SAVANNAH STUDENT WINS MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP
American Federation of Musicians Presents Award

Above: American Federation of Musicians Local 447-704 President Mark Sellman, scholarship winner Daryl Giuliano, AAYO Executive Director and Local 447-704 member Lorraine Jones.

American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 447-704 of Savannah is proud to announce a scholarship award to a talented local student. On Thursday, May 29, 2008 AFM Local 447-704 President Mark Sellman presented a scholarship check of $1,000 to Daryl Giuliano, a graduating senior of the Savannah Arts Academy.

The scholarship is sponsored by the Music Performance Fund (MPF), affiliated with the AFM. The MPF Scholarship Program was initiated in 1996 out of concern with the development of tomorrow’s professional musician.

Ms. Giuliano will be attending Georgia State University School of Music this fall as a music performance major. She has been playing cello since the age of twelve, studying with Glenn Fischbach, former principal cellist of the Savannah Symphony.

At the age of fifteen, Ms. Giuliano won the Armstrong Atlantic Youth Orchestra’s first concerto competition and in 2006 she performed Camille Saint-Saëns’ Allegro Appassionato for the youth orchestra’s spring performance. She has been principal cellist of the Arts Academy Orchestra since 2005, principal cellist of the All State Orchestra this year, and is the 2008 valedictorian of the Arts Academy. Future plans include earning a doctorate degree, winning a position in a major orchestra, touring as a soloist, and performing with chamber groups.

Ms. Giuliano has been principal cellist for the Armstrong Atlantic Youth Orchestra for the past four years. Lorraine Jones, Executive Director of the AAYO, stated that Ms. Giuliano “is one of the most talented, mature and considerate students I have ever worked with.” Ms. Giuliano said that the experience playing in the AAYO has been a major factor in her success.