2004 University of Redlands Scholarship Recipient

Sunday, June 12, 2005 4:30 PM
Carriage House, Prospect Park, Redlands

The Redlands Branch of the Music Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC) is sponsoring a Vocal Recital on Sunday, June 12th at 4:30 PM at the Redlands Prospect Park Carriage House, 1352 Prospect Dr., Redlands, CA. This recital will feature mezzo-soprano Anamaría García, the winner of the Redlands Branch MTAC's first annual University of Redlands Scholarship. Ms. García will be joined by James Ramos at the piano.

The concert program will include selections from opera, art song, musical theater and spirituals. Bizet, Mendelssohn, Saints-Saens, Lerner & Loewe, and Rogers & Hammerstein are just a few of the composers to be featured at this concert.

The MTAC Redlands Branch Scholarship Award is given to an outstanding University of Redlands Bachelor of Music Performance major at the end of their sophomore year. Award winners are chosen through a two-step process. The University of Redlands first recommends up to four applicants for consideration. Then, applicants perform an audition at which a winner and alternate are selected. Ms. García is the first recipient of this new award, which in addition to a financial scholarship includes a sponsored concert in the Redlands community. Portions of the proceeds of the event will benefit the MTAC Redlands Scholarship Fund, which, in addition to the University of Redlands award, annually provides scholarship assistance to graduating high school seniors planning to major or minor in music.

Anamaría García is a senior at the University of Redlands. She studies classical voice under the direction of Dr. Melissa Tosh. Miss García was born and raised in Riverside, CA. She is the fourth child of five and was encouraged to pursue music studies early on by her parents Wilfredo and Asela García. She took piano and later voice training, which she has studied for the past eight years.

During high school, Anamaría was a finalist in the Rotary Club's Great Music Competition in 2001 and 2002. She performed two solo recitals and sang in her high school choirs as a section leader. Now at the University of Redlands, Miss García has participated in University Choir and was the stage manager for the Mostly Mozart Opera Gala in 2002. In addition she was properties mistress for Marco Schindelmann's popera Ego in 2003 and appeared as a performer in Bizet to Broadway (2003), Don Giovanni (2004) and the Mostly Mozart Opera Gala (2004). Most recently, Miss García gave her Junior Recital at the University of Redlands. This May, she will be performing the role of the Sorceress in the U of R's production of Dido and Aeneas. Throughout her college experience, Anamaría has remained active in her church and is a vocalist for the Diocese of San Bernardino, having sung in several parishes. Upon the completion of her Bachelor of Music degree in the Fall of 2005, Miss García plans to pursue a Masters and Doctoral degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy.

The cost per ticket is only $10 general and $5 student/senior. For information on purchasing tickets or to make a donation to the MTAC Redlands Branch Scholarship Fund, please contact info@redlandsmtac.com