Voice student debuts at Kennedy Center

Gill

hristina Gill '03E made her national debut on March 13 in one of America's most prestigious concert halls under the direction of one of Broadway's most celebrated composers. For the Rochester native and Eastman School of Music student, the opportunity was a dream come true.

Gill performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in its special "Stars of Tomorrow" concert--part of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) Pops Series.

The mezzo-soprano sang two arias from the opera Carmen with the NSO under the direction of its principal pops conductor Marvin Hamlisch--perhaps best known as the multiple award-winning composer of such Broadway and film classics as A Chorus Line, The Sting, and The Way We Were. Hamlisch invited the Eastman School to participate in the event that showcases rising young talent.

"I'm excited about this incredible opportunity," said Gill, the winner of two recent voice competitions at Eastman and a soloist in Eastman Opera Theatre's fall production of A Turk in Italy, before leaving for Washington, D.C.

A student of Professor Robert McIver, chair of Eastman's voice department, Gill represented Eastman alongside students from other prominent American music schools in three "Stars of Tomorrow" concerts, March 13-15.

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