Mar. 30—Congratulations to Northwestern College music students as winners in the following prestigious music competitions:

Thursday Musical Young Artist Competition 2011

• College Level Advanced Voice first place co-winner (there were two first place winners in this division):
  Barrett Radziun, tenor, Vocal Performance Major recent graduate (Dec. ’10)
   
• College Level Intermediate Voice first place winner:
  T. Hastings Reeves, bass-baritone, Vocal Performance Major, current sophomore

Radziun and Reeves (both students of Carol Eikum) will perform on:

Thursday, March 31, 7 p.m.
First Place Winners’ Concert at Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN, 952-563-8567
The concert is free and open to the public.

Minnesota Music Teachers Association (MMTA) College Young Artist Contest 2011

• Third place winner:
  Seoyon Susanna Lim, piano, Piano Performance Major, current junior

Susanna performed a 30-minute memorized program before two judges, and as a winner she will perform one piece in the Honors Recital that concludes the Minnesota Music Teachers Association's 2011 state convention in June. The concert, which is free and open to the public, will be held on:

Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 7 p.m.
Crowne Plaza Hotel
3131 Campus Drive, Plymouth, MN

Lim, student of Barbara Rogers, also competed in the Schubert Club and Thursday Musical Scholarship competitions this year.