John Beasley came to Withrow at the start of the Withrow University school with a focus on creating an introductory strings instrument program. Over the past several years the, program has seen a growth in numbers and talent of students. Today there are about 30 students in Beginner classes and 25 students in more advanced classes. An awareness of this talent came to the attention of the Benjamin Carlson-Berne Scholarship Fund resulting in their Foundation providing individual mentoring and lessons to the top students and group lessons outside of the classroom. One goal is to have a performance in the Withrow auditorium. Below is their recent announcement: