Meredith Livingston in Europe to judge competition

Sarah Meredith Livingston, professor of Music, is currently in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, as an invited juror at the 50th anniversary edition of the International Czech Slovak Voice Competition taking place November 11-22.  More than 75 singers entered the event, which is among the longest running voice competition sin the world. Well-known Czech/Slovak singers such as Gabrielle Benachkova, soprano, and Peter Dvorsky, tenor, are also members of the 11-member jury.  Meredith Livingston is the only American judge; she brought the first American singers, UWGB students, to the competition in 1997.