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Rotary District 5320 and   

The University of California, Irvine Department of Music

Claire Trevor School of the Arts

  

 

Young Singer of the Year Competition

 

Winifred Smith Hall

3:00 PM Sunday, March 16, 2008

 

Moderator

Joseph Huszti, University of California, Irvine

 

Adjudicator

Professor Desiree LaVertu

 

 

Male Musical Theater Division

FIRST

Drew Starr                                                                  Sponsored by Mission Viejo Rotary Club

Falcon in the Dive (Scarlet Pimpernal), Frank Wildhorn

Private Conversations (Side Show), Henry Krieger

SECOND

Rigorberto Salazar                                                   Sponsored by Santa Ana North Rotary Club

Falcon in the Dive (Scarlet Pimpernal), Frank Wildhorn

Where’s the Girl (Scarlet Pimpernal), Frank Wilderhorn

THIRD

Nathan Willingham                                                  Sponsored by Tustin/Santa Ana Rotary Club

What Do I Need (Thoroughly Modern Millie), Jeanine Tesori

I Have Dreamed (King and I), Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein

 

Female Classical Division

FIRST

Melissa Zgouridi                                                         Sponsored by Santa Ana North Rotary Club

Faites-lui mes aveux (Faust), Charles Gounod

Habañera (Carmen), Georges Bizet

SECOND

Morgan Schultz                                                                       Sponsored by Orange Rotary Club

Voi che sapete (Marriage of Figaro), Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart

‘Tis the Last Rose of Summer, Friedrich Flotow

 

THIRD

Sara Covey                                                                  Sponsored by Mission Viejo Rotary Club

Mein Herr Marquis (Fledermaus), Johann Strauss

Le Colibri, Ernest Chausson

 

 

Male Classical Division

FIRST

Matthew Lulofs                                                          Sponsored by Santa Ana North Rotary Club

Ombra Mai Fu (Serse), George Frederick Handel

Se Florinda e Fedele, Alessandro Scarlatti

SECOND

Daniel McGrew                                                          Sponsored by Fountain Valley Rotary Club

Ave Maria, Franz Schubert

Down By the Sally Gardens, Benjamin Britten

THIRD

Michael Garamoni                      Sponsored by Mission Viejo Rotary Club

Nebbie, Ottorino Respighi

Danza, Danza Fanciulla, Francesco Durante

 

 

Female Musical Theater Division

FIRST

Elizabeth Hunter                                                         Sponsored by Mission Viejo Rotary Club

Not For the Life of Me (Thoroughly Modern Millie), Jeanine Tesori

Follow Your Heart (Urinetown), Mark Hollmann

SECOND

Olivia Hernandez                                                                    Sponsored by Fullerton Rotary Club

How Can I Lose You, Adam Guettal

A Part of That, Jason Robert Brown

THIRD

Stephanie Centeno-Velez                                           Sponsored by Santa Ana North Rotary Club

Only in New York (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jeanine Tesori

I’m Not That Girl (Wicked), Stephen Schwartz

 

 

 

Men in Blaque present a musical interlude before Award Ceremony and Reception

Award Ceremonies

 

Comments on YSOY Adjudication by Professor LaVertu

 

Presentation of Awards:           Roger McGonagle, John Brainerd of Rotary International

Joseph Huszti, University of California, Irvine

 

All present are invited to a catered reception next door, immediately following the award ceremonies.

 

Thank You

 

We welcome Desiree LaVertu as our guest adjudicator for the 22nd annual finals competition.  She is a soprano specializing in the oratorio repertoire, and made her Walt Disney Concert Hall debut in 2005 as soprano soloist in the Poulenc Gloria. and was a founding member of the female a capella quartet Diva Complex.  She has been on faculty at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) since 1999, where she directs the Women's and Men’s Glee Clubs.  Additionally, she is the solo vocal coordinator and is on the choral faculty of the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program festival choir. Initially trained as a pianist, her Bachelor of Music degree is in Accompanying,  Desiree received her Master of Music in Choral and Vocal Studies from the University of Nevada.  She follows in the tradition of our respected international adjudicators such as Georgio Tozzi, Marni Nixon and Phyllis Curtin, at the Young Singer of the Year Competition

 

YSOY offers special thanks to Dr. Jung-A Lee for her participation as staff accompanist.

 

 

 

BluEmblemSm.gifROTARY DISTRICT 5320 SINGER 
               OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 

I. SUGGESTIONS FOR SELECTION OF CONTESTANTS 

A.Contact local High School Principals, Music or Drama Teachers, Church Youth Choir or Private Voice Teachers in you area, for names of possible candidates, or 


B. Schedule a club program/competition with judges from high schools, local voice teachers, church youth directors, youth choir directors, or club members; a great program; or 


C. Encourage high schools to have a competition and send winners to club to perform for one of your programs 

NOMINATE ONE IN EACH CATEGORY, OR MORE, IF THE CATEGORY HAS MORE THAN 6 CONTESTANTS OR THE QUALITY WARRANTS MORE THAN ONE IN A CATEGORY. 

