Hall-Dale Senior named Filene Music Scholarship winner

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Elijah Huttman of Richmond has been named a Filene Music Scholarship winner at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. He was selected from a large field of applicants to compete with 26 other finalists. Each year, scholarship winners are selected from the finalists in a live audition process on campus.

The Filene Music Program has been a signature part of Skidmore College for more than 35 years. The program supports four-year scholarships to exceptional student scholar-musicians who are free to pursue any course of study at Skidmore.

At Hall-Dale, Huttman is a member of the National Honor Society and Tri-M, the music honor society as well as Senior Senate. He is a Summa Cum Laude graduate who has participated in Jazz Band, Jazz Choir, band, chorus and lead roles in musical theater throughout high school.

He is co-captain of the Taiko Drumming group. He was selected as principal oboe for the All Eastern Honors Band in 12th grade and to the All-National Honors Ensembles Orchestra in 10th grade as well as the All State Band and Orchestra all 4 years.

Huttman was selected to the Jazz All State Choir in 11th grade. He also was awarded the 2nd Place Friends Award in Bangor Symphony Orchestra Maine High School Concerto Competition in February.

He also has been an active musician in the community. He has performed with the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra for the 22/23 season, played viola in pit orchestra for the Sound of Music at Waterville Opera House, performed with the Mid Maine Youth Orchestra in 7th – 12th grades and the Mozart Mentors Orchestra in 9th-12th grades, and previously performed with the Pineland Fiddlers, the Kennebec Valley Youth Symphony and the Augusta Symphony Orchestra.

Elijah plans to attend Skidmore College in the fall and plans to double major in studio art and anthropology with a minor in music.