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Donna Wood Memorial Scholarship Fund

In celebration of a life well lived, both personally and professionally, BYMP is honored to be offering two scholarships in honor of Donna Wood (1942-2022), Kelly's mother. The needs-based scholarships will be for flute (classical or jazz) and saxophone (jazz).

Donna grew up in a creative home, the daughter of artists and musicians. She began her musical journey as a clarinetist but in time made the flute her primary instrument. She studied flute and music educations at the Crane School of Music and taught general music in the Binghamton Public School system. Donna was also a private instrumental music teacher in the Broome County Catholic schools for 25 years. She was a beloved teacher who has been described as kind, compassionate, enthusiastic, talented and dedicated.

Donna loved classical music but was an avid jazz musician as well. In 1984, she earned an MA in saxophone performance and she did an extensive amount of composing and arranging for big band and vocal groups. She played in many local bands and fostered lifelong friendships with those she met.

Donna was a wife, a mother, a teacher. a flutist, a saxophonist, a singer, a composer, an arranger, a painter, a seasoned traveler and a fashionista. She is survived by her husband Curtis and her children, Kelly and Aaron.

And, her musical spirit lives on through BYMP!

Thank you to all who have given in Donna's memory. Your donations are now a part of the Donna Wood Memorial Scholarship.


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