Brittany Blazier of Ossian to perform in senior recital at Huntington University

2013 Oct 15

Huntington University seniors tenor Jacob Smith and soprano Brittany Blazier will present their senior recital at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 in the Longaker Recital Hall in the Merillat Centre for the Arts.

Smith and Blazier will be performing various music solo and duet pieces.

The performance is free and open to the public.

Smith, a native of Berne, Ind., is majoring in choral music education. He is a graduate of South Adams High School where he was a member of the concert and a capella choirs. His accomplishments include a gold rating for performing Schubert's "Ave Maria," and a silver rating for Purcell's "I Attempt from Love's Sickness to Fly."

He was a participant in the Indiana Music Education Association's All-State Honor Choir for two years. His musical performances include "State Fair," "Cinderella," "Of Thee I Sing" and "The Wizard of Oz."

During his time at HU, he has participated in concert choir as well as performing in theater productions such as "'Tis the Season" and "Guys and Dolls." He also won his division at the 2010 National Association of Teacher and Singing Student Auditions and received and honorable mention at the 2011 Student Auditions.

Blazier, a choral music education major from Ossian, Ind., began her music career in elementary school. She has taken voice lessons through Pizzazz School of Performing Arts. A graduate of Norwell High School, she was heavily involved in both mixed and show choirs. She received "Best Performer" and "Best Soloist" awards on the competition circuit.

While at HU she has participated at NATS three times and placed in her division two out of the three times. She participated in HU's concert and gospel choirs. She also performed in the 2012 Concerto and 2012 and 2013 Longaker Honors Recital. She sang the alto solos in the 2012 performance of Handel's "Messiah."

Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest, and Forbes.com has listed the university as one of America's Best Colleges. Additionally, Princeton Review has named the institution to its "Best in the Midwest" list. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington University is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in northeast Indiana. The university is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).

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