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Concerto Competition Sykes wins 2022-23 HPU Concerto Competition The High Point University Department of Music held its annual Concerto competition in October 2022. HPU music students audition for a panel of HPU music faculty for the opportunity to perform a featured solo with the HPU Community Orchestra, a rare opportunity for a student musician. The winner of the 2022-23 HPU Concerto Competition was senior voice major, Caroline Sykes. Caroline delivered a stunning performance of Aaron Copland’s “Laurie’s Song” from his opera The Tender Land. “Caroline Sykes was a model of professionalism and maturity in rehearsals and throughout her performance preparation, guided most ably by her voice instructor and virtuoso mezzo-soprano, Dr. Candice Burrows. Caroline is one of the finest student sopranos in the history of the HPU Department of Music.” – Dr. Brian Meixner, HPU Community Orchestra conductor and Professor of Music
“Laurie’s Song” from The Tender Land by Aaron Copland Dr. Brian Meixner, Conductor Caroline Sykes, soprano soloist
IN THE STUDIO 2022 - 23 DAVID R. HAYWORTH SCHOOL OF ARTS AND DESIGN HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY
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