The Lima Area Concert Band has awarded its 2021 Woolley Scholarship to Noah Phillips from Lima Senior High School. Noah won the competition with a nearly flawless performance of Aram Khachaturian’s Toccata for Piano. Noah will be attending Berklee School of Music in the fall. He is the oldest child of Michael and Amy Phillips. Michael is the pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church and Amy is the Choral Director of Lima Senior High School. Noah also plays horn in Lima Senior Bands and sings in the choir as well. He began playing piano when he was 5 years old and has studied with Jeannine Zwiebel and Mary Lu Anthony and is currently with Elesha Wey. Congratulations, Noah!
We, the members of the Lima Area Concert Band, have continued to utilize and enjoy what was begun early in life, on the day a musical instrument was first placed in our hands. What was introduced by a music teacher, supported by family members, and developed by a band director, has provided us with a valuable gift that has stood the test of time.
As you prepare to graduate, we want to encourage you to transition into your college experience with instrument in hand. You do not have to be a music major to benefit from, and to enjoy, what you have already accomplished on your instrument. Each year, in a small effort to “pay it forward”, we offer a $1,000.00 scholarship to a high school senior who plans to continue playing a wind or percussion instrument in college.
The 2022 auditions will be in person. We ask you to fill out this form by April 15, 2022 and we will work with you to schedule an audition.
Angie Herzog
Your information will then be forwarded to our LACB Scholarship Chairperson, Lucy Altstaetter.