complete recital program - George Mason University School of Music

StePhanie renée eDeWaarD, Mezzo-Soprano, is a senior in the Vocal
Studio of University Professor Patricia Miller, Director of Vocal Studies.
Ms. Edewaard has performed the roles of “Cherubino” in Le Nozze di Figaro
and “Second Lady” in Die Zauberflöte at the 2009 and 2010 Amalfi
Coast Music Festivals in Vietri sul Mare, Italy. Recently with the George
Mason Opera, she appeared as “La Ciesca” in Gianni Schicchi and “Hansel”
in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel. Ms. Edewaard has also sung
supporting and leading roles in GMU productions of Street Scene (Nursemaid),
Gallantry (The Announcer), Suor Angelica (The Monitor), and La
Boheme (Mother). She has performed in various opera scenes including
those from Così fan Tutte, The Mikado, Candide, Lakme, Die Fledermaus,
Carmen, and Le Nozze di Figaro for galas at George Mason and at the
Amalfi Coast Music Festival.
In March 2011, Ms. Edewaard won First Place at the Virginia
State NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) Vocal Competition,
continuing on to win Third Place in the Mid-Atlantic Regional
NATS Competition. Ms. Edewaard was a winner in both the 2009 and
2010 Virginia State NATS, advancing both times to the Regional NATS.
More recently, Ms. Edewaard received Third Place in the 2011 Friday
Morning Music Club Sue Goetz Ross Memorial Student Voice Competition.
yoonJi kim, a student of Dr. Linda Apple Monson, is currently a doctoral
student in music at George Mason University. She graduated from
Mason in 2005 with a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and
again in 2007 with a Master of Music in Piano Performance. Yoonji has
been chosen to perform in GMU’s annual Jean Carrington Cook Piano
Scholarship Concerts, and was featured in the All-Steinway School
Piano Dedication Concert at GMU. She was also chosen to perform
in the 2009, 2007, and 2004 GMU Honors Recitals. Additionally, she
performed the Grieg Piano Concerto and Chopin’s Concerto No. 1 in E
minor several years ago with the GMU Symphony Orchestra as a result
of winning the annual concerto competitions. She has performed in
Fairfax Old Town Hall for Spotlight on the Arts Scholarship Concerts
and the 2009 and 2010 ARTS by George! gala. Yoonji has performed in
piano master classes with Awadagin Pratt, Lise Keiter-Brotzman, and
Jeffrey Siegel. She is a previous and current Friends of Music Scholarship
Recipient. Yoonji teaches keyboard skills at Mason to freshmen and
sophomore students. She serves as accompanist for Kwon-Sa Ensemble
of Korean Central Presbyterian Church in Centreville, VA.
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