April 24, 2009

The President’s Prize, a new event in the Department of Fine Arts at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, will be Wednesday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Fine Arts 200. The performance is free and open to the public.

This competition is offered to students who are enrolled in applied voice study at Northwestern. Each singer will present two solo works, and one of the two works must be an aria (from either oratorio or opera). The second piece must be an art song. Both works must be performed in their original language and no two pieces are allowed to be performed in the same language.

An adjudicator from outside the university will choose one winner among the participants who will receive $300 in prize money. All contestants will receive written comments from the judge. However, no verbal communication between the judge and the contestant at the time of the competition will be allowed.

The President’s Prize Competition is made possible through the generosity of Dr. Janet Cunningham, university president, and the President’s Association.
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