Each year, the Oakland University Department of Music, Theatre and Dance honors student and alumni achievement at the MaTilDa Awards Ceremony in April. This year's award winners were announced on Tuesday, February 16, during our Arts at Noon event, by Assistant Professor of Theatre and Musical Theatre program director Fred Love. (View a video of the event.)
And the winners are:
Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Voice Performance: Caitlin Byrne
Outstanding Student in Piano Performance: Christopher Brent
Outstanding Student in Composition: Raad Kashat
Outstanding Student in Music Education: Anthony Case & Amber McComber
Outstanding Student in Jazz: Zhelinrentice Scott
Outstanding Students in Instrumental Performance: Melanie Boose & Bethany Kruger
Outstanding Students in Chamber Music: Percussion Pops (David Mety, Ari Hajek, Stephanie Perlaki, John Fitzgerald, Kyle Kobe, Jeremy Otto, Rich Case, Jesse Gibbs, Nick Kish, Matt Dudek, Tiffany Palmer, Corey Anderson & Jerry Fournier)
Outstanding Students in Chamber Music: Trio Con Brio (Megan Trewhella, clarinet; Britney Brewster, violin; Jordan Brett, piano)
Outstanding Service Award-Music: Trevor Critchett
Distinguished Musicianship Award: Ari Hajek
Alumni Achievement Award in Music: Jacquelyn Wagner
Pat & Mercedes Nicosia Meadow Brook Estate: Nicholas Smith & Mallory Stehle
Gittlen Achievement Award in Musical Theatre: Erin Edgerton
Gittlen Achievement Award in Theatre Design and Technology: Robert Glowacki & Andrew Wilhelm
Gittlen Achievement Award in Acting: Brett Radke
Gittlen Theatre Award: Allison Kochanski
Outstanding Theatre Student Service Award: Actors & Techies (Ashley Rozanski, David Meese, Abigail Alexander, Mallory Stehle & Emily Sorensen)
Alumni Achievement Award in Theatre: Rob McCabe
Jacob Decker Dance Award for Outstanding Dance Student: Elizabeth Kreutziger
Maggie Allesee Student Choreography Award: Teresa Pachniak
Distinguished Dance Student Award: Meghan Fletcher
Outstanding Dance Student Service Award: Ciarra Forsyth & Kathryn Koivunen
MTD Award for Commitment to the Interdisciplinary Nature of the Department: Mark D. Johnson
Alumni Achievement Award in Dance: Florie D’Annuzio
Distinguished Community Service Award: Dr. Michael A. Glass
Please join us on Monday, April 19, 2010, 6 p.m. at The Royal Park Hotel for an evening of fine dining and entertainment by our talented students and alumni. For information or tickets, call 248.370.2030 or write mtd@oakland.edu
Each year, the Oakland University Department of Music, Theatre and Dance honors student and alumni achievement at the MaTilDa Awards Ceremony in
April. This year's event will be held on Monday, April 19, 2010 6 p.m. at The Royal Park Hotel in Rochester.
Created by Joni Hubred-Golden (hubredgo@oakland.edu) on Thursday, February 18, 2010 Modified by Carly Uhrig (uhrig@oakland.edu) on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Article Start Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010