2024 Student and Alumni Spotlights

MusicLink Ruth Stenson Award Winner – Elia KochThe Minnesota MusicLink program established a scholarship award of $1000 for a Minnesota MusicLink graduating high school student who has shown ongoing commitment […]

MusicLink Ruth Stenson Award Winner – Elia Koch

The Minnesota MusicLink program established a scholarship award of $1000 for a Minnesota MusicLink graduating high school student who has shown ongoing commitment to lessons and has made significant progress. The student shows outstanding achievement in music and a willingness to share their...

Gerald Christoff MusicLink Award Established Anmy Paulino Collado 2024 Winner

Anmy Paulino Collado received the Gerald Christoff MusicLink Award of $1,000. This newly established award stems from funding provided to the foundation after the death of Rosemary Christoff, who initially established the Gerald Christoff Endowment Fund. The award is given to a student who shows...

Vera Miller MusicLink Foundation Honorable Mention Award

Vera Miller received the MusicLink Foundation Honorable Mention Award of $500 for achievement in MusicLink lessons with Rebecca Nelson of Cushing, MN. Vera has studied piano since she was 7 years old, attaining many awards through the Minnesota Music Teachers Association including the Challenge...

Elizabeth Josiah MusicLink Senior Achievement Honors Award

The MusicLink Foundation awarded the 2024 MusicLink Senior Achievement Honors Award of $750to Elizabeth Josiah, a violin student of Rose Hashimoto of Seattle WA. Elizabeth began studying with Ms. Hashimoto in the summer of 2020, with minimal formal training or lessons prior to that time. “Through...

Adrian James Valenzuela – MusicLink Senior Award of Excellence

We are pleased to present the 2024 MusicLink Senior Award of Excellence to Adrian James Valenzuela, a piano student of Ruth Sadilek of Tigard, OR. His application with an 11-page resumé, included extended talents in composing, arranging and vocal accomplishments. He has composed for choir,...