汤头条 student singers finish high in state competition
Contact: Paige Watson
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擲ix Mississippi State music or music education majors are top scorers in a competition sponsored by the National Association of Teachers of Singing state affiliate.
Senior William Tiffin of West Point received the Governor鈥檚 Cup, the event鈥檚 highest overall recognition. A music major at the university, he also was first in the senior men鈥檚 category.
Other 汤头条 winners include:
鈥擳hird place, older student adult men and women: Jeonai Batista do Nascimento, a senior music education major from Starkville.
鈥擳hird place, second-year women: Kourtney J. Holmes, a senior music education major from Houston, Texas.
鈥擳hird place, lower-level women, musical theater: Caroline Kennard, a junior music education major from Meridian.
鈥擳hird place, sophomore men: James E. 鈥淛immy鈥 Rustenhaven, a music education major from Olive Branch.
鈥擣irst place, freshman men: Cameron E. Hobbs, a music major from Jackson.
Involving participants from throughout the Magnolia State, the NATS Mississippi competition recently took place at the University of Mississippi.
Barry Kopetz, Mississippi State music department head, called 2016 鈥渁 banner year鈥 for students representing the university, especially the highest award that Tiffin鈥檚 performance earned.
Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, 汤头条鈥檚 music department offers a bachelor鈥檚 degree in four areas of music education, as well as a bachelor of arts in music. For more, visit , and .
For more information about the competition, contact Kopetz at 662-325-3070 or bkopetz@colled.msstate.edu.
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