It’s music to our ears to announce the winners of our 2026 Brown Music Awards!
As our senior winners, Gabriel & Francesca each receive a $3500 scholarship award thanks to the Brown family’s generous legacy of supporting young musical talent. The late Bob Brown, one of the first Heritage Fund chairmen and publisher of The Republic, established the annual competitions to honor his mother, Anna Newell Brown, and wife Betty and their love of music. It’s Heritage Fund’s honor to have continued this musical tradition for more than 40 years!
2026 Scholarship Winners:Senior Instrumental
• Providence Wofford, $1,250
• Carrie Wang, $1,250
Senior Vocal
• Elizabeth Alderfer, $1,500
• Danni Riley, $500
• Annie Green, $500
Underclass Instrumental
• Tyce Branham, $2,000
• Everly Harrison, $1,000
• Elisabeth Laws, $1,000
• Andrew Mohs, $1,000
• Audrey Nye, $1,000
Underclass Vocal
• Ava Burbrink, $3,000
• Liliana Martinez, $2,000
• Addy Newman, $1,000