Student Acclaim

2015

Julie Tabash, Floentine Opera Young Artist.

Gillian Hollis, Opera for the Young.

Rosalind Lee, Supplemental Chorus Tannhäuser Lyric Opera of Chicago.

2014

Rosalind Lee, Porgy and Bess- Lyric Opera of Chicago Supplemental Chorus. Sound of Music - Lyric Opera of Chicago Supplemental Chorus. Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro - Chicago Symphony Chorus at Ravinia. Uxor Pilates, St Matthew Passion with Soli Deo Gloria.

Rachel Sparrow, Indianapolis Opera Young Artist, Mabel Pirates of Penzance, Utah Festival Opera Young Artists, Gretchen in Student Prince (Kathie cover), Cosette cover Les Miserables, Second place in Harold Haugh Light Opera Vocal Competition.

Kelsey Park, Central City Studio Artist, cover Dinah Trouble in Tahiti, Baroness Elberfeld, Sound of Music, Joyce DiDonato Master Class.

Harrah Friedlander, Aspen, Coffee Cantata, Harry Bicket conducting.

Julie Tabash, Florentine Opera Young Artist, Central City Young Artist as Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro, Sister Catherine in Dead Man Walking, Liesl in Sound of Music.

Gillian Hollis, Opera for the Young, Young Artist Programs of Madison Opera as Sister Lilliane in Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking,; covered Marie in Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment and Ash Lawn Opera.

Alyssa Giannetti, First Place ARSA Vocal Competition.

Alison Wahl, Soloist Chamber Music Series Chicago Symphony Orchestra Series.

Caitlin Finnie, Second Place ARSA Vocal Competition, First Place NATS Music Theater Competition.

Katherine Werbiansky, Christine Brewer Master Class, NU Concerto Competition Winner.

Nicholas Wagner, Third Place ARSA Vocal Competition.

Kelsey Betzelberger, Juliette cover Romeo et Juliette Des Moines Metra Young Artist, Opera for the Young.

2013

Rosalind Lee, Supplemental Chorus, Lyric Opera, Sound of Music, Chicago Symphony Chorus member, Carmina Burana soloist, Elgin Symphony, Northshore Choral Society and cover Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Rachel Sparrow, Indianapolis Opera Young Artist, Polly in Threepenny Opera, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, La Music Lyrica, Italy, Metropolitan Opera Encouragement Award, First Place NATS Illinois Region, First Place Nicholas Loren International Vocal Competition, First Place Evanston Music Club Competition.

Kelsey Park, Bel Canto Foundation, First Place Student Division.

Julie Tabash, Florentine Opera Young Artist, Annina La Traviata, Pine Mountain Festival, Despina in Cosi fan tutte, Ann Egerman in Little Night Music.

Gillian Hollis, winner Classical Singers National Compeition, Chicago Musicians’ Club of Women Lynn Harvey/Virginia Cooper Maier Award and the Bel Canto Foundation’s Salvy Monastero Memorial Award.

Rosalind Lee, Glimmerglass Young Artist.

Alison Wahl, Second Place Handel Aria Competition, Encouragement Award, Central Region Metropolitan Opera Symphony No 2 Mahler Northwest Indiana Symphony, Mozart Masterpieces on WFMT, Clori in Clori, Tirsi, e Fileno, Harymarket Opera Katherine Werbiansky, Encouragement Award Metropolitan Opera.

Julia Hardin, Chicago Lyric Opera Outreach as Rosina in Barber of Seville.

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2012

Rosalind Lee, Supplemental Chorus, Lyric Opera, Sound of Music, Chicago Symphony Chorus member, Carmina Burana soloist, Elgin Symphony, Northshore Choral Society and cover Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Alison Wahl, Young Artist, Chicago Opera Theater, 2nd Lady in Magic Flute. Young Artist at the Steans Institute at Ravinia.

Kelsey Betzelberger, Grand Prize winner of Bel Canto Competition. Pamina in Magic Flute in Lyric Opera of Chicago's outreach program, "Opera in the Neighborhoods", a Finalist in The American Prize in Vocal Performance, 2012 Chicago Opera Award’s Quarter Finals.

Gillian Hollis, First Prize Chicago NATS winner in the graduate singer division, Young Artist Ash Lawn Festival covering Queen of the Night in Magic Flute, Second Place North Shore Choral Society Competition.

Helaine Liebman, First Prize Chicago NATS winner in the college sophomore division, winner of Bella Voce Award in Bel Canto Competition.

Julia Hardin, Desiree, A Little Night Music, Castleton Festival, Lorin Maazel conducting.

Julie De Boer, Third Lady in "Magic Flute", Aspen Music Festival.

Rachel Sparrow, Jenny Lind in "Barnum!" with the Quest Theatre Ensemble in Chicago.

Kelsey Betzelberger, Young Artist with Opera North as Miss Silverpeal in "Impresario".

Julie Tabash, Despina in "Cosi fan tutte" and Ann in "A Little Night Music" at Pine Mountain Opera Company.

Jeremy Fisher, Apprentice Artist with Opera Saratoga as Borsa in "Rigoletto" and Snedeker in "The Mighty Casey" 2011.

2011

Kelsey Betzelberger, Casa Italia Competition, 1st Place, Li Puma Scholarship, $1000.00, winner Metropolitan Opera Districts.

Alison Wahl (DMA), 1st Place in the 12th Annual Empire State Vocal Competition.

Harrah Friedlander, Casa Italia Competition, 2nd Place, Li Puma Scholarship $750.00.

Lainie Liebman, Casa Italia Competition, 1st Place, Turano Family Schoarship, $1,000.00.

Adrienne Pardee, Young Artist with Tulsa Opera.

Gillian Hollis, soprano, is the winner of the prestigious Lynne Harvey/Virginia Cooper Maier Scholarship of $7,500.00 of the Chicago Musicians Club of Women Competition.

Alison Wahl, Kennedy Center recital (12:19 mark and 49:05 mark), Thomas Hampson master class, Opera North Young Artist.

2010

Kelsey Betzelberger, Metropolitan Opera National Council (MONC) Central Midwest Regional, Third Place Winner.

Adrienne Corrie Stallings, Metropolitan Opera National Council (MONC) Wisconsin District Winner. She also won the Florentine Opera Recital Award and the Florida Grand Opera expense paid trip to the finals of their Young Artist Program

Julia Hardin, Polly in Beggars Opera with Lorin Maazel at Castelton Program
Resident Young Artist with Florentine Opera

Emily Becker, Young Artist at Castleton Program

Jori Jennings, Recital in Piobico Italy

Katherine Bergman, Recitals in Munich Germany, Cincinnati, Ohio

Audrey Grieme, Young Artist at Crested Butte Opera Program

Alison Wahl, Opera North Young Artist

Julie Tabash, Opera Works Program

Autumn West, Full Scholarship CCM Graduate Programs

 

2009

Julia Hardin, Resident Young Artist with Florentine Opera,
Winner of Bel Canto Opera Foundation
Polly in Beggars Opera with Lorin Maazel at Castleton Young Artists Program

Emily McHugh, 1st place Winner International Crescendo Music Awards,
Bravo Award: 2009 Bel Canto Foundation Competition
4th place Winner International Meistersinger Competition in Graz, Austria
1st place Winner Chicago NATS Competition

Emily Becker, Opera Theater of New Jersey Opera Young Artists Program

Laura Quest, Chicago Opera Theatre Young Artist

Michael O-Halloran, Aspen Music Festival Young Artist

 

2008

Julia Hardin, Central City Young Artist Program,
Sorceress in Dido and Aneas

Laura Quest, Utah Festival Opera Young Artist Program, understudy Amneris

Julia Hardin, Polly in Beggars Opera,

Castleton Young Artists with Lorin Maazel

Julia Hardin, Chicago Opera Theatre

Laura Quest, Chicago Opera Theatre

Laura Quest, Jenny Diver, Beggars Opera,
Castleton Young Artists with Lorin Maazel

Nick Pulikowski, understudy Cassio in Othello, Du Page Opera

Moni Sciaky, Ensemble, Beggars Opera,

Castleton Young Artists with Lorin Maazel

 

2007

Julia Hardin, Outreach Program, Lyric Opera of Chicago

April Lancaster, Chicago Opera Theater Apprentice

April Lancaster, Finalist in Union League Club Competition

Julia Hardin, Chicago Opera Theater Apprentice

Julia Hardin, First Place in American Friends of Austria Competition

Emily Becker, Intermezzo Opera Young Artist

Nick Pulikowski, Pine Mountain Opera Apprentice

Michael O’ Halloran, David, L’amico Fritz, Opera and Music Theatre of Lucca Festival, Italy

Monica Sciaky, I Solisti, Opera and Music Theatre
of Lucca Festival, Italy

Jin Luo, Studio Program, Opera and Music Theatre
of Lucca Festival, Italy

Autumn West, Bel Canto Award Winner

 

2006

Julia Hardin, I Solisti, Opera and Music Theatre Festival
of Lucca, Italy

Lindsey Poling, New Jersey State Opera Young Artist Apprentice

Andrew Johnson, Basilio in Barber of Seville in Lucca, Italy

Michael O’Halloran, 3rd prize National Association of Teachers
of Singing Chicago Chapter

 

2005

Kristin Johnston won Second Place
in Friends of Austria Competition

Allison Dodds, Bel Canto Award Winner

 

2004

Holly Wrensch DMA, Fifth Place, National Association of Teachers of Singing Artists Awards

Holly Wrensch DMA, First Place, Regionals in National Association of Teachers of Singing

Greer Davis, Papagena in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte at Battlecreek and Lafayette Symphonies

Greer Davis, First Place in Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Division

Michael Brown, First Place Kansas City National Association
of Teachers of Singing

Michael Brown, First Place in National Association of Teachers
of Singing in Nebraska

 

2003

Yoojin Jeon, First Place in Kansas Music Teachers Association Graduate Vocal Division

Soyoun Chun, Second Place Kansas Music Teachers Association Graduate Vocal Division

Mike Brown, Second Place Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Division

Linda Ohse, Third Place Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Division

Candice Bondank, Third Place Kansas Music Teachers Association, Freshman Division

Linsday Poling was named Mezzo Apprentice
at Kansas City Lyric Opera.

Holly Wrensch was named Mezzo Apprentice
at Wichita Grand Opera. Sang Carmen.

Kristin Johnston, Soprano Apprentice
at Wichita Grand Opera. Sang Frasquita in Carmen.

 

2002

Michael Brown, 5th place in International Rotary Club Music Competition in Tulsa, OK

Leah Hamilton, 4th place in International Rotary Club Music Competition in Tulsa, OK