The Donald W. Wood Sr. Vocal Competition

The Donald W. Wood Sr. Vocal Competition The official page for The Donald W. Wood Sr. Vocal Competition presented by the New Orleans Opera Association. The Donald W. Donald Wood Sr.

Vocal Competition (Wood Competition) is a collaboration between the New Orleans Opera Association, Loyola University New Orleans College of Music and Fine Arts, Tulane University Department of Music, and New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. Beginning in 2015, the contest is open to all Louisiana high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The Wood Competition promotes artistic excellence, provi

des financial support to young vocalists, and encourages young local singers in vocal music. Created by board member Debby Hirsch Wood in honor of her late husband Donald W. Wood Sr., the Wood family has granted funding for the competition to continue in perpetuity in his name. loved opera and was supportive of NOOA’s educational endeavors. First-place award is $1,000
Second-place award: $600
Third-place: $400

For more information please contact:

Debby Hirsch Wood
Competition Director and Education Committee Chair
New Orleans Opera Association
[email protected]

To learn more about the Donald W. Wood Sr. Competition, go to:
05/09/2025

To learn more about the Donald W. Wood Sr. Competition, go to:

05/09/2025

1st Place: JONATHAN TRAN
2nd Place: SUSANA CUARTAS
3rd Place: TYREE ARSO
Honorable Mention: LILY ADAMS

Awards:
First Place - $1,000
Second Place: $600
Third Place $400
Honorable Mention: $250

The Donald W. Wood Sr. Winners will be invited to be featured in a winners’ concert during the 2025 Tulane Vocal Arts Festival & Symposium set for Sunday, September 28, 2025 (Time, TBD). All winners are invited to participate in one of the Festival’s master classes and are welcome to attend all Tulane Vocal Arts Festival & Symposium events.

A special 'thank you' to Amy Pfrimmer, Professor of Music and the Lilian Gerson Watsky Professor in Voice at Tulane University, where she has been voice area coordinator and director of the vocal music concert series since 2007. Her repertoire and creative work encompasses a wide range of music, with particular focus on Romantic and 20th-century opera, oratorio, concert literature, and song. We are proud to have her judge the 2024-2025 Donald W. Wood Sr. Vocal Competition. Thank you, Amy Pfrimmer!

Participating schools and cities:

Caddo Parish Magnet High School, Shreveport, Louisiana

Benjamin Franklin High School/NOCCA New Orleans, Louisiana

Eleanor McMain Secondary School/New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, New Orleans, Louisiana

Mount Carmel Academy, New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, New Orleans, Louisiana

St. Mary’s Dominican High School, New Orleans, Louisiana

FIRST PLACE WINNER: JONATHAN TRANSenior, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, New Orleans, LouisianaFirst time competin...
05/09/2025

FIRST PLACE WINNER: JONATHAN TRAN
Senior, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, New Orleans, Louisiana
First time competing in the Wood Competition
Vocal Instructor: Phyllis Treigle
YouTube Link #1: https://youtu.be/or2y--Rn21A
Au bord de l'eau - Faure

YouTube Link #2: https://youtu.be/fPZ1dI95IfQ
Vaga luna, che inargenti - Vincenzo Bellini

YouTube Link #3: https://youtu.be/extUIWA_VLY
O Mistress Mine - Gerald Finzi

SECOND PLACE WINNER: SUSANA CUARTASