Past Recipients
Conservatory training is the decisive factor for a successful career in music performance. It is an advantage that Mr. Warfield himself enjoyed when a scholarship allowed him access to train at the esteemed Eastman School of Music. The mission of the William Warfield Scholarship fund is to extend the advantage of formal training to the next generation of African American classical vocal performance students at high school and collegiate levels, with financial support and performance opportunities. Please consider helping us to foster the growth of these incredibly talented and dedicated students. To make a contribution and for more information, visit WilliamWarfield.org today.
2023-2024 & 2022-2023
Kayla Sconiers, is a native of Lakeland, Florida, and is a senior at the Eastman School of Music where she studies with Joshua Conyers. She is the current William Warfield Scholarship Fund recipient at Eastman. She is a recipient of the National Young Arts Foundation Competition. She was awarded first...
2019-2020 Recipient
Jazmine Is an upcoming Junior at the Eastman School of Music. She is a native Rochesterian and began singing at 3 years old. By the 9th grade she knew she was interested in becoming an opera singer thanks to her exposure to classical music at Greece Odyssey Academy. She has...
2017-2018 recipient
JONATHAN RHODES is a second-year Vocalist attending the Eastman School of Music, studying under Professor Anthony Dean Griffey. Originally from Orlando, Florida, Jonathan made his performance debut in the premier production of Memory Boy through the Minnesota Opera’s youth program as one of the principal roles (Kurz). Among his ensemble...
2015-2016 recipient
Maryland-born soprano ALICIA ROSSER is the second of four children, none of which are musicians and all of which are males. Alicia has always held an appreciation and love for the performing arts. The beginning of her musical exposure can be traced back to early ballet classes, where she heard classical music...
2012-2014 recipient
Nominated by the Voice & Opera department to be the 2012-13 and 2013-2014 Warfield Scholarship recipient, Joel Dyson was a sophomore voice performance major. She was also a student of Robert McIver. Joel was born and raised in New Orleans and attended Xavier University Preparatory High School. Her early training...
2010-2012 recipient
Bass-Baritone Jamal Moore is from Augusta, Georgia where he participated in various performance ensembles and churches throughout the city. His musical history stretches mainly from the walls of his former chorus room at Davidson Fine Arts Magnet High School under the direction of Dr. James Dunaway and his voice teacher...
2007-2009 recipient
Soprano and native to St. Louis, Julia Allyson Bullock graduated from John Burroughs High School in 2005 where she was actively involved in drama, dance, the fine arts and musical theater. She participated in the Artists in Training (AIT) program with Opera Theater of St. Louis (2003-05), leaving the program...
2006-2007 recipient
Originally from Ridgeway, VA, Jason Holmes, baritone was a senior at the Eastman School of Music, where he was a double major in music education and vocal performance. Jason studied voice with Dr. Constance Haas. He has performed in recital, opera, and oratorio. In addition to singing and accompanying, Jason...
2004-2005 & 2005-2006 recipient
A native of Daytona Beach Florida, Carl was a senior in the studio of Mr. Robert Swensen. As a member of Eastman Opera Theater, Carl performed as the Narrator in that season’s East and West, Elder McClean in Susannah, and he debuted as Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd. As a concert artist he...
2003-2004 recipient
Jennifer Daise, soprano, is was a senior at the Eastman School of Music where she studied with Rita Shane. She has performed as Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music and as a principal soloist in Godspell. During the summer of 2000, Jennifer took part in Operafest di Roma in Rome, Italy, where...