Your music.
Your future.
Meet the young musicians turning their passion into something bigger. From performance and songwriting to sound recording and teaching, their next chapters are just getting started.
Meet Alden & Lily.
Two graduating seniors. Two different musical paths. One shared commitment to making music matter. Each received a $1,000 Marcel “Mike” Drapeau Scholarship.
Alden Gilg
Alden plays multiple instruments and has performed with the Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra and at MMEA All-State festivals. He also founded the Thornton Academy String Trio to create more opportunities for fellow musicians.
Lily Dubois
Lily has sung in auditioned ensembles and at District One and MMEA All-State festivals. As a choir section leader and mentor, she has also dedicated more than 300 hours to community service.
Past scholarship winners.
Every name here represents talent, hard work, and a love of music. Explore the recipients featured in the band's archive.
For 2019 and 2020, the original archive uses one combined photograph. Historical images and names are reproduced from the existing Scholarship Winners page.
Keep playing. Keep growing.
You don't have to have your whole future figured out. If music is part of your plans after high school, explore the scholarship details and ask about the next application cycle.