CIM Voice Students Earn Top Prizes at NATS

Congratulations to the CIM voice students who participated in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Ohio Chapter Student Auditions on April 2, 2016 at Bowling Green State University. First prize winners included Ariana Umbriac (Billions) and Andrea Gadzinski (Southern) in categories one and two for Freshman Women, Jennifer Robble (Schiller) for Junior Women and Coraine Tate (Schiller) for Advanced College Women. Tate was also the recipient of the Richard Miller Award for Fine Singing. Several other CIM students took second and third places prizes throughout the weekend.

Complete list of award winners:

Freshmen Women, Category 1
1st, Ariana Umbriac, student of Clifford Billions

Freshmen Women, Category 2
1st, Andrea Gadzinski, student of Dean Southern

Sophomore Women
3rd, Rachel Aust, student of Mary Schiller

Junior Women
1st, Jennifer Robble, student of Mary Schiller

Senior Women and Men

3rd (tie), Naomi Columna, student of Mary Schiller

3rd (tie), Halla Kallmansson, student of Mary Schiller

Advanced College Women

1st, Coraine Tate, student of Mary Schiller

3rd, Renée Richardson, student of Mary Schiller

Advanced College Men
2nd, Daniel Fridley, student of Dean Southern

Recipient of the Richard Miller Award for Fine Singing
Coraine Tate, student of Mary Schiller

The CIM voice students and faculty express their sincere gratitude to our pianists: Nara Avetisyan, Emilie Hsu, Kayoko Miyazawa, Daniel Parvin and Adam Whiting!