Tag: Czech and Slovak Voice International Competition
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Soprano from Mexico takes top prize at International Vocal Competition on campus
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The International Czech and Slovak Voice Competition lived up to the “international” part of its name over the weekend at the Weidner Center’s Fort Howard Hall. The top six prizes went to vocalists from Mexico, Canada, the USA, Canada, Spain and USA, respectively. UW-Green Bay Music Prof. Sarah Meredith Livingston, director, shares the following results:…
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Gerds covers vocal competition
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It’s a competition that showcases the beauty of the Czech-Slovak repertoire while giving promising young singers a serious opportunity to pursue big-time career success in opera and classical music. Local arts critic Warren Gerds writes about this year’s version of the UW-Green Bay-hosted competition — its high level of excitement, the impressive range of talent…
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UW-Green Bay welcomes ‘amazing singers’ for International Vocal Competition, Oct. 9-11
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Lovers of opera and classically trained vocal performance will have the opportunity to hear top young talent from across the nation and beyond when the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay hosts a prestigious international music competition Friday through Sunday, Oct. 9-11. The International Czech and Slovak Voice Competition takes place in Fort Howard Hall of the…
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Small but profound: Meredith-Livingston shares the culture of Slovakia
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Members of the UW-Green Bay community were treated to a night of music, traditional food, and education, during the latest UW-Green Bay Dinner Lecture Series event highlighting the country, Slovakia. An Associate Professor of Music and Women’s and Gender Studies, Sarah Meredith Livingston was the featured presenter during the March 31 event. She was introduced…
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Competitors from Green Bay preliminaries sweep Montreal vocal finals
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Sponsor Sharon Resch and director Sarah Meredith Livingston are smiling at the results of the Oct. 4 finals in the International Czech and Slovak Vocal Competition of Montreal. The competitors who swept the top places, 1-2-3, were all Americans who had advanced to Montreal through the preliminary rounds hosted two weeks ago at UW-Green Bay.…
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Bravo! Green Bay vocal competitors sweep Montreal finals
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Here’s a great tribute to the quality of performances on display at the American rounds of the Montreal International Czech-Slovak Vocal Competition hosted two weeks ago by UW-Green Bay: We’re told that the vocalists who advanced from Green Bay pulled off a rare sweep and went 1-2-3 in the Montreal finals. Organizers Sharon Resch and…
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Results of Czech Slovak competition
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Four semi-finalists from last weekend’s Czech and Slovak voice competition have advanced to the finals in Montreal, where Prof. Sarah Meredith Livingston is judging the competition. Antonina Chekovskaya and Olivia Betzen, both of Ann Arbor, Mich., advanced, as did Benjamin Sieverding of Sioux Falls, S.D. and Anne Slovin of Chicago. In addition, the Sharon and Dick Resch…
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In the news: Gerds explores upcoming Czech-Slovak competition, festival
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WFRV, Channel 5 Critic at Large Warren Gerds puts readers in the shoes of singing competitors in a column appearing Monday (Sept. 23) on the station’s website. Gerds wrote a lengthy piece about UW-Green Bay’s hosting of early rounds of the 12th Czech and Slovak Voice International Music Competition of Montréal, which will be held…
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Unique dance opportunity open to all students, this Friday
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Slávka Jelínková, a guest artist visiting for the Czech-Slovak music festival, will lead a dance class from 10:35 to 11:45 a.m. Friday (Sept. 27). The class will involve traditional folk dance used in ballet. Students of all levels, including beginners, are welcome to attend. The session will take place in Theatre Hall 132 (Dance Studio).
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360° Thursdays returns with guest performance of Czech song cycle
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On Sept. 26, UW-Green Bay Music will celebrate the return of its eclectic 360° Thursdays concert events, welcoming guest artists to perform a Czech song cycle at 6:30 p.m. in the Weidner Center’s Fort Howard Hall. As we told you here yesterday, the lecture-concert will serve as the kickoff event for the campus Czech and…