A musical portrait

Kandler, Lahay and Annis

Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Joseph Kandler (left) and the Johann Strauss Foundation scholarships which he helped establish, pianist Erin Lahay and soprano Nichole Annis spent part of this past summer in Vienna, Austria, studying with some of Europe's top musicians. The two UVic music students showed their gratitude to Kandler by presenting a benefit concert in October with proceeds to support the Strauss Foundation's scholarship program. The foundation recently donated $120,000 to UVic to endow two music scholarships that will be awarded in perpetuity. In addition, Kandler and his wife, Melitta, have donated $20,000 to create two supplemental endowed scholarships for each of the Strauss Foundation Scholarship recipients.