The Bristol Music Club’s Annual Scholarship Benefit is held Saturday, Nov. 1, at State Street United Methodist Church, Bristol, Virginia. This is a new venue for the fundraiser. The event opens at 10 a.m. with refreshments and a silent auction, followed at 10:30 a.m., with performances by 2025 scholarship winners.
Tickets for this fundraiser cost $25 each and may be purchased from any member of the Bristol Music Club or at the door. For more information, call Judy Dowe at 423-338-8349.
Beth McCoy is the Master of Ceremonies for the musical program. McCoy is a retired music teacher, founder and retired artistic director of the Mountain Empire Children’s Choral Academy, published composer, Diaconal Minister of Music and former church choir director. Her awards include the YWCA’s Tribute to Women and the Arts Alliance Mountain Empire Arts Achievement Award.
The following 2025 scholarship winners perform: Yael Shumakher, Evelyn Keaton, Lexie Moore, Elisa Hong, William Tran, Aylin Ballard, Alaina Lily Guthrie and Shanna Jung.
The main purpose of the Bristol Music Club is to encourage student musicians by providing scholarships for music study. The club has existed for more than 100 years and for the past 60 years has awarded scholarships to more than 400 students in grades four through 12. In May of each year the club holds auditions in four divisions, based on school grades and college plans.
Funds for these scholarships come from generous donors and from the Club’s fundraisers. To support this scholarship program with your donations, make your check payable to The Bristol Music Club. To have your name to be listed as a donor in the printed program, indicate how you want your name to appear and mail your check by Oct. 13 to Nancy Cook, Treasurer, 1810 King College Road, Bristol, TN 37620-2833.
For more information about the next auditions in May 2026, contact Dr. Pat Flannagan at 423-956-1136.
