THE DONALD W. WOOD SR. VOCAL COMPETITION
Wood Vocal Competition
Pictured above, left to right: Dade Michael Dufrene (First Place Male), Olivia Belle Gray (First Place Female), Julian Maccrea Revell (Second Place Male), Debby Hirsch Wood (Founder and Director of the Wood Competition), Sarah-Katherine McCallum (Second Place Female), Ashton Louis Stephens (Honorable Mention), Andrew David Aceves (Honorable Mention), Lauren A. Albano (Honorable Mention), Kieva Ja’Lisa Banks (Honorable Mention). Photo credit: Thomas Grosscup.
Saturday, October 26, 2019 | 1:00 p.m. Freda Lupin Memorial Hall at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts 2800 Chartres St., New Orleans, LA 70117
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he Wood Competition is in its fifth year as a significant young artist entry vehicle into the professional realm of singing. Founded in 2015, The Donald W. Wood Sr. Vocal Competition (Wood Competition) is a collaboration between the New Orleans Opera Association, Loyola University New Orleans College of Music and Fine Arts, Tulane University Department of Music and New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. The contest is open to all Louisiana high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. The Wood Competition promotes artistic excellence, provides financial support to young vocalists and encourages young local singers in vocal music. New Orleans Opera is extremely grateful to New Orleans Opera board member, Debby Hirsch Wood, for creating this competition in honor of her late husband, Donald W. Wood Sr. The Wood family has granted funding for the competition to continue in perpetuity in his name. Donald Wood Sr. loved opera and was supportive of NOOA’s educational endeavors.
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