The band is excited and proud to have established
and continue to maintain the John Perkins Memorial Scholarship. Mr.
Perkins, a former Richmond Concert Band member, was a high school band
director at Highland Springs, Goochland, and Powhatan High Schools from
the late 1940s til 1980.
Mr. John Perkins had a special spirit - a love for and commitment to
God, a love and care for his family, a trained and knowledgeable talent
in music, a quiet, warm, and humble spirit, a faithfulness to
responsibility, and an enjoyable sense of humor. John's life was full
of humor and stories, but he balanced it perfectly with a professional
approach to the preparation and performance of music. He took the quiet
path to leadership and all his students knew what was expected. He
would inspire his students to do their best. He demanded excellence
from all of his students. Halfway effort was never his way; he expected
a lot from his students. His students gained a life-long love of music
from this gifted gentleman. It is the hope of The Richmond Concert Band
members that the establishment of this scholarship in his honor will
create a living legacy of his many gifts and provide the avenue for his
contribution to music education to continue.
This scholarship is available to any student attending one of the three
schools Mr. Perkins taught in who is planning to continue their
education in Music Education. Students are encouraged to contact their
guidance department for more information on the scholarship.
If you would like to join the former students and friends of John's who
have established and contributed to this scholarship, please contact
the band or simply mail a check to
John Perkins Memorial Scholarship
c/o The Richmond Concert Band
PO Box 268
Richmond, VA 23218
Please be sure to write Scholarship in the memo box.
All donations are 100% tax deductible as the band is a 501(c)3
corporation.
