We want to thank Judy and Charles Anderson for making a very generous scholarship donation to the Guild. The Board has recognized this gift by naming the second place piano scholarship for them, the Charles C.and Julia W. Anderson Piano Scholarship. Please express our appreciation to the Andersons for their support of our scholarships. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
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Gala Benefits College Scholarships for College Students
The Guild of the Birmingham Music Club hosted its annual “Rhythm and Muse Gala” on Jan. 30 to benefit its music scholarship program for Alabama college students. Nearly 200 Guild members and guests enjoyed a cocktail-supper, silent auction, music, and dancing. A patron’s party hosted by Merrill Lynch kicked off the evening with violinist, Eva …
Drew Mays to perform at Lyric Theatre
The 111-year-old Birmingham Music Club will open its 2016 season at the newly-restored, 102-year-old Lyric Theatre on Feb. 14, with a recital by pianist Drew Mays, the Birmingham ophthalmologist and 2007 first prize winner in the Van Cliburn Amateur competition. Although the Lyric hasn’t yet announced its opening events, the Birmingham Music Club will open …
Dawson Hull to Perform at 2016 Gala
Dawson Hull graduated from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore where he earned his Master’s Degree in Piano Performance. Prior to Peabody, he graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, AL where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Piano and Theory/Composition. He has studied piano with Alice Adams Jackson, Dr. Betty Sue Shepherd, Dr. Thomas Hecht, Marian …
Gala Raises Music Scholarship Funds
The moon was bright and the stars shone to light the way to the Birmingham Music Guild’s annual fundraising Gala, Rhythm and Muse, at Vestavia Country Club on Saturday, January 31. The Guild has raised more than $550,000 in scholarship monies over the years to support Alabama’s college and university’s music students. More than $45,000 …