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2018 Quest for the Best Graduate Student Arias

July 1, 2018 by Frank Finkenberg

The Fred Fox School of Music technical staff captured all the arias on video. The top graduate student prize winners are:

RankAmountDonorWinner
First$1500OGSA in honor of Stokes TolbertOctavio Moreno
Second (tie)$1200Richard & Suzanne ClarkKaitlin Bertenshaw
Second (tie)$1200The GroundskeeperMark Hockenberry

To download any aria in a choice of video resolutions,click on its title. This takes you to the Vimeo website; then simply click on the Download button. Depending on the resolution chosen, these files may be 50MB or larger. Audio files are also available upon request to the webmaster.)

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1. Kristen Lucas, soprano: Ah, non credea mirarti

2. Brian McNiff, tenor: Una furtiva lagrima

3. Jamey Wright, soprano: Quando m’en vo’

Second Place ribbon

4. Mark Hockenberry, baritone: Ja vas lyublyu

5. Chunghee Lee, soprano: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta

Second Place ribbon

6. Kaitlin Bertenshaw, mezzo-soprano: O don fatale

7. Shainy Manuel, soprano: Porgi, amor

First Place ribbon

8. Octavio Moreno, baritone: Largo al factotum

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2018 Quest for the Best Undergraduate Student Arias

July 1, 2018 by Frank Finkenberg

The Fred Fox School of Music technical staff captured all the arias on video. The top undergraduate student prize winners are:
RankAmountDonorWinner
First$1000Tolbert Family, in honor of Stokes TolbertEmily Garcia
Second$750Susan & Frank Finkenberg and Patricia & Patrick SchifanoFrannie Barrows
Third$600Carolyn & Russell RussoEmma Petersen

To download any aria in a choice of video resolutions,click on its title. This takes you to the Vimeo website; then simply click on the Download button. Depending on the resolution chosen, these files may be 50MB or larger. Audio files are also available upon request to the webmaster.) Go to Graduate Arias

Third Place ribbon

1. Emma Petersen, soprano: Quel guardo il cavaliere

2. Annalisse Sauceda Garcia, soprano: Deh vieni, non tardar

3. Stephanie Swift, soprano: Mi chiamano Mimì

4. Powel Brumm, baritone: Modern Major General

5. Sara Lashbrook, soprano: Lascia ch’io pianga

Second Place ribbon

6. Frannie Barrows, soprano: Der Hölle Rache

7. Athena Beebe, mezzo-soprano: Smanie implacabili

8. Bridget Marlowe, soprano: Vedrai, carino

9. Brianna Barnhart, soprano: Glitter and Be Gay

First Place ribbon

10. Emily Garcia, soprano: Mi chiamano Mimì

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About Grants and Scholarships

About Our Grants and Scholarships

The Opera Guild of Southern Arizona (OGSA) started in Tucson in 1958. Our mission is to support education and training in opera, to sponsor and assist operatic programs and activities, and otherwise to cultivate a wider public interest in opera in Southern Arizona.

OGSA Scholarships

Each year we award scholarships to graduate and undergraduate students selected by the faculty. The number and dollar amount of these scholarships may vary from year to year as circumstances dictate.

OGSA Grants

OGSA has funds to help University of Arizona opera students pursue opportunities complementary to their academic studies. The grants are intended to help cover additional costs opera students incur, such as attending summer opera programs, travel to auditions, and helping to cover costs of concerts and recitals.

Grant applications may be submitted to OGSA at any time. The deadline for  applications specifically for 2022 summer programs is May 1, 2022.

The Board of Directors will judge grant applications on criteria based on academic performance (including grade point average), vocal performance and activities, career ambitions and goals, strength of the faculty endorsement, and quality of the application.

The Board of Directors may request an interview with the applicant, and grant recipients should submit a summary of the program or activity attended.

 

View, download, or print the Grant Application

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