{"id":932,"date":"2019-06-27T03:27:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T03:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/honors\/?p=932"},"modified":"2022-06-27T17:29:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T17:29:28","slug":"932","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2019\/06\/27\/932\/","title":{"rendered":"National Opera Association’s National Conference Scenes Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Callie M. Sorrento<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Natalie R. Andrews<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Serena S. Valentin<\/strong>
\nMajor: Performance\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Major: Music Education\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Major: Music Education<\/p>\n

Callie, Natalie, and Serena were recipients of the Barden Travel Fund in the Spring 2018-2019 Intersession. They had attended the National Opera Association's National Conference Scenes Competition and competed with a scene. They also attended informational lectures and workshops to learn about opera production, music education through opera, and other various facets involving the career toward which they are working.<\/p>\n

\"This was an experience that I will cherish forever. It was such a privilege to be surrounded by professionals <\/em>and students in my field. Additionally, me and my peers from WCSU took part in the Opera<\/em>Scenes Competition Finals with a scene from Mozart\u2019s \u201cDie Zauberfl\u00f6te\u201d and won second place!\" - Callie S.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This conference offered tremendous opportunities to grow as a performer, a musician, <\/em>and a teacher (teaching music, opera, etc.), helping to prepare me for a successful and exciting <\/em>future. I could not be more grateful for the opportunity to attend this conference and compete at a <\/em>national level. Thank you for your gift, and for making this trip of a lifetime financially possible. - Natalie A.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n