Netanel Draiblate (MM ’07, GPD ’09, Violin) is a founding director of the Annapolis Symphony Academy, and he recently wrote an article about how this program has addressed diversity for the Baltimore Sun. The article came as a response to Dean Fred Bronstein’s article on March 1. The Annapolis Symphony Academy has seen great success in its first two years, and plans expansion for the future.
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Sarah Hayashi Wins Second Place Reply
Sarah Hayashi (BM ’13, MM ’13, Voice) won second place in the Handel Aria Competition in Madison, Wis. She also performed the role of Blondchen in Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail with the Bronx Opera in New York, the role of Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro with the Mediterranean Opera Studio & Festival in Sicily, and the role of The Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte with the Lyric Opera Studio Weimar (Germany). She was also the featured soloist in an all-Handel concert with the Columbia Pro Cantare in Columbia, MD.
Anastasia Pike Performed with Smithsonian Chamber Players Reply
Anastasia Pike (MM ’07, Harp), a former student of Jeanne Chalifoux, joined the Smithsonian Chamber Players and actress Katja Herbers in performances of Reinbert de Leeuw’s Im wunderschönen Monat Mai.
Rob McGinness to Make Carnegie Hall Debut Reply
Baritone Rob McGinness (MM ’17, Voice) will be making his Carnegie Hall debut on May 25 at 7:00 pm. He will be the baritone soloist in Faure’s Requiem and Mozart’s Missa Brevis in c with MidAmerica Productions and the New England Symphonic Ensemble. Tickets for this event will be available starting March 25 at 11:00 am. Until then, McGinness will have a number of performances around Baltimore, appearing with the Chamber Music Society of Maryland, Baltimore Musicales, and Bel Cantanti Opera over the coming weeks. Finally, he was selected as a semi-finalist in the Florida Grand Opera Young Patronesses of the Opera Competition. The finals for this competition will be held April 13 in Miami Beach, Fla.
Solen Mainguené Wins First Place and Will Perform in France Reply
Solen Mainguené (BM ’10, Voice) won first place in the 26th International Singing Competition of Clermont-Ferrand (France). With over 350 contestants, she also won the Prize for the Best Interpreter of Italian Repertoire. Along with a monetary prize, she was awarded professional contracts to perform the role of Nedda in Leoncavallo’s I Pagliacci in 12 performances with Opéra du Grand Avignon, Opéra de Reims, Opéra de Vichy, Opéra-Théâtre de Clermont-Ferrand, Festival de Saint-Céré, and Opéra de Massy.
