Carolyn Greenleaf’s Legacy Supports Talented Young Musicians

Donald Dione has been named the Spring 2014 Carolyn Greenleaf Music Award recipient.

Donald is a Junior at Valley Regional High School. He is an oboist and will be studying with Johanna Lamb at the Community Music School in Centerbrook. Donald is a member of the Valley Regional High School Concert Band and Chorus. In addition, he auditioned and was accepted for the CMEA Southern Region Music Festival Concert Band and subsequently the Orchestra. He will be performing in the orchestra this Spring for the Valley Regional High School musical production of “The Secret Garden” alongside his new teacher, Ms. Lamb.

The Carolyn Greenleaf Memorial Award is a merit-based award providing a semester of private instruction at the Community Music School. Originally established in 2007, the award honors the memory of Carolyn Greenleaf, a resident of Essex who was passionate about music education. Carolyn worked tirelessly to promote music and music instruction in our communities. To ensure Carolyn’s legacy, the Carolyn Greenleaf Memorial Award Committee partnered with the Community Foundation of Middlesex County to establish the Carolyn Greenleaf Memorial Fund.

The Carolyn Greenleaf Memorial Music Award is open to students of Middlesex County and the Lymes and is awarded each semester. It is entirely based on merit, and is the only such instructional award at the Community Music School. The deadline for applications for the Fall semester will be announced in July. The application may be downloaded from the websites of the Community Music School as well as the Community Foundation of Middlesex County.