Posts by hcoppedge | Today at Elon | พรพรศศ /u/news Wed, 27 May 2026 15:25:59 -0400 en-US hourly 1 Elon music, performing arts students earn accolades /u/news/2004/02/24/elon-music-performing-arts-students-earn-accolades/ Tue, 24 Feb 2004 12:29:00 +0000 /u/news/2004/02/24/elon-music-performing-arts-students-earn-accolades/ On Feb. 20 and 21, several Music and Performing Arts students from Elon competed in the North Carolina National Association of Teachers of Singing Student Auditions at Western Carolina University. More than 300 students competed in various categories and were judged by voice teachers from around the state. Elon’s students ranked high with the following results:

  • Freshmen College Women Category: 1st place – Sarah Stevens, 2nd place – Kristin Alvis and Maya Singh
  • Sophomore College Women Category: 3rd place – Trista Duval
  • Music Theatre College Women Category: 1st place – Christine Piche, 2nd place – Kristin Alvis, 3rd place -Natalie Newman
  • Music Theatre College Men Category: 2nd place – Cary Mitchell, 3rd place – Todd Beasley

Most of the winners are eligible to compete in the regional auditions along with Lauren Zapko who qualified from the Freshmen College Women Category. Congratulations to these talented students.

]]> “An Afternoon of Comic Opera,” Sunday, April 13 /u/news/2003/04/14/an-afternoon-of-comic-opera-sunday-april-13/ Mon, 14 Apr 2003 12:19:00 +0000 /u/news/2003/04/14/an-afternoon-of-comic-opera-sunday-april-13/ Please join us for an afternoon of beautiful music and sparkling wit as students from the Music and Performing Arts department present scenes from three delightful comic operas at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 13 in Whitley Auditorium. The program is free and open to the public.

Several ensembles from Mozart’s grand buffa masterpiece, “The Marriage of Figaro,” will feature the following students: Andrew Frace, Kimberly Willes, Cara Antosca, Grace McPhillips, Tallen Olsen, Preston Ellis, Michael Tilma, and Aria Gunthorpe. A cleverly conceived score, this music combines ingenious musical figures designed to capture the characteristics of 18th century satire with the most beautifully balanced melodies reflective of the Age of Enlightenment.

Another Mozart favorite, “The Magic Flute,” will be represented with a performance of the First Act Quintet and the brilliant opening aria of the Queen of the Night. Comic opera takes a fantastical turn in this popular and charming singspiel. Performing in this scene are Meris Burton, Perry Medlin, Mike Daly, Meredith Betts, Kelsey Tucker, and Trista Duval.

Finally, our program will be rounded off with an edited version of Patience by Gilbert and Sullivan. In true satiric fashion, this G & S operetta pokes fun at the literary and artistic aesthetic movement of Victorian England. Complete with Dragoon guards, pained and precious poets, 20 lovesick maidens, and of course the sparkling melodies and witty patter songs, this entry is sure to delight everyone. All students from the class will be performing in this part of the presentation. Featured performers are: Amanda Taylor, Andrew Frace, Ashley Hunter, Mike Daly, Maia Wirth, Lauren Adams, Rebecca Johnson, Michael Tilma, Tallen Olsen, Perry Medlin, and Preston Ellis.

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