UNL students hit right notes

LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music took home the most awards at the recent 2009 West Central National Association of Teachers of Singing Auditions at Kansas State University.

UNL voice students earned 22 awards, nearly three times as many as its nearest competitor, Wichita State, which received eight awards. Kansas State and the University of Nebraska at Kearney each won five awards.

First-place winners and their categories from UNL included Adria Caffaro of San Antonio, Texas, junior women; Allison Harvey of Clive, Iowa, sophomore women; Jen Houser of Stoughton, Wis., graduate women; Patrick O'Halloran of Olathe, Kan., graduate men; Kendall Reimer of Carrollton, Mo., first-year women; and Stuart Richey of Kansas City, Mo., upper college musical theatre.

There were 365 student entries representing 19 universities and colleges and 53 voice teachers participating in the auditions. The West Central region includes students in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming.

The National Association of Teachers of Singing was founded in 1944 and is the largest association of teachers of singing in the world.

A list of winning UNL students by hometown follows. Information includes category and the student's placement. In the musical theatre categories, “lower college” indicates freshmen and sophomores, while “upper college” indicates juniors and seniors.

NEBRASKA

Bellevue: Mick Huntley, sophomore men, semifinalist.

Grand Island: Bryce Bartu, senior men, fourth; Joshua Huls, first-year men, semifinalist, and lower college musical theatre, semifinalist.

Lincoln: Arica Coleman, sophomore women, third, and lower college musical theatre, semifinalist; Jessie Cotton, graduate women, fourth; Kelsey Denton, sophomore women, semifinalist; Allison Frenzel, senior women, third, and upper college musical theatre, second; Nicholas Soutsos, graduate men, second.

Omaha: Tyler Gruttemeyer, lower college musical theatre, semifinalist; Melanie Holm, sophomore women, semifinalist, and lower college musical theatre, semifinalist.

Papillion: Sara Warner, first-year women, fourth.

ELSEWHERE

Aberdeen, S.D.: Robert Klein, first-year men, fifth.

Ankeny, Iowa: Kamerin Churchman, first-year women, semifinalist, and lower college musical theatre, third; Danielle Cisna, junior women, semifinalist; Steph Hyatt, sophomore women, semifinalist.

Bettendorf, Iowa: Hannah Kurth, first-year women, semifinalist, and lower college musical theatre, semifinalist.

Carrollton, Mo.: Kendall Reimer, first-year women, first.

Clive, Iowa: Allison Harvey, sophomore women, second, and lower college musical theatre, first.

Colorado Springs, Colo.: Brett Guster, junior men, fourth, and upper college musical theatre, semifinalist.

East Troy, Wis.: Zachary Smith, sophomore men, fifth.

Excelsior Springs, Mo.: Timothy Madden, first-year men, semifinalist.

Kansas City, Mo.: Stuart Richey, senior men, semifinalist, and upper college musical theatre, first.

Manchester, Iowa: Cami Philgreen, junior women, second, and upper college musical theatre, third; Jon Sill, sophomore men, semifinalist.

Marion, Iowa: Adam Fieldson, senior men, second, and upper college musical theatre, semifinalist.

Mitchellville, Iowa: Jacob Skarin, first-year men, second, and lower college musical theatre, semifinalist.

Olathe, Kan.: Patrick O'Halloran, graduate men, first.

San Antonio: Adria Caffaro, junior women, first.

Stoughton, Wis.: Jeni Houser, graduate women, first.

Tucson, Ariz.: Jaimie Pruden, first-year women, semifinalist.

Urbandale, Iowa: Amanda Burke, first-year women, semifinalist; Bryan McKnight, senior men, semifinalist.

Five University of Nebraska at Kearney vocalists earned awards and two earned honors.

The students, all Nebraskans, and their placings:

Atlanta: Brooke Scripter, soprano, senior women, second.

Grand Island: Patrick York, tenor, senior men, fifth.

Holdrege: Amb Kosmicki, a mezzo-soprano, finalist.

Kearney: Katie Ridder, soprano, sophomore women, fourth; Amy Jensen, mezzo-soprano, upper college musical theatre, fifth.

Ogallala: Lauren Rudolph, a soprano, finalist.

O'Neill: Jordan Peterson, tenor, sophomore men, honorable mention.

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