Quaker Valley Flutist Awarded Scholarship

Rebecca Silverstein, who plays the flute at Quaker Valley High School, has been awarded a scholarship from the Blackwood Theatre Organ Society, the group said in a statement. 

Silverstein was one of six area high school seniors awarded a 2013 scholarship. 

The Blackwood Theater Organ Society is a not-for-profit organization created to encourage students to pursue instrumental music performance careers. Over the past 13 years, the society has awarded more than $201,000 in scholarships to high school seniors planning to pursue an instrumental music performance degree in college.

This year’s scholarships totaled $22,500. 

Silverstein performed on both flute and bassoon with the Pittsburgh Youth Philharmonic Orchestra tour of France and Italy in 2012, and on the flute and piccolo with the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony tour of Italy in 2011.

She also plays baritone saxophone with the Quaker Valley High School Marching band. She and other scholarship recipients will present a recital at Blackwood at 2 p.m. May 19.

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