Kadiah Dragone-Gutierrez ’26 was awarded a $3,000 scholarship to attend the National Youth Opera Academy in Santa Fe next summer after her performance at the 16th annual Vocal Artistry Art Song Festival, held at UNM. The festival is a celebration of classical repertoire for voice and piano that attracts student competitors from around the state in various divisions, from middle school through college. This year’s theme was English and American songs.
Ty Andrews ’28, Mira Thompkins ’30, and two collaborative pianists, Ida Shelton ’27 and William Leng ’28, were all selected for the final awards concert, in addition to Kadiah. William Landahl ’26 and Nayeli Solis-Jacobsohn ’28 also performed in the final concert with their collaborative pianists.
Corbin Carroll ’28 and Bonnie Li ’26 also participated in the school division, and Aspen Boswell ’31 competed in the middle school division.