SELECTION PROCESS MUST BE COMPLETED BY last week IN February, COMPETITION IS VERY STRONG—BE VERY SELECTIVE—NO MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CONTESTANTS MAY BE ENTERED BY ANY ONE ROTARY CLUB. (Suggestions that each club enter 4 contestants, one in each category) 

I. APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR SEMI-FINAL COMPETITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE (UCI). 

A ROTARY CLUB completes an application for each contestant they enter into the Semi Final competition. Club sends all applications (NO LIMIT) 

To ROTARY DISTRICT 5320
C/o Dave Valentine 

635 E. Chapman Ave. 

Orange, CA 92866 

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS TO DAVE VALENTINE:
All applications  should be in my office by March 1, 2008.


I. LOCATION AND TIME OF THE SEMI FINALS AND FINALS: 

SEMI FINALS: UCI CONCERT HALL 

 Saturday, March 15, 2008

FINALS UCI CONCERT HALL 

 Sunday, March 16, 2008

(RECEPTION FOLLOWING) 

FIRST PLACE WINNERS WILL PERFORM AT THE DISTRICT 5320 CONFERENCE 

II. AWARDS 

SEMI FINALISTS WILL RECEIVE CERTIFICATES, AND A WRITTEN COPY OF THEIR ADJUDICATION FROM PROFESSIONAL ADJUDICATORS. 

FINALIST WILL RECEIVE THE ABOVE PLUS CASH AWARDS AND MEDALIONS IN ADDITION TO OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS PERFORMANCE WITH ADJUDICATOR. 

III. ELIGIBILITY 

THE CONTEST IS OPEN TO YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN CURRENTLY ATTENDING A HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED WITHIN THE ROTARY DISTRICT 5320, Orange and Southern Los Angeles Counties. 

DESCRIPTION OF THE SINGER OF THE YEAR PROGRAM 

The program is designed to encourage high school students as they develop the art of solo singing. Singers will compete in one of four divisions and at three levels. 


The preliminary competition will take place at the local Rotary Club level. EACH CLUB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING THE CANDIDATES IT WISHES TO SPONSOR. The SEMI FINALS will be held at UCI and the twelve selected top performers will compete at UCI the next day in the FINALS. 

Singers are expected to commit from 9: a.m. -12:30 pm for workshop presentations and competition and listening to others.

DIVISIONS OF COMPETITION 

CLASSICAL (OPERA AND ART SONGS): FEMALE AND MALE CATEGORIES 

MUSICAL THEATER (Broadway show tunes, operettas, movies): FEMALE AND MALE CATEGORIES 

ACCOMPANIST: a solo pianist should accompany All selections. The singer may provide their own or one will be provided on the day of the competition. (NO TAPES) UCI provides excellent accompanists. 

SHEET MUSIC: A single copy of all selections must be provided for the adjudication on the day of competition. All music will be returned immediately following the event. ABSOLUTELY NO PHOTOCOPIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. 

JUDGES: PRELIMINARY COMPETITION IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE LOCAL Rotary Club 

SEMI FINAL COMPETITION WILL BE Music Faculty from around Southern California 

FINAL COMPETITION will be adjudicated by a visiting guest professional. 

EACH CONTESTANT AT THE SEMI FINALS WILL SING ONE SELECTION, NO MORE THAN FIVE (5) MINUTES LONG. FINALISTS WILL SING TWO CONTRASTING SELECTIONS, TOTALING NO MORE THAN TEN (10) MINUTES. 


QUESTIONS: DAVE VALENTINE 

ROTARY COORDINATOR 

714-532-6813 

949-644-7016 

ROTARY CLUB APPLICATION DEADLINE
All applications should be in my office by March 1, 2008.

2008 COMPETITION WILL BE MARCH 15TH AND 16TH

AT UCI SATURDAY MARCH 15 FROM 8:00 AM TO 1:00 PM AND

SUNDAY MARCH 16, 2008 THE FINALS WILL BE FROM

3:00 PM UNTIL 6:00 PM INCLUDING THE RECEPTION

FOLLOWING THE FINALS PERFORMANCES.

 

THIS YEAR UCI WILL ALSO PROVIDE OPERA AND

MUSICAL THEATER WORKSHOP EXPERIENCES

FOR CONTESTANTS.

 

   MARCH 1, 2008 DEADLINE

    FOR APPLICATIONS 
Download application at the 
bottom of this page

 

APPLICATIONS FROM CLUBS MUST BE TO

DAVE VALENTINE, 635 E. CHAPMAN AVENUE,

ORANGE, CA 92866, 714-532-6813, 714 532 2370 FAX

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