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SMART Opera's Third Annual Vocal Competition is now concluded. Stay tuned for information about SMART Opera's 2018
​Vocal Competition!
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2017 SMART Opera Vocal Competition winners Evan Welliver, Corbin King, Ericka Myers and Halle Hill pictured with SMART Opera's Alexandra Reilman and Erin Hanson
The Competition 2017
The first round will be conducted through online video submissions during the month of February 2017, from which the finalists will be chosen by the SMART Opera administrative staff. Submissions will not be considered until the competition form and fee are received! 

The second and final round of the competition will consist of a live performance for a panel of judges on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas. All first round contestants must be available to perform in this concert! The public is encouraged to attend the concert and vote for their favorite singer to win the Audience Choice Award! Tickets will be available at the door for $10 for adults and $5 for students.
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SMART Opera Vocal Competition 2015 Back Row: Erin Hanson, Janine Dworin, Claire Dugan, Taylor Berg, Katya Roush, Hailey Horton, Elena Villalon, Alexandra Reilman Front Row: Liz Cass, David Small, Rebecca Herman, Nyla Matsuoka

​This competition offers a number of benefits as well as prizes. 
  • Grand Prize Winner: $500 cash prize, a full scholarship to the University of Texas Butler Opera Center Young Artist Program, and the opportunity to perform with S.M.A.R.T. Orchestra (date TBA)
  • Audience Choice Award: $250 cash prize, a $500 scholarship to the University of Texas Butler Opera Center Young Artist Program and the opportunity to perform with S.M.A.R.T. Orchestra (date TBA)
  • Encouragement Awards (2): a $250 and $100 scholarship to the University of Texas Butler Opera Center Young Artist Program
  • Spotlight on Opera Award: a $500 scholarship to the Spotlight on Opera summer program to be awarded to any of the above winners or another finalist
  • All finalists will receive written feedback from our esteemed judges.

For more information, consult the competition materials provided. Thank you and good luck!
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2016 SMART Opera Vocal Competition winners (Left to Right): Noah Reinhuber, DaShawn Williams, Claire Dugan and Katya Roush
Collaborating Organizations
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The San Marcos Artists' Retention and Training Orchestra  (S.M.A.R.T. Orchestra) is dedicated to the enhanced appreciation and understanding of orchestral music in San Marcos and its surrounding communities. This is accomplished by providing an opportunity for developing musicians to perform and learn in a full symphony orchestra as well as through a free, community concert series, various educational outreach opportunities, and instructor and internship programs.

www.smartorchestra.com

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The Butler Opera Center Young Artist Program, at University of Texas, is recognized by college and high school faculty as the premier high school solo voice training program in Texas.  The BOCYAP offers world-class training for talented high school and early college students. As featured in Classical Singer magazine, the curriculum includes individual voice instruction with the internationally acclaimed faculty of the Butler School of Music, as well as classes related to the art of singing. Included are sessions specifically designed to prepare young singers for the application and audition process for undergraduate music schools and professional young artist programs, as well as an art song competition. At the end of the program, students will perform a Solo and Opera Scenes Concert comprised of musical theater and opera scenes.

http://lmc.music.utexas.edu/camps/butler-opera-center-young-artists-program/​

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Spotlight on Opera is in its 10th season as Texas’ premiere summer opera training program.  We are dedicated to providing training and performance opportunities to career-track and avocational singers aged 15 and up.  Founded in 2007 by Program Director Cindy Sadler, Spotlight began as a one-week summer program at St. Edward’s University.  The program expanded quickly and by 2010 went full time, acting as a community opera troupe in the fall and spring and a training program for aspiring singers in the summer, a model we continue today.

www.spotlightonopera.com

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