Art Song Discovery Series Auditions
2008-2009

Preparations for the next Art Song Discovery Series Auditions are complete

The dates and rules have been updated in the flyer and web page linked on the right. March 24, 2008 is the deadline for submissions.

The winning singers, 2007-2008

Brooke Evers, soprano, and Michael Gallant, tenor, won performance prizes in the annual song competition sponsored by the Vocal Arts Society of Washington. Singers from the greater Washington Metropolitan area submitted short programs of songs in English and three other languages on CD. These were evaluated by the a panel of experienced musicians of the Vocal Arts Board in a blind audition to select finalists for the live competition held today. Four distinguished figures from the D.C. musical community judged the live audition, choosing these two singers to be presented by the Society in the coming year at four free public recitals of song. Following these performances, each singer will receive $2,000.

Ms. Evers teaches at Shepard University and performs with the Washington Bach Consort. She had a leading role in Cimarosa’s Il matrimonio segreto at the University of Maryland. She sang the soprano solo in the Fauré Requiem at the National Cathedral. She received a Fulbright scholarship for study in Vienna. She holds degrees from the University of Maryland and Indiana University.
Mr. Gallant works ... and performs frequently at the Annapolis Opera. He sang Almaviva in The Barber of Seville and Tamino in The Magic Flute for Annapolis. He performed in Cenerentola, Périchole and Falstaff at the University of Michigan. He premiered the role of the Evangelist in a new St. John Passion by Briggs. He holds degrees from the University of Michigan.

Previous winners

2006-2007

Lisa Eden

Danielle Talamantes

2005-2006

Randa Rouweywah

Jeffrey Tarr

2004-2005

Sarah Wolfson

Lee Poulis

2003-2004

Lorianna Markovic

Stacey Mastrian