Kathryn Viola DeMeulemeester, the 2021 recipient of the Musical Masterworks Scholarship in Honor of Nancy D. Thomas, is 12 and is entering eighth grade at Old Saybrook Middle School.

Kathryn attended Kate’s Camp for several years, participated in Broadway Bound, plays the flute in the school band and sings in her school chorus. She earned her black belt in Tang Soo Do this summer and is on the field hockey and track teams.

The Musical Masterworks Scholarship in Honor of Nancy D. Thomas provides the tuition for a middle school student to take music lessons for one full year at Community Music School. The scholarship has been awarded annually for the past five years. To be eligible, the candidate must be a student of classical voice or instrumental music and reside in Middlesex County or New London County.