Desert Winds Freedom Band ​Scholarship Program 

 Each year we award scholarships to deserving high school seniors and college students from our valley who will be majoring in music performance, education or composition. To date the Band has awarded $69,500 in scholarships. The Awards are made from funds received from the Ralph Fingerle Education Trust annual donation and individual donations made to the James Hobart Davidson Scholarship Fund.

We congratulate  the 2025 Scholarship Recipients, who are listed below.
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​ If you would like to help fund our High School Scholarship Program, you can do so by clicking on the link below.  ​

Click Here to Donate to the Desert Winds Scholarship Fund

Desert Winds Freedom Band 2025 Scholarship Winners

Kayla de Guzman
Cathedral City High School 2023
Oboe, English Horn
University of Redlands 
Music Performance

Amanda Paz
Cathedral City High School 2016
Trumpet
University of Redlands
​Music Education

Raynerio Avila
Cathedral City High School 2025
French horn
California Institute of the Arts
Composition & Experimental Sound Practices

Lorin Camangian
Cathedral City High School 2025
Clarinet
CSU Long Beach/Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Music Education

Nicholas Washburn
Palm Desert High School 2020
Trumpet
UCLA (Graduate Studies)
Music Performance

Abner Diaz Ruiz
Cathedral City High School 2025
Saxophone
USC
Music Performance

Luis Granillo
Cathedral City High School 2025
Guitar, Piano, Drum set
CSU Long Beach
Music Composition

Yris Gose Guerra
La Quinta High School 2025
French horn
CSU Fullerton
Music Education

Makayla Perkins
Shadow Hills HIgh School 2025
San Diego State
Music Education

Holden Warzecha
La Quinta High School 2025
College of the Desert
Music Education