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The 2017 Western Music Institute, themed “Go into the world and preach the Gospel,” brought 153 attendees from all 10 Western Territory divisions to Pine Summit Camp in Big Bear, California, Aug. 3-12 for music education and discipleship.
This year’s awardees include:
Watt Scholarship, given to the student who demonstrates musical progress during the course of the WMI with $1,000 award to develop as a Salvation Army musician – Edgar Martinez, Santa Ana Corps
Crestmont Award, sponsored by the Territorial Music Department, given to a corps that sends three or more delegates to WMI and whose total delegation earns the highest average in all areas of the camp program:
1st Place – San Diego Citadel
2nd Place – Pasadena Tabernacle
3rd Place – El Cajon Corps
Stillwell Award, given to the student who is outstanding in musicianship, deportment, grades and exemplifies the spirit of Christian living and Salvationism:
1st Place – David Dickinson, Anchorage Korean Corps
2nd Place – Rachel Bach, Roseville Corps
3rd Place – Kyle Santiago, Salem Kroc Corps
2017 Pin Awardees
| Praise & Worship | Jessica Martinez | Caldwell Corps |
| Elaine Zumaya | Ventura Corps | |
| Able Gomez | San Pedro Corps | |
| Molly Flores | Glendale Corps | |
| Drama | Demi Wong | El Cajon Corps |
| Dance | Hanna Navarro | Torrance Corps |
| Vocal: Soprano | Kaila Ogletree | San Diego Citadel |
| Vocal: Alto | Annelise Brown | Seattle Temple |
| Vocal: Tenor | Kyle Santiago | Salem Kroc Corps |
| Vocal: Bass | Jonah Perine | San Diego Citadel |
| Brass: Terry Camsey Cornet Pin | Joshua Stewart | Pasadena Tabernacle |
| Brass: Jerry Knickerbocker Alto Horn | Rachel Bach | Roseville Corps |
| Brass: Baritone | Holden Saunders | Prescott Corps |
| Brass: Trombone | Kyle Santiago | Salem Kroc Corps |
| Brass: Bass Trombone | Ken Santiago | Kona Corps |
| Brass: Euphonium | Zachary White | Mesa Corps |
| Erik Sholin Bass Pin | Bradley Stires Brennan Smith |
Salem Kroc Corps Torrance Corps |
| Percussion | Devin Petersen Tyler Griffin |
Spokane Corps Pasadena Tabernacle |
