{"id":3709,"date":"2014-06-05T20:18:58","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T20:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/somainfo.org\/?page_id=3709"},"modified":"2014-06-10T22:57:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T22:57:37","slug":"2014-photo-gallery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/?page_id=3709","title":{"rendered":"2014 Photo Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Around 9:30 am, Saturday morning, May 31st, singers began to arrive and warm up for their stage audition time…<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Soprano<\/em>, Courtney Ruckman & Mezzo<\/em>, Farah Padamsee with good fan and colleague, Rameen Chaharbaghi!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Soprano<\/em>, Nereida Garcia<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mezzo<\/em>, Mary Beth Nelson & Baritone<\/em>, Eric McKeever<\/p><\/div>\n

(Well representing the lower voice ranges…)<\/span><\/h6>\n
Our judges listened to a total of 30 artists sing a collective sixty arias in one day!<\/h5>\n
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From the left, Peter Randsman, Kelli Estes and Dr. H\u00e9ctor Ag\u00fcero<\/p><\/div>\n

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Countertenor<\/em>, Travis Pratt accompanied by Dr. Janice Fehlauer<\/p><\/div>\n

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Soprano<\/em>, Marcy McKee<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mezzo<\/em>, Ashley Duplechien and Monica Dewey, Soprano<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mary Beth Nelson, Mezzo-soprano<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Tenor<\/em>, Galeano Salas<\/p><\/div>\n

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Soprano<\/em>, Shelley Mihm<\/p><\/div>\n

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Baritone<\/em>, Eric McKeever Accompanied by Dr. Stephen Dubberly<\/p><\/div>\n

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Augustine “Gus” Mercante, Countertenor<\/em> accompanied by Dr. Stephen Dubberly<\/p><\/div>\n

After the long day and long wait, our judges revealed the names of the nine finalists!<\/span><\/h5>\n

Many friends and colleagues came together to meet our singers and hear samples of their voices…<\/p>\n

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Our 1st Competition Winner, Dalma Boronkai Rodriguez, Soprano<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Waiting to get started…<\/p><\/div>\n

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A “Puccini” tenor to watch for!\u00a0 Shekinah Anderson<\/p><\/div>\n

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Master of Ceremonies, Richard Kummins, ready to begin!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Annamarie Zmolek, Soprano<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Soprano<\/em>, Monica Dewey<\/p><\/div>\n

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Galeano Salas, Tenor<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Soprano<\/em>, Robyn Marie Lamp<\/p><\/div>\n

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Augustine Mercante, Countertenor<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Soprano,<\/em> Natalie Cummings<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mezzo-soprano<\/em>, Mary Beth Nelson<\/p><\/div>\n

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Elena Galvan, Soprano<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Amanda Kingston, Soprano<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

After all of our finalists sang two arias for our audience, after which\u00a0 everyone gathered in the lobby for a brief intermission and the judges moved to a private room where they compared notes and worked towards a unanimous conclusion.<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n
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Judges: Kelli Estes,\u00a0Dr. H\u00e9ctor Ag\u00fcero and Peter Randsman<\/p><\/div>\n

It is never an easy task for our judges to come together to determine the three best singers of the day but they rose to the occasion yet complimented all of our fine and dedicated singers for their lives filled with study, turns and twists\u00a0 and most especially their commitment to opera. \u00a0 Our four audience choices were announced first and then our three winners followed.<\/span><\/h5>\n
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Mary Beth Nelson, Galeano Salas & Amanda Kingston<\/p><\/div>\n

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Richard Kummins, Annamarie Zmolek, Amanda Kingston & Mary Beth Nelson<\/p><\/div>\n

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Annamarie Zmolek, Amanda Kingston & Mary Beth Nelson<\/p><\/div>\n

Friends and colleagues reconnected and catching up!<\/h5>\n
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Alejandro Magall\u00f3n,\u00a0Dr. H\u00e9ctor Ag\u00fcero & Dr. Stephen Dubberly<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dr. H\u00e9ctor Ag\u00fcero, Kelli Estes & Peter Randsman<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dr. Janice Fehlauer and her lovely daughter, Camila!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mrs. Marie Milner<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dr. Stephen Dubberly, Robert E. Cardwell & Josef Curtis<\/p><\/div>\n

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Countertenor<\/em>, Augustine Mercante<\/p><\/div>\n

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Perry Davis & Monica McNeill<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tenor<\/em>, Galeano Salas<\/p><\/div>\n

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Happy Anniversary! Elizabeth King & husband, Dr. Stephen Dubberly<\/p><\/div>\n

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