June 2024 – The winner of the Metheny Music Foundation’s 2024 “Knight Award” is percussionist Ethan Scott Godfrey, a senior at Lee’s Summit North High School. Ethan plans to pursue a degree in percussion performance at UMKC. “Pat Metheny’s music has been and continues to be very special to me,” Ethan says. “I’d like to

May 2022 — The winner of the Metheny Music Foundation’s 2022 “Knight Award” is oboist Emory Thurmond, a senior at Lee’s Summit West High School. Emory plans to attend the University of Kansas as a Music Education major. “I have decided to pursue a degree in Music Education,” said Emory. “And my current intention is

May 2019 – The winner of the Metheny Music Foundation’s 2019 “Knight Award” is bassoonist Kinady Allen, a senior at Lee’s Summit West High School. She plans to attend the University of Oklahoma in the fall with a double major in bassoon performance and music education. The Metheny Music Foundation of Lee’s Summit (MO), a

May 2018 – The winner of the Metheny Music Foundation’s 2018 “Knight Award” is vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Dylan Brendel, a senior at Lee’s Summit West High School. Dylan is also a student at Summit Technology Academy, and this fall he plans to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston. The Metheny Music Foundation of

The winner of the Metheny Foundation’s 2017 “Knight Award” is vocalist Kayla Kernsvaal, a senior at Summit Christian Academy of Lee�s Summit. Kayla plans to attend Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri this fall with a double major in vocal performance and English. The Metheny Foundation has also awarded its annual music camp and summer studies

May 7, 2016 — In 2013 the Metheny Music Foundation of Lee’s Summit introduced its first college music scholarship named in honor of William R. and Lorene Metheny Knight. Mrs. Knight was the aunt of Foundation board members Mike and Pat Metheny and a 1935 graduate of Lee’s Summit High School. The winner of the

On May 15, 2015, the Metheny Music Foundation awarded its annual music camp and summer studies scholarships at the Lee’s Summit History Museum. Lee’s Summit, MO is the hometown of 20-time Grammy winner Pat Metheny and his brother Mike, who is the Foundation’s chairman. The new museum opened in April and it features an exhibit

May 28, 2014 — The Metheny Music Foundation of Lee’s Summit, MO recently presented its annual scholarships for 2014. Included were awards for summer music studies (a program now in its 8th year), as well as the Foundation’s second annual “Knight Award” — named in honor of the late William R. and Lorene Metheny Knight

On Friday, May 17, 2013, the Metheny Music Foundation awarded its annual music camp and summer studies scholarships at Lee’s Summit City Hall. Lee’s Summit, MO is the hometown of 20-time Grammy winner Pat Metheny and his brother Mike, who is the Foundation’s chairman. Metheny Music Foundation awards are given to qualifying Lee’s Summit students

As part of the Family Pops Concert by the Lee’s Summit Symphony Orchestra on March 9, the Metheny Music Foundation’s first ever college scholarship was presented by board chairman Mike Metheny to vocalist Patrick Graham. Graham is a senior at Lee’s Summit North High School and plans to be a college music major this fall.