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2019 Quest for the Best Undergraduate Student Arias

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

RankAmountDonorWinner
First$800AnonymousEmma Petersen
Second$600Carolyn & Russ RussoEzra Zurita
Third$500Patrick and Patricia SchifanoKelsie Grimsley

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.
Uncompressed audio files are also available upon request to the webmaster.

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2018 Quest for the Best Graduate Student Arias

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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’

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

7. Shainy Manuel, soprano: Porgi, amor
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2018 Quest for the Best Undergraduate Student Arias

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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

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

7. Athena Beebe, mezzo-soprano: Smanie implacabili

8. Bridget Marlowe, soprano: Vedrai, carino

9. Brianna Barnhart, soprano: Glitter and Be Gay
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See and Hear the Arias from 2019’s Quest for the Best!

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Congratulations to all the singers who helped make this year’s Quest for the Best an outstanding success. Thanks to the generosity of donors and attendees we awarded over $8,000 in prizes, with all  singers receiving prize money. The top award winners are noted below; click on their names to go directly to videos of their arias. Or view (and download) all the  graduate and undergraduate arias.

Graduate Singers and Top Awards

2019 Graduate Singers

Left to right: Shainy Manuel, Crystal Kachevas, Erika Burkhart, Frannie Barrows, Chunghee Lee, Diana Peralta, Yuchen Luo, Kristen Lucas. (photo: Howard Weiss)

RankAmountDonorWinner
First (tie)$1250OGSA in honor of Patrick and Patricia SchifanoChunghee Lee
First (tie)$1250OGSA in memory of Stokes TolbertDiana Peralta
Third$750Mary Casady in memory of Richard L CasadyYuchen Luo

All Graduate Videos

Undergraduate Singers and Top Awards

2019 Undergraduates

Left to right: Simon Faddoul, Lylah Field, David Ingram, Bridget Marlowe, Jinzhou Jia, Kelsie Grimsley, Ezra Zurita, Emma Petersen. (Photo: Howard Weiss)

RankAmountDonorWinner
First$800AnonymousEmma Petersen
Second$600Carolyn & Russ RussoEzra Zurita
Third$500Patrick and Patricia SchifanoKelsie Grimsley

All Undergraduate Videos

See and Hear the Arias from 2018’s Quest for the Best!

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Congratulations to all the singers who helped make this year’s Quest for the Best an outstanding success. Thanks to the generosity of donors and attendees we awarded $10,600 in prizes, with all  singers receiving prize money. See who won the top awards, and view (or download) all the graduate and undergraduate arias.

Graduate Student Singers
2018 graduates

Left to right: Kristen Lucas, Brian McNiff, Jamey Wright, Mark Hockenberry, Chunghee Lee, Kaitlin Bertenshaw, Shainy Manuel, Octavio Moreno.

Undergraduate Singers
2018 undergraduates

Left to right: Emma Petersen, Annalisse Sauceda Garcia, Stephanie Swift, Powel Brumm, Sara Lashbrook, Frannie Barrows, Athena Beebe, Bridget Marlowe, Brianna Barnhart, Emily Garcia.

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