Thank you for supporting the Emily Winestock Scholarship in Music so we can continue to provide meaningful opportunities for our students and community.
Emily Sternshine Winestock had a gift and a passion for music. Leaving her native Czechoslovakia at age 12, she and her family immigrated to Canada where, in addition to learning a new language and culture, she pursed her studies in music. She covered everything from opera to light classical, to popular.
Music would continue to bring her and others much joy throughout her life. Her son, Ralph, describes her open-minded attitude towards “any genre in music.” This broad perspective is not always the case for some classically trained musicians!
The warmth and expressiveness she brought to her music she also extended to the art of friendship. A lover of people, she displayed a true generosity of spirit. As her son puts it, “she modeled forgiveness” in her interactions with her fellow human beings.
Her love for music and caring for other people lives on in the Emily Winestock Scholarship in Music at SMC.
For donations by check, please make your check payable to:
The Santa Monica College Foundation
1900 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
On the memo line, please write: Emily Winestock Scholarship