Betty Coale
Young Musician Scholarship
The Betty Coale Young Musician Scholarship grants financial awards to promising middle and high-school instrumentalists and singers. Recipients of this scholarship are featured during Christ Church Cathedral’s summer services.
We are deeply thankful for Harwell Coale’s generous donation in memory of his late wife and for their long-standing support of the music ministry at Christ Church Cathedral. Betty Coale was a cherished member of the Christ Church choir, and we are grateful that her memory lives on in the support of education and performance opportunities for Mobile-area music students.
The Betty Coale Scholars 2026
Kenai Weber
Kenai recently graduated from high school as a homeschool student. He is attending the University of South Alabama this fall as a mechanical engineering student with a music minor in violin. Throughout high school, he played in the Mobile Symphony Youth Orchestra as the concertmaster, as well as competed in the Alabama Allstate Orchestra. Most recently, he has been performing for many church services, weddings, and events. Kenai currently works as a professional beekeeper out of Loxley Alabama, and for fun, he enjoys scuba diving whenever possible
2025 Scholarship Recipients
Grace Brack, trumpet
Olivia Varela, singer
Emma Pooler, violin
Matthew Pooler, cello
Kenai Weber, violin
Carter Hale, Jr., singer
Sofia C. Haines, piano
Noah Gilstrap, organ
Jonah Waits, organ (not in picture)
2024 Scholarship Recipients
Jonah Waits, organ
Heaven Gray, soprano
Rhiannon Harris, soprano
Zoe Nguyen, soprano
Matthew Pooler, cello
Carter Hale, Jr., singer
Anika Farid, soprano
Iriel Espinosa, clarinet
Lucia Espinosa, flute
Emma Pooler, violin
Sarah Beth Dudley, soprano
Maurgen Byrne (not in photo)
2023 Scholarship Recipients
Carter Hale, Jr., singer
Ryan Perry, trumpet
Emma Pooler, violin
Matthew Pooler, cello and piano
Jere' Thomas, singer/cantor
Julia Wofford, clarinet
2022 Scholarship Recipients
Cameron Beckham, tenor
Olivia Szymanski, soprano
William Stanush, trumpet
Emma Pooler, violin
Matthew Pooler, cello
Julia Wofford, clarinet
Jeré Thomas, soprano