Voice students in CFAM’s School of Music were accepted to several prestigious summer performance programs. Justin Payne was accepted into the Vienna: Language of Lieder program in Vienna, Austria; Alma Ramos was accepted into the Crittenden Opera Studio program in Washington, D.C.; Ryan Daly was accepted into the Utah Vocal Arts Academy; Roni Shelley Perez was accepted into the Broadway Dreams Workshop in NYC and cast as Candi in the musical “Zanna Don’t!”. Incoming freshman Marcel Daly was selected to the National High School Musical Theater Awards in NYC. Grace Kolbo was awarded a Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences (FUSE) grant for her project titled “Nia for Singers”, and completed her Nia certification training in Iowa City. Faculty member Shelby VanNordstrand gave performances in Los Angeles as part of the SongFest festival. She also performed as part of the Omaha Under the Radar festival and gave a recital in New York City at Rutger’s Presbyterian Church.
