Williamsburg Women's Chorus
2015: Chloe Martin
2018: Alexandria Grigsby
2019: Morgan Sheets
2014: Tara Davy
2019: Skylar Jensen
2018: Annabelle Wellington
2014: Haley Griffith
2015: Dalia McCoy
2005: Jessica Tussing
2005: Carmen Granger
2006: Kathryn Llewellyn
2006: Kinneret Ely
2017: Sabrina Christoffersen
2016: Emily Rosenberger
2016: Abigail Carter
2011: Caramia Capone
2012: Lindsey DeCamp
2013: Courtney Cummings
2013: Elizabeth Mothershead
2007: Chemin Waiters
2008: Victoria Brinkley
2009: Mary Efimetz
2010: Hailey Voorhees
past scholarship recipients
scholarship background
Phyllis M. Varner (1929-2014) was the founder and first director of the Williamsburg Women's Chorus (1965). She and her husband, Chuck, relocated to Williamsburg, Virginia in 1954 and raised a family of five children here. Both Phyllis and Chuck were deeply rooted in the Williamsburg music scene, performing, teaching, conducting, arranging and composing throughout their careers. The membership of the Williamsburg Women's Chorus has funded these scholarships each year since 2005. Now named the Phyllis M. Varner Memorial Scholarships, two awards are given annually. Scholarship recipients are high school women in the Williamsburg community who want to learn and grow in their vocal technique. It is the Chorus's honor to invest in the education of our future musicians.