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Voices
were
soaring
at
the
Kulas
Musical
Arts
Building
earlier
this
month
as
the
BW
Conservatory
of
Music
hosted
the
Metropolitan
Opera
National
Council
Auditions,
Ohio
District,
and
one
BW
student's
performance
was
singled
out
for
recognition
and
encouragement
to
keep
pursuing
his
music
dreams.
In addition to naming three winners (all in their mid to late 20s), the panel of judges for the prestigious competition presented BW Conservatory of Music senior tenor Ethan Burck '19 with an Encouragement Award.
At age 21, Burck was the youngest of the 11 singers competing. While his award did not advance him to the next round of auditions, the $250 cash prize is intended to offer support for a young singer of "exceptional promise."
The esteemed judges who recognized Burck's remarkable talent and bright future were David Craig Starkey, general director of the Indianapolis Opera, Melissa Wegner, executive director of The MONC, and Roger Pines, dramaturg with Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Burck is a voice performance major who studies with Dr. Marc Weagraff.
