SHREVEPORT, LA — Six students from ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ College’s Hurley School of Music traveled to Hattiesburg, Mississippi on November 9-11 for the National Association of Teachers of Singing Southern Region Conference and Student Auditions. After competing against hundreds of other singers from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, two ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ students won prizes in the final round of the auditions.
“We are justifiably proud of these great young musicians,” said Dr. Gale Odom, Dean of the Hurley School of Music. “¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ singers are known for their well-crafted interpretations of their vocal literature.”
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ students Alex Shannon and Zipphora Hyman sang for a master class led by Richard Hobson, while Janine Cunningham and Drew Echols both sang in the semifinal round of the competition. In the final round, Carlos Romero won third place in Sophomore Men and Timothy McCoy won fourth place in Senior Men.
The ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ group also heard lectures, a vocal concert, and saw a production of the play Master Class. All of the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ singers are students of Dean Gale Odom and ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Artist-in-Residence Cindy Sadler at the Hurley School of Music.