Skidmore's 34th annual Filene Scholarship Winners Concert is at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, in the Zankel Music Center's Ladd Concert Hall; it's free and public. On stage will be Kara Charles, viola; Samuel Dusman, baritone; Joseph Walker Stroud, violin; and Trey Smith, bass. They'll be on stage a lot in the next four years, but whether they'll go on to professional performing careers—or even major in music—is by no means predetermined.

A campus music tradition continues with the annual Filene Scholars Concert at Skidmore. "Helen Filene Ladd would be justifiably proud of these young scholar-artists," says Professor Gordon Thompson, music department chair.

"The Shostakovich piece I'm performing is exciting, while the Bach sarabande brings sweet sorrow into the program and finishes with an upbeat C major prelude," says cellist George Dilthey '16. "My Mozart piece tells a story," adds pianist Lauren Soong '16 with equal enthusiasm. "The composition is filled with excitement, anguish, and everything in between." Both first-year Filene Scholars, Dilthey and Soong are eager to share their musical talents with the Skidmore community in the Filene Scholarship Winners Concert, October 25 at 8 p.m. in the Arthur Zankel Music Center.

Through the generosity of the Lincoln and Therese Filene Foundation Skidmore has offered scholarships to a selected group of students annually each spring, following a competition. Each fall, the newest Filene Scholars perform in concert. Please join us for the 30th such event, on Oct. 27 in Zankel.