Announcing the 2025 ISB Jane Little Scholarship Recipient

Jayden Im of Ann Arbor, Michigan has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the ISB Jane Little Scholarship.

Jayden studies with Derek Weller and has been playing bass for three years. She is also an accomplished pianist and flutist. Jayden is a 2025 honor graduate from Washtenaw Technical Middle College as a high school student. She has been a member of the Concordia College Symphony, Michigan Youth Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Youth Symphony Orchestra and Michigan All State High School Orchestra, and is a two-time nominee for the Michigan Band and Orchestra Association's Outstanding Soloist award. Jayden has participated in the Interlochen Double Bass Intensive, Philadelphia International Music Festival "Music in the Mansion" program, Domaine Forget and the Tanglewood Double Bass Workshop. She has been teaching piano lessons for over three years, has been a gymnast for eight years, and is active as a tutor and volunteer in her community. A National Merit Scholarship Finalist, Jayden has been accepted to study at Rice University with Paul Ellison.

The panel was once again impressed and moved by the quality of the applicants, both musically and in terms of character as evidenced by their statements and references.

The $10,000 scholarship, given annually to a female double bass major entering college as a freshman, was established in 2022 with the generous support of an anonymous donor. The scholarship is given in honor and memory of Jane Little, former member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and celebrated as one of the longest serving professional orchestra musicians in the world.

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Donate to the Jane Little Scholarship

We invite you to support the Jane Little Scholarship Fund with a tax-deductible donation. Choose "General Support" and indicate that your gift is in memory of Jane Little. To donate by mail, send a check to:

ISB Jane Little Scholarship Fund
14070 Proton Rd., Suite 100
Dallas, Texas 75244

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