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GV ARTS & HUMANITIES COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
1ST PLACE WINNER $4,000 – DIANNA LINK – LITTLETON HIGH SCHOOL – MUSIC
American composer Dianna Link (b. 1999) grew up in Denver, Colorado and
is a graduate of Littleton High School. Dianna’s musical experiences began at
age three, when she sang in a choir at church. Piano lessons began for her in
third grade, and Dianna discovered a love of the flute at age 10. Her flute
playing has brought her to Hawaii, Boston, and Germany, and has played in
the Colorado All-State Orchestra, the Continental League Honor Orchestra,
and the University of Colorado Honor Band. In 2016, Dianna was awarded
the Colorado Flute Association’s High School Flute Solo Competition. She
currently studies with the principal flute of the Colorado Symphony, Brook
Ferguson, and Katy Wherry.
Dianna’s composing started in earnest during her junior year of high school,
resulting in her writing several chamber music and orchestral pieces before
graduating with honors in May of 2017. Her accolades include being chosen
by the Denver Young Artists Orchestra as their inaugural Composition
Competition winner, which resulted in the orchestra premiering her piece
Ebullient at Boettcher Concert Hall and winning the University of Colorado
High School Composition Competition. Dianna premiered her flute concerto with the Littleton High School orchestra in spring
2017. In addition, she has been featured recently on the Colorado spotlight on CPR Classical for both her orchestral and
chamber works. Dianna currently studies with New York City-based composer Stephanie Ann Boyd and will attend University of
Colorado at Boulder in autumn 2017.
2ND PLACE WINNER $2,000 – SAM THEOBALD, GREENWOOD VILLAGE RESIDENT –
DENVER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS – THEATER
When I was young, my mother was faced with the task of finding something to do
with her extroverted, energized, and electrified son. She put me through soccer,
tennis, and hip hop classes, all of which I had trouble finding a passion for.
Eventually, on a last straw, she signed me up for Shakespeare Club at Belleview
Elementary School, and I fell in love. From the first day, I was excited to learn about
the bard and the techniques I could use on stage. Enthused that she was finally able
to entertain the son that she had attempted to amuse with a vast assortment of
hobbies, my mother quickly signed me up for acting classes, where I learned a
spectrum of theatrical styles, from pantomime to improvisation. In seventh grade, I
was accepted into Denver School of the Arts, where I was exposed to more
concentrations besides acting such as: sound design, lighting design, and directing.
Now, as a graduate of DSA, I am continuing my pursuit by studying Theatre Arts at
Boston University. It is there that I will be able to learn as much as I can about what
goes in to building a beautiful and creative show. I hope to emphasize my degree in
directing and potentially get a masters in the field. I am comfortable with many
outcomes that my life may have, but my current goal is to own a theatre company
with my friends where I would have the ability to create art based off of sparks of
inspiration. The Greenwood Village Arts Scholarship provides a stepping stone for
me to pursue those interests further, something that I am forever grateful for.
JULY 2017 | GV NEWSLETTER PG. 21