| Pomona College
Music Department - Prizes and Awards |
The Pomona College Department of Music annually offers a
number of prizes and awards to students based upon academic
and musical excellence. For additional information please
visit Academic Recognition -
Awards and Prizes website.
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| The Barbara
Sanford Allen Prize |
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Awarded annually to a student above first-year rank in the
Department of Music, this award was established by the
husband and parents of Barbara Sanford Allen '15.
Previous recipients.
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| The William G. Blanchard
Memorial Prize |
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An annual prize is awarded to an outstanding student
musician, preferably in organ, orchestration, or
composition. Established in memory of William G. Blanchard,
Professor of Music from 1936 to 1971, by his family and many
friends.
Previous recipients.
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| The Philip Goldberg Memorial
Prize |
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Awarded annually to a Pomona student, preferably a senior
string player, for outstanding instrumental performance, in
memory of the dedicated violist and teacher whose service on
the faculty was cut short by untimely death.
Previous recipients.
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| The Gordon A. Hogan Memorial
Prize |
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An annual prize is awarded to an organ student, preferably a
senior, or to a student in guitar, voice, or composition.
Established through the efforts of William G. Blanchard,
Professor of Music and College Organist from 1936 to 1971,
in memory of Gordon A. Hogan '49.
Previous recipients.
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| The Bertha Clendenen McCord
Memorial Prize |
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An annual prize awarded in memory of the pianist and critic to
one or more especially promising student musicians,
preferably Music Majors, to provide added enrichment by
helping support their participation in summer music programs
before graduation. The program should offer an experience
substantially different from what is available through the
Claremont Colleges. Undergraduate students from any of the
Claremont Colleges who are active participants in the
program offered by the Pomona College Music Department are
eligible to apply.
Application directions.
Previous recipients.
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| The Rudolph
Polk Memorial Award |
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Established in 1957 by friends and colleagues of Rudolph
Polk, this award is given to a student in instrumental music
(violin, viola, cello, or piano) on the basis of technical
competence, musicianship, and general musical background.
Students of any of The Claremont Colleges are eligible. The
program is administered by Scripps College through an
intercollegiate faculty committee.
Previous recipients.
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| The William
F. Russell Prize |
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An annual prize awarded to one or more prospective Music
majors who by the end of their sophomore year show
substantial accomplishment and significant promise in their
study of music. Established in 1992 by Susan Blaustein
Berlow in honor of Karl Kohn.
Previous recipients.
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| The Cecil H.
Short Memorial Prizes |
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Established in memory of the piano technician who maintained
the Pomona College pianos for 50 years, this fund enables
the Department of Music to award a fine book or score to one
or more graduating seniors who have been outstanding in
service and performance.
Previous recipients.
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