Santa Barbara Music Club

Scholarship Showcase II

Saturday, Jun 6, 2026 3:00 pm

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

4575 Auhay Dr., Santa Barbara, CA

The Santa Barbara Music Club will present two Scholarship Showcase Concerts, one on Saturday, May 30 at 3:00, and another on Saturday, June 6 at 3:00. These concerts will feature outstanding scholarship recipients, including vocalists, wind players, string players, and pianists, and both will take place at Saint Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 4574 Auhay Drive, Santa Barbara 93110. Admission is free.

For several decades, the Santa Barbara Music Club Scholarships have provided support to deserving instrumental and vocal music students from Santa Barbara County. The scholarships are made possible by the generosity of our donors who wish to provide aid and encouragement to outstanding music students from local schools and teaching studios that show promise of becoming our future soloists, orchestral musicians, opera singers, and other music professionals. This year there were 51 applicants in all, who were singers, wind players, string players and pianists. We gave some level of award to many deserving applicants. Success stories from past scholarship recipients testify to the positive effects of this scholarship program.

Program Details

Scholarship Showcase Concert II
Märchenbilder for Viola and Piano, Op. 113
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
  • 2. Lebhaft
Henry Woodruff, viola
Age 18 – Teacher: Jonathan Brown
Alvise Pascucci, piano
Concerto in C Major, Op. 48, No. 1
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)
  • 1. Allegro molto e con brio
Skylar Abello, violin
Age 11 – Teacher: Mary Beth Woodruff
Alvise Pascucci, piano
La Pastorella dell’ Alpi
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Amelia Checketts, soprano
Age 16 – Teacher: Agatha Carubia
Erin Bonski, piano
Estudio in C Major, Op. 35, No. 1
Fernando Sor (1778-1839)
Josef Bond, guitar
Age 11 – Teacher: Josh Jenkins
Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
  • 1. Prelude
  • 2.Allemande
  • 6.Gigue
Ava Zhang, piano
Age 15 – Teacher: Dr. Natasha Kislenko
Nine Variations on a Theme by Paganini
Isaak Berkovich (1902-1972)
Annabelle Zhang, piano
Age 12 – Teacher: Vera Kong
English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808
J. S. Bach
  • 1. Prelude
Noelle Hadsall, piano
Age 17 – Teacher: Pascal Salomon
Sonata in G Major, K.13
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Elisha Wu, piano
Age 14 – Teacher: Dr. Natasha Kislenko
Suite española No. 1, Op. 47
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)
Transcribed by Patrick Russ
  • 3. “Sevilla” (Sevillanas)
Joey Malvinni, guitar
Age 18 – Teacher: Christopher Parkening & David Malvinni