Auditions were held Saturday, March 7, 2026, Asbury United Methodist Church,
Prairie Village, KS
A total of $8,000 was awarded to these talented students:
Jair Zacarias, Piano, student of Priscilla
Navarro, University of Kansas
The Don Dagenais Scholarship
Qilei Huang, Piano, student of Sean Chen, University
of Missouri at Kansas City
A Kansas City Musical Club Scholarship
Aviv Daniel, Violin, student of Ben Sayevich,
International Center for Music, Park University
The Robert Craig Scholarship
Zhengyu Xu, Piano, student of Dr. Scott McBride Smith,
University of Kansas
The Kansas City Musical Club Memorial Scholarship
in memory of members who have passed including Leona
Schaefer and Charles Ballew
Jessi Rhinehart, Voice, student of Roberta Gumbel,
University of Kansas
The Marilyn Miller Scholarship
Ilvina Gabrielian, Violin, student of Benny Kim,
University of Missouri at Kansas City
The Sue Strickler Scholarship
Ting-an “Alex” Chiu, Piano, student of Dr. Yi-Yang
Chen, University of Kansas
A Kansas City Musical Club Scholarship
Otabek Guchkulov, Cello, student of Professor
Daniel Veis, International Center for Music, Park University
A Kansas City Musical Club Scholarship
THANKS to Scholarship Chair, Marilyn Miller, our amazing Scholarship Chairperson.
THANKS to our talented, patient, and excellent judges.
THANKS to Asbury, our gracious host.
THANKS to Club Members who worked at various tasks throughout the day.
THANKS to all who made generous financial contributions!
