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Two Eastern Mennonite University students have been named winners of the university\u2019s first concerto\/aria competition, thereby earning performance spots with the EMU Orchestra during its spring Concerto\/Aria Orchestral Concert.<\/span><\/p>\n

The concert, at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 5, in Lehman Auditorium, will highlight juniors <\/span>Kiara Kiah <\/b>and <\/span>Robert Chaplin, Jr.<\/b><\/p>\n

Kiah will sing \u201cO mio babbino caro\u201d (\u201cOh my dear daddy\u201d) and \u201cQuando men vo\u201d (\u201cMusetta\u2019s Waltz\u201d) from Giacomo Puccini\u2019s <\/span>Gianni Schicchi<\/span><\/i>, and Chaplin will perform the three movements of the Carl Stamitz Concerto No. 3 for Clarinet and Orchestra in B-flat Major: Allegro Moderato, Romanze, and Rondo.<\/span><\/p>\n

The second half of the performance will highlight Beethoven\u2019s \u201ccheerful and underrated\u201d Symphony No. 8 in F major, said director <\/span>Benjamin Bergey<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe richness of the evening\u2019s selections attest to music\u2019s depth,\u201d Bergey said. \u201cIt\u2019s all here: passion, liveliness and optimism. Of particular note will be the student soloists.\u201d<\/p>\n

The soloists<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Kiara Kiah. (Photo by Andrew Strack)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the competition on Jan. 24, Kiah, a social work and soprano music performance major, sang \u201cO mio babbino caro\u201d with piano accompaniment by Ryan Tusing. <\/span><\/p>\n

Kiah has loved classical music ever since attending the Governor\u2019s School for the Arts in Norfolk, Virginia, where she first performed in operas. Yet pursuing her \u201ctrue passion\u201d is not without struggle.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI joined the competition for performance practice,\u201d she said. \u201cI have bad performance anxiety and I promised myself this semester I\u2019d perform every chance I got.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Chaplin, a music education major, competed by playing the first movement of the Stamitz concerto with piano accompaniment by Kathryn Schmidt.<\/span><\/p>\n

A member of the EMU Wind Ensemble and Orchestra, Chaplin also plays clarinet and tenor saxophone with the Jazz Ensemble and sings with the University Choir. He comes from a musical family, he said, and growing up always had access to a variety of instruments. He first learned to play the guitar in elementary school, but clarinet became his primary focus.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI love performing, and it has always been a dream of mine to perform solo with an orchestra,\u201d he said. \u201cI really enjoy the piece that I worked on for the competition, and it is exciting to have the prospect of playing it with an entire orchestra.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Robert Chaplin. (Photo by Macson McGuigan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Judges comments<\/b><\/p>\n

The competition was judged by Anthony Fortuna and Kyle Knappenberger, doctoral of musical arts candidates at James Madison University.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cKiara\u2019s voice was beautiful and her performance was stunning,\u201d Fortuna said. \u201cShe will certainly shine with the orchestra.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

She sang, added Knappenberger, \u201cwith a lovely, rich tone and was able to deliver the long legato lines and passion of Puccini\u2019s popular aria.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In the competition, Chaplin performed with \u201cgreat technique and a nice tone, which will surely help him to stand out in his soloist debut,\u201d Fortuna said \u2013 and, added Knappenberger, he \u201cpresented a well-prepared, professional performance of the Stamitz that had some really excellent moments.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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