Awards and honors
Winner of Tennessee NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) Artist Auditions, 1989
Winner of Mid-South District NATS Artist Auditions, KY & TN, 1989 National Semi-Finalist (1 of 13) NATS Artist Auditions - Los Angeles, CA, 1989 National Finalist (1 of 7) NATS Artist Auditions, Los Angeles, CA, 1989 1st Place Winner in the Madame Rose Palmai-Tenser Competition, sponsored by Mobile Opera, 1978 Metropolitan Opera Auditions Regional Finalist in Memphis, TN, 1983 Tennessee Winner of the National Federation of Music Clubs Artist Auditions, 1985 Winner of TN State NATS Artist Auditions, 1984 Winner of Mid-South NATS District Auditions, KY & TN, 1984 National Semi-Finalist (1 of 13) - New Orleans, LA, 1984 National Finalist (1 of 6) of the NATS Artist Auditions - New Orleans, LA, 1984 A Winner in the Atlanta Civic Opera Auditions, 1983 Metropolitan Opera Auditions Regional Finalist, New Orleans, LA, 1982 Honorable Mention (2nd Place) in the Mu Phi Epsilon International Competition (all instruments): Vocal Category Winner, Wichita, KS, 1983 Winner of TN NATS Artist Auditions, 1983 Winner of Mid-South NATS Artist Auditions, 1983 National Semi-Finalist (1 of 13), NATS Artist Auditions, 1983 Accepted into Music Academy of the West (Santa Barbara, CA), 1985 Fellow at Bach Aria Festival in Stony Brook, NY, 1993 Accepted into Aspen Opera Program, Aspen CO, 1984 Metropolitan Opera Auditions Regional Finalist in New Orleans, LA, 1978 |