
Columbus East senior Gavin Foley won the Anna Newell Brown Awards for Vocal Excellence.
Both students will receive a $3,500 scholarship award.
Twenty-one students participated in the competition. Two seniors received instrumental awards, and three senior vocalists received awards.
Instrumental
- Sreepadaarchana Munjuluri, $2,500
- Emma Cloud, $1,000
Vocal
- Amelia Maddox, $2,000
- Austin Clark, $1,000
- Antoinette Hughes, $500
Seven underclass award winners were chosen for instrumentalists and vocalists.
Instrumental
- Santi De Luna, $2,000
- Grace Huang, $2,000
- Rishabh Rajesh, $2,000
Vocal
- Rebekah Woodruff, $2,000
- Rebeca Natalie Cantu Garcia, $1,000
- Elizabeth Alderfer, $500
- Annie Green, $500
