The Shep Resnik Music Scholarship Fund

Green Mountain Swing sponsors a scholarship fund to help local students with the costs of music education. All band proceeds after expenses go to this fund. With the help of outside donations, in 2009, the program’s first year, the band distributed $2160 to young players and singers to help them with their musical expenses. In 2010 the band distributed $2700, and in 2011, $2850.

The scholarships go to students in grades 7 through 12 at schools in the area where most of Green Mountain Swing’s 18 players hail from: Harwood, Montpelier, U-32, Twinfield, and the Barre schools. The students are chosen by the music faculty at each school, and they may use the scholarships for lessons, music camps, or both. The awards are based on need and passion for music. They range from $150 to $400 and are for instrumentalists and vocalists without restriction as to the genre of music favored by the student (jazz, classical, etc.).

In addition to the above awards, the Resnik Fund gives scholarships to wind instrumentalists in the Green Mountain Youth Symphony.

The fund is named after a longtime, beloved member of the band, Shep Resnik, who played sax and clarinet and served as the band’s director. For many years, Shep was a summer resident of the Mad River Valley, where he was also active in productions with the Valley Players.

How to contribute:
The fund is supported primarily by donations. Checks should be made payable to “Green Mountain Swing Scholarship Fund.” We are happy to accept donations at concerts. They can also be sent to the Green Mountain Swing treasurer at this address: Pierre Swick, 4604 Battleground Road, no. 4, Waitsfield, VT 05673. Donations are tax-deductible.

Shep Resnik Scholarship Students for 2011

U-32: Lynne McConnell, violin; Kasey Donna, string bass and cello, Sarena Pickells, flute

MONTPELIER: Julie Curran, voice and piano; Anna Abrams, voice; Sky Baumgardner-Sandoval, percussion

BARRE CITY ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL: Emma Jolley, flute; Hannah Lauren Eschelbach, clarinet

TWINFIELD: Julian Soberano, guitar; Ruby LaBrusciano-Carris, voice, clarinet, sax

Shep Resnik Scholarship Students for 2010

Shep Resnik Scholarship Students for 2009

U-32: Lindsi Garand, violin; Megan Guilfoyle, flute; Rob Morris, violin

MONTPELIER: Gabe Allen, trombone and guitar; Louie Cecere, sax; Ariana Lewis, voice; Andrea Weiler, voice

HARWOOD: Michael Chmielewski, Piano