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November 8, 2004

Carnegie Mellon School of Music Students Take Home 21 Awards from NATS Competition

PITTSBURGH—During the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Tri-State Chapter Fall Adjudication competition on Saturday, October 30, students from Carnegie Mellon's School of Music won 21 out of a possible 39 awards. More than 160 singers from 10 universities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia competed.

Winners include:

• Emily Becker ('06)—1st Place, Junior Women
• Jaclyn Bermudez ('07)—1st Place, Sophomore Women
• Warren Carr ('07)—1st Place, Sophomore Men
• Caitlyn Glennon ('08)—3rd Place, Freshman Women
• Samantha Grenell-Zaidman ('06)—2nd Place, Junior Women
• Rebecca Hadley ('08)—3rd Place, Lower Division Women
• Morgan Harmison ('08)—1st Place, Freshman Women; 1st Place, Lower Division Women
• Matthew Hrinko ('08)—1st Place, Freshman Men
• Kerriann Kada ('05)—2nd Place, Senior Women
• Christine Lyons ('07)—2nd Place, Sophomore Women; 2nd Place, Lower Division Women
• James Mayagoitia ('08)—2nd Place, Freshman Men; 2nd Place, Lower Division Men
• Christopher Moyer ('06)—2nd Place, Junior Men; 3rd Place, Upper Division Men
• Abigail Paschke ('08)—1st Place, Freshman Women; Honorable Mention, Lower Division Women
• Emily Righter ('07)—3rd Place, Sophomore Women
• Tyler Rubensaal ('06)—1st Place, Upper Division Men
• Morgan Springer ('06)—3rd Place, Junior Women
Carnegie Mellon School of Music faculty-members with award-winning students include:
• Douglas Ahlstedt, Associate Professor of Voice
• Claudia Benack, Lecturer of Voice in the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama
• Andrea Hanson, Assistant Professor of Voice
• Mimi Lerner, Associate Professor of Voice
• Susanne Marsee, Artist Lecturer in Voice
• Mildred Miller Posvar, Artist Lecturer in Voice