SNOHOMISH — In her senior year, Brooke Stack was invited to perform at the final choir concert of the school year at Snohomish High School.
She was the only student from Glacier Peak High School invited to the concert that night a year ago. It also was the night she was named the recipient of the Patrick Castro Excellence in Vocal Music Award.
“I had no idea that I had won,” she said. “I was so excited. It was one of my goals to do in that school year.”
Stack, now 19, used the scholarship to help her pay tuition at Boise State University.
The award has been given out for the past four years. It is intended to help students with an interest in vocal music after graduation.
This Saturday, a concert to benefit the scholarship fund is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Glacier Peak High School, 7401, 144th Place SE.
Tickets will be available at the door for $10 to $20 per person.
The scholarship provides $1,500 a year for four years to a high school senior, said Patrick Castro, who is the producer for the concert.
“We have grown a lot,” Castro said. “Next year, we hope to support two students, one at each high school.”
Castro was the choral director at Snohomish High School for 22 years.
This year’s concert will be called “An American Celebration.” It will feature American music including jazz and folk songs. Participants include the Rose City Mixed Quartet from Portland, Ore., and opera singer John Cooper. Castro will conduct choral groups from Snohomish High School and the Everett Philharmonic Orchestra at the end of the two-hour concert.
There will be a silent auction in the lobby with items donated by local organizations.
Students interested in the scholarship must provide an essay and an audition tape. The recipient will be selected May 1. The recipient will be notified in mid-May, Castro said.
The scholarship funds are administered through the Snohomish Education Foundation.
The students who get the scholarship do not have to major in vocal music, but they must perform in an ensemble group during their college years, Castro said.
Stack has not declared a major, but she is interested in a career in music, communications or advertising. She sings about 10 hours a week between her student groups, being a member of a vocal jazz ensemble, and private voice lessons.
“Music is a treat. It is a language that everybody can speak. It reaches your heart,” she said.
Alejandro Dominguez: 425-339-3422; adominguez@heraldnet.com.
Concert Saturday
“An American Celebration: A Concert to Honor America” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday at the Performing Arts Center, Glacier Peak High School, 7401 144th Place SE., Snohomish. The concert is a fundraiser for a scholarship given to a high school senior with an interest in vocal music.
Tickets will be sold at the door. Admission is $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and students, and $10 for children between 6 and 12 years old. Family tickets are available for $60.
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