& News From Our Division Chairs
Opera Festival Stevie Rawlings
201-261-7800 x3069
srawlings@paramus.k12.nj.us
The 65th Annual NJMEA Opera Festival auditions were held October 25th at Paramus High School. Adjudicators Wendy
White and John Hancock returned this year to once again lend their years of experience from the Metropolitan Opera and inter- national opera houses to the judging process. Students performed arias, duets or choruses from a variety of operas. Happily, the number of students who auditioned increased from last year along with the level of vocal ability. Sixteen soloists, one duet and one large ensemble received scores high enough to earn performance invitations for the Opera Festival concert which took place November 16. The concert was the culmination of a full day of master classes, clinics and rehearsals with visiting guest artists. Fourteen high schools were represented by young singers who performed three opera choruses: “Va, pensiero,” from Nabucco by Verdi; “The Humming Chorus,” from Madame Butterfly by Puccini; and “Brindisi,” from La Traviata, also by Verdi.
Thank you to the participating students and their teacher/sponsors for the dedicated preparation necessary for these audi-
tions. Further congratulations go to the following students with the designated citations: • Highest Overall Score: Gina Ruzhansky, Paramus HS - C. Scripps Beebee Scholarship Award • Highest Scoring Male: Christian Davakis, River Dell Reg. HS - Governor’s Award • Highest Scoring Female: Gina Ruzhansky, Paramus HS - Governor’s Award • Second Highest Scorer: Sarah Korath, River Dell Reg. HS - Governor’s Award • Highest Scoring Small Ensemble: Duet of Valery Berenshtein, Pascack Valley Reg. HS and Gina Ruzhansky, Paramus HS – The Madame Paunova Small Ensemble Award
• Highest Scoring Large Ensemble: The Prem1ers, Paramus HS, The Francesca Kubian-Geidel Large Ensemble Award • Honorable Mention: Katherine Collins, Pascack Valley Reg. HS; Victoria Policht, Northern Highlands Reg. HS; and Jack Lindberg, Morristown-Beard School.
Be sure to check the May issue of TEMPO for the 2014 All-State Opera Festival application and dates!
Orchestra Performance Susan Meuse
732-613-6890
susanmeuse@gmail.com
Congratulations to the 2013 All-State Orchestra and Mixed Chorus for two great concerts in November! After not being able
to perform last year, it was wonderful to finally hear these two groups. I hope that many of you had a chance to come to one of the concerts! The Orchestra Procedures Committee would like to congratulate all of the students involved in the All-State Orchestra. We would also like to thank all of the people who worked very hard to make both concerts possible. First, we must thank Maestro Gemma New who stepped in this fall to work with these talented students. Her enthusiastic rehearsals and energetic conducting were inspirational to watch.
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