MIC Awards First Ilan Hurtado Scholarship
October 2nd, 2015
The Music Institute of Chicago recently announced that Angela Lee, Wilmette resident and junior at New Trier High School, is the first recipient of the Ilan Hurtado Scholarship. Lee is a cello student of Music Institute faculty member Gilda Barston.
The Music Institute will award the Ilan Hurtado Scholarship, which covers one year of tuition, annually to a Music Institute student who demonstrates a high degree of accomplishment in music and a strong character as a musician in the community. Family and friends of nine-year-old cello student Ilan Hurtado, who tragically died in an automobile accident last year, established the scholarship in his memory in the hope that his exemplary spirit and love of music would live on through other young musicians.
Angela Lee is a member of New Trier High School's Chamber and Symphony Orchestras, serving as the principal cellist in the former and the associate principal in the latter. The Illinois Music Education Association selected her for the District Senior Orchestra and All-State Orchestra in 2015. She also often forms chamber groups with her peers to perform at various events.
“I strongly believe music is something meant to be shared and appreciated by everyone, so I enjoy partaking in a variety of service work,” Lee said. At school, she is the leader of This is Our Music, a club committed to bringing music to nursing homes and retirement facilities within the community. Last year, she and her friends made several trips to a Chicago school to help facilitate the development of a music program. She served as a board member for an annual benefit concert that raises money for music education programs at the LEARN Charter Schools. She also enjoys playing the cello alongside her church's praise team.
In addition to music, Lee is passionate about science and photography. She has competed for five years in Science Olympiad, a national science competition, and has had her photographs displayed at the Aaron Galleries in Glenview.
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