{"id":107164,"date":"2024-02-08T09:51:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T14:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=bu-article&p=107164"},"modified":"2024-02-16T16:29:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T21:29:54","slug":"dimmock-awards-honor-excellence-in-vocal-performance","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/news\/articles\/2024\/dimmock-awards-honor-excellence-in-vocal-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Dimmock Awards honor excellence in vocal performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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Mirah Johnston (center) and Stella FitzGerald (right) on stage at the Concert Hall, with Douglas Sumi on piano. Photos by Emily Wang (COM’26)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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2023 Ellalou Dimmock Vocal Award winners – current BU undergraduate students Mirah Johnston and Stella FitzGerald – performed a special recital in the CFA Concert Hall<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n
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Every year, Boston University College of Fine Arts awards two undergraduate vocalists with a special honor. The Ellalou Dimmock Memorial Award is presented to students who demonstrate excellence in vocal performance throughout their undergraduate studies.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The College of Fine Arts community celebrated 2023 Dimmock Vocal Award winners, current Mirah Johnston (CFA\u201924) and Stella FitzGerald (CFA\u201924, BUTI’18), with a CFA Concert Hall recital and reception on February 6, 2024. The vocalists performed with Douglas Sumi<\/a>, Lecturer in Music, Vocal Repertoire and Coaching collaborating on piano. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their recital included works composed by Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, Richard Strauss, Gioachino Rossini, George Crumb, and Pauline Viardot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“There\u2019s nothing more exciting than being in the moment during a performance and your scene partner gives you something fresh to play off of, all while being connected to the conductor and orchestra and character. I learn so much from just being in the room with other artists.\u201d<\/div>