Student Acclaim
2012
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.
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
