Scholarship Winners
The following is a list of recent Orpheus scholarship winners:
Year |
Name |
Primary Instrument(s)/ Vocal |
Hometown |
High School |
College or Music School |
Scholarship |
2022 |
Viola |
Paramus, NJ |
Paramus High School |
The Juilliard School |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2022 |
Vocal (soprano), acting |
Ridgewood, NJ |
Ridgewood High School |
Harriet & Edward Levy Memorial |
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2021 |
Violin |
River Vale, NJ |
Pascack Valley High School |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2021 |
Vocal (tenor), acting |
Hackensack, NJ |
Hackensack High School |
Shenandoah University |
Harriet & Edward Levy Memorial |
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2020 |
Alto saxophone |
Ridgewood, NJ |
Ridgewood High School |
College of the Holy Cross |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2019 |
Vocal (soprano) |
Leonia, NJ |
Leonia High School |
McGill University |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2018 |
Erin Chang |
Vocal (soprano) and piano |
Hillsborough, NJ |
Hillsborough High School |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2017 |
Jeremy Stepansky |
Piano, composition, arrangement |
Montclair, NJ |
Montclair High School |
Harvard University |
Roland L. Meyer |
2016 |
Timothy Ruszala |
Bassoon |
Fairfield, NJ |
West Essex Regional High School |
Princeton University |
Roland L. Meyer |
2016 |
Graham Deubner |
Bassoon |
Glen Ridge, NJ |
Glen Ridge High School |
Colburn School of Music |
Harriet & Edward Levy Memorial |
2015 |
Christina George |
Drums, multiple other instruments |
Kittatinny Regional High School |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2014 |
Emmett Rapaport |
Wind, percussion, saxophone |
Ridgewood, NJ |
Ridgewood High School |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2013 |
Yuta Takano |
Cello |
Ramsey, NJ |
Bergen County Academies, Hackensack |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2012 |
Luke Ostrow |
Vocal, marching band, acting |
Northvale, NJ |
Northern Valley Regional High School, Old Tappan |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2011 |
Adina Shapiro |
Vocal, piano |
Ringwood, NJ |
Lakeland Regional High School |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2010 |
Sean Sullivan |
Vocal (choral), acting |
Leonia, NJ |
Leonia High School |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2009 |
Ryan Kelley |
Vocal (choral, gospel) |
Montclair, NJ |
Montclair High School |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2008 |
William Mayer |
Vocal (choral, opera), acting |
Allendale, NJ |
Northern Highlands Regional High School |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2007 |
Thomas Barth |
Vocal, mellophone, French horn |
Succasunna, NJ |
Roxbury High School |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2006 |
Ana Lorenzo |
Vocal, percussion |
Verona, NJ |
Verona High School |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2005 |
Kathryn Salfelder |
Piano, mallet percussion, composition |
Fair Lawn High School |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2004 |
Jeanette Aufiero |
Saddle River, NJ |
Northern Highlands Regional High School, Allendale |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2003 |
Sarah Vander Ploeg |
Vocal, viola, acting |
North Haledon, NJ |
Eastern Christian High School, North Haledon |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2002 |
Ronald Binaghi, III |
Northern Valley Regional High School, Old Tappan |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2001 |
Alyssa Beachum |
Ramapo High School |
Roland L. Meyer |
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2000 |
David Santin |
Ramapo High School |
Orpheus Club |
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1999 |
Melanie Lavitan |
Paramus High School |
Orpheus Club |
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1998 |
Jennifer Coates |
Glen Rock High School |
Orpheus Club |
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1997 |
Michael Uzzi |
Paramus High School |
Orpheus Club |
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1996 |
James Allen Saltzman, Jr. |
Pequannock High School |
Orpheus Club |
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1995 |
Jennifer Roemer |
Paramus High School |
Orpheus Club |
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1994 |
Dan Freiszli |
Indian Hills High School |
Orpheus Club |
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1993 |
Meredith Cooper |
Ridgewood High School |
Orpheus Club |
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1992 |
Maura Fortescue |
Glen Rock High School |
Orpheus Club |
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1992 |
John Hoyos |
Ridgewood High School |
Orpheus Club |
