FWBCC Memorial Scholarship Fund
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Our History:
Established in 1975, the Fort Walton Beach Community Chorus has a long standing tradition of serving the Greater Okaloosa County in a variety of capacities. The FWBCC is a non-profit organization and provides amateur community entertainment with the primary objective of providing scholarships to graduating seniors from Northwest Florida who will major or minor in music.
The FWBCC features two primary concerts annually. Our spring show often features a patriotic theme, but also has a balanced program to include Broadway productions, etc. Our Christmas / Holiday performances in early December are the complete package for the holidays. As with any function, our members dedicate hundreds of hours preparing for each performance. Additionally, outside of the structured concerts, we entertain focused audiences which include the active and retired military, senior citizens in extended retirement housing, hospitals, schools, and beyond. We continue to visit locations throughout the local community entertaining at a wide variety of special events and charities.
In 2013 the FWBCC was selected and performed for the national celebration to honor the accomplishments of the four remaining members and final (71st) reunion of the "Doolittle Raiders" that bombed Tokyo during World War II. Additionally, we entertained and honored the World War II “86th Fighter Wing Pilots” at their reunion, and conducted special visits to several retirement sites.
Beyond our entertainment value, we take great pride in giving back to the young adults of our community through the awarding of College Scholarships. The scholarship opportunities are offered to those senior students who have ambitions of pursuing the arts at the collegiate level. We are awarded two $1,000.00 academic scholarships last year, but with rising tuition costs, we need to increase the amount of
our scholarships. The selection process is conducted as with any other scholarship. Applicants audition and are interviewed by a panel of musical professionals from our local community. The winners are announced and are honored during our spring production which includes a special performance by each winner.
For additional information, please visit our website at www.fwbcc.org which provides videos of previous productions and events.
Established in 1975, the Fort Walton Beach Community Chorus has a long standing tradition of serving the Greater Okaloosa County in a variety of capacities. The FWBCC is a non-profit organization and provides amateur community entertainment with the primary objective of providing scholarships to graduating seniors from Northwest Florida who will major or minor in music.
The FWBCC features two primary concerts annually. Our spring show often features a patriotic theme, but also has a balanced program to include Broadway productions, etc. Our Christmas / Holiday performances in early December are the complete package for the holidays. As with any function, our members dedicate hundreds of hours preparing for each performance. Additionally, outside of the structured concerts, we entertain focused audiences which include the active and retired military, senior citizens in extended retirement housing, hospitals, schools, and beyond. We continue to visit locations throughout the local community entertaining at a wide variety of special events and charities.
In 2013 the FWBCC was selected and performed for the national celebration to honor the accomplishments of the four remaining members and final (71st) reunion of the "Doolittle Raiders" that bombed Tokyo during World War II. Additionally, we entertained and honored the World War II “86th Fighter Wing Pilots” at their reunion, and conducted special visits to several retirement sites.
Beyond our entertainment value, we take great pride in giving back to the young adults of our community through the awarding of College Scholarships. The scholarship opportunities are offered to those senior students who have ambitions of pursuing the arts at the collegiate level. We are awarded two $1,000.00 academic scholarships last year, but with rising tuition costs, we need to increase the amount of
our scholarships. The selection process is conducted as with any other scholarship. Applicants audition and are interviewed by a panel of musical professionals from our local community. The winners are announced and are honored during our spring production which includes a special performance by each winner.
For additional information, please visit our website at www.fwbcc.org which provides videos of previous productions and events.
Organizer
Elizabeth Bacon McNair
Organizer
Fort Walton Beach, FL
