WTAMU – MAPS FOR NATS 

8:45

Edward Baird SOTY Check-in Begins

MMNH 263

9:30

Edward Baird SOTY Preliminary Round Begins

Recital Hall
(MMNH)

12:30

Announcement of Edward Baird SOTY Finalists 

Recital Hall
(MMNH)

6:30

Texoma Region Board of Control Meeting 

Buffalo Room
Alumni Banquet Facility

8:00

Teacher Check-In

(students do not need to check in)

Legacy Hall Atrium  (SC)

8:30

Adjudicators’ Meeting
(all members must register attendance at this meeting)

Legacy Hall
(SC)

8:30 – 9:30

Collaborative Pianists’ Reception

Legacy Hall Atrium
(SC)

10:00 – 10:50

Artist Series #1
Classical Tools for Non-Classical Singing:
Weight and Shaping 

Michael Maresca • Richard Novak

Legacy Hall
(SC)

11:00 – 12:50

Casey Robards Master Class

Recital Hall
(MMNH)

1:00 – 1:50

Artist Series #2

Songs of Ophelia: a Musical Exploration of Shakespeare’s Femme Tragique 

Aubrey Chapin, soprano • Hyun Kim, piano

Legacy Hall
(SC)

2:00 – 2:50

Artist Series #3

Improving Artistry and Autonomy in the Voice Studio through Intentional Lesson Design 

Brittany Fouché Strine 

Legacy Hall
(SC)

3:00 – 3:50

Artist Series #4

Living Voices: Performer–Composer Collaboration in  Contemporary American Art Song 

Danielle Talamantes, soprano • Kerry Wilkerson, baritone • Henry Dehlinger, piano

Legacy Hall
(SC)

4:00 – 4:25

Artist Series #5 

Narrative Integrity and Tonal Authenticity:  Schubert’s Cycle of Heine Poems as the Romantic Journey 

David Kirkwood, tenor • Benjamin Sieben, piano

Legacy Hall
(SC)

4:30 – 4:55

Artist Series #6

Voices from a Scarred Land: Echoes of Longing, Remembrance, and Resilience in Korean Art Songs 

Yeonjae Cho, soprano • Ilhee Lee, tenor • Hyun Kim, piano

Legacy Hall
(SC)

5:00 – 5:25

Artist Series #7

Mary Jane Johnson: The Panhandle Diva Who Conquered the World’s Greatest Operatic Stages 

Corey Trahan 

Legacy Hall
(SC)

7:30

Guest Artist Recital

Jennifer Rowley, soprano

Anthony Manoli, piano

Recital Hall

 (MMNH)

10:00 – 10:50

Artist Series #8

Singing Through Images: Performer-Created Visual Art as Analytical and Expressive Tool in Art Song Interpretation 

Shuyi Li, soprano • Yaxuan Momo Li, piano

Legacy Hall
(SC)

11:00 – 12:50

Jennifer Rowley Master Class

Recital Hall
(MMNH)

1:00 – 1:50 

Artist Series #9

Why Care: The Importance of Incorporating Care into Private Study 

Candy Coonfield 

Legacy Hall
(SC)

2:00 – 2:25

Artist Series #10

Elle et moi: A Celebration of Women in French Mélodie 

Diane Walters, soprano • Michael Ensign, piano

Legacy Hall
(SC)

2:30 – 2:55

Artist Series #11

The Unsung Verlaine: Exploring Underperformed Settings of Familiar Poems to Diversify Student Repertoire 

Morgan Manifacier, tenor • Corinne Penner, piano

Legacy Hall
(SC)

3:15

Texoma Region Business Meeting

Legacy Hall
(SC)

4:00

Student Auditions Continue

4:00

Poster Presentations

Legacy Hall Atrium  (SC)

7:30

Proving Up

WT Opera

Recital Hall
(MMNH)

9:00

Announcement of Semi-finalists

Recital Hall
(MMNH)

10:00

Semi-finals Begin

1:30

Edward Baird SOTY Finals

Linda Poetschke People’s Choice Award

Recital Hall
(MMNH)

3:30

Announcement of Finalists

Recital Hall
(MMNH)

4:00

Finals Begin
(All categories except for CL 7B, CL 8B, CL 9, & CL 10)

7:00

Finals (CL 7B, CL 8B, CL 9, & CL 10)

Announcement of all Finals Results

“Auld Lang Syne”

Adjournment

Recital Hall
(MMNH)

Classical Tools for Non-Classical Singing: Weight and Shaping

Michael Maresca • Richard Novak

10:00-10:50 am

Songs of Ophelia: a Musical Exploration of Shakespeare’s Femme Tragique

Aubrey Chapin, soprano • Hyun Kim, piano

1:00-1:50 pm

Improving Artistry and Autonomy in the Voice Studio through 

Intentional Lesson Design

Brittany Fouché Strine

2:00-2:50 pm

Living Voices: Performer–Composer Collaboration in 

Contemporary American Art Song

Danielle Talamantes, soprano • Kerry Wilkerson, baritone • Henry Dehlinger, piano

3:00-3:50 pm

Narrative Integrity and Tonal Authenticity: 

Schubert’s Cycle of Heine Poems as the Romantic Journey

David Kirkwood, tenor • Benjamin Sieben, piano

4:00-4:25 pm

Voices from a Scarred Land: Echoes of Longing, Remembrance, and Resilience in Korean Art Songs

Yeonjae Cho, soprano • Ilhee Lee, tenor • Hyun Kim, piano

4:30-4:55 pm

Mary Jane Johnson: The Panhandle Diva Who Conquered the World’s Greatest Operatic Stages

Corey Trahan

5:00-5:25 pm

Singing Through Images: Performer-Created Visual Art as Analytical and Expressive Tool in Art Song Interpretation

Shuyi Li, soprano • Yaxuan Momo Li, piano

10:00-10:50 am

Why Care: The Importance of Incorporating Care into Private Study

Candy Coonfield

1:00-1:50 pm

Elle et moi: A Celebration of Women in French Mélodie

Diane Walters, soprano • Michael Ensign, piano

2:00-2:25 pm

The Unsung Verlaine: Exploring Underperformed Settings of Familiar Poems to Diversify Student Repertoire

Morgan Manifacier, tenor • Corinne Penner, piano

2:30-2:55 pm