Desert Winds Freedom Band SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 

Each year we award scholarships to deserving high school seniors from our valley who will be majoring in music performance, education or composition in college. To date the band has awarded $38,000  in scholarships. The Awards are made from funds received from the Ralph Fingerle Education Trust annual donation and individual donations made to the James Hobart Davidson Scholarship Fund. We congratulate all the 2022 Scholarship Recipients.  If you would like to help fund our High School Scholarship Program, you can do so at our ​ Donate Page.

2022 High School Scholarship Recipients

​Name: Vanessa Parra
High School:  La Quinta High School
Instruments:  Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
College:  US San Diego
Major:  Music and Marine Biology

Name:  Michelle Benitez
High School:  Cathedral City High School
Instruments;  Clarinet and piano
College:  UCLA
Major:  Music Education