PARTNERS’ Third Vocal Awards Competition – 2015

PARTNERS for the Arts 3rd Vocal Awards Competition 
October 25, 2015 at the Lyceum
2015 3rd Competition - LyceumBRAVI winners of PARTNERS’ 2015 3rd Vocal Awards Competition!
(Click on each winner below to see and hear their competition performances.)

1st Christopher MagieraFirst prizewinner
Baritone
2nd Matthew ReeseSecond prizewinner
Counter-tenor
Matthew Reese
Ratmir’s aria
Rusian and Lyudmila
Glinka
3rd Anthony SchneiderThird prizewinner
Bass
Anthony Schneider
Il lacerato spirito
Simon Boccanegra
Verdi

All singers for the semifinal and final rounds were accompanied by Frank Conlon.

Drs. James and Wanda Trefil Encouragement Awards

Bass Timothy Bruno, mezzo-soprano Natalie Rose Havens, soprano Colleen Davis, mezzo-soprano Olivia Vote, and tenor Brent Turner

Bass Timothy Bruno, mezzo-soprano Natalie Rose Havens, soprano Colleen Daly, mezzo-soprano Olivia Vote, and tenor Brent Turner

Judges for the Final Round

Peter Russell, general director of Vocal Arts DC, Maestro Ryan Brown, founder and artistic director of Opera Lafayette, Maestro Bruce Stasyna, chorus master/assistant conductor of Washington Concert Opera and artistic director of Green Mountain Opera Festival

Peter Russell, general director of Vocal Arts DC, Maestro Ryan Brown, founder and artistic director of Opera Lafayette, Maestro Bruce Stasyna, chorus master/assistant conductor of Washington Concert Opera and artistic director of Green Mountain Opera Festival

Judges for the Semifinal Round

Director Joe Banno, Maestro John Edward Niles, Director of The American Project of the Wagner Society of Washington DC, and Maestro Stan Engebretson,
 Artistic director of the National Philharmonic Chorale at Strathmore

Director Joe Banno, Maestro John Edward Niles,
Director of The American Project of the Wagner Society
of Washington DC
, and Maestro Stan Engebretson,

Artistic director of the National Philharmonic Chorale at
Strathmore

Professor Francis Conlon, the official accompanist for the National Symphony Young Soloist Competition, the National Opera Institute Auditions, and the National Federation of Music Clubs Contest, accompanied the singers in both rounds of the competition.

Prizes presentation

First prizewinner tenor Christopher Magiera and Dr. Robert Misbin

First prizewinner tenor Christopher Magiera and Dr. Robert Misbin

Dr. Elaine Walter and second prizewinner counter-tenor Matthew Reese

Dr. Elaine Walter and second prizewinner counter-tenor Matthew Reese

Third prizewinner Anthony Schneider and Cynthia Bianchi

Third prizewinner Anthony Schneider and Cynthia Bianchi

PARTNERS’ Founding Members: Victoria Tresansky, Dr. Elaine Walter, Dr. Robert Misbin, Leilane Grimaldi Mehler, and Cyd Miller Everett

PARTNERS’ Founding Members: Victoria Tresansky, Dr. Elaine Walter,
Dr. Robert Misbin, Leilane Grimaldi Mehler, and Cyd Miller Everett

 

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Joan and John Bedard, and Jean Arnold

Joan and John Bedard, and Jean Arnold

James Smith and Cyd Everett

James Smith and Cyd Everett

Mahavah Ardalan and Paula Verdun

Mahavah Ardalan and Paula Verdun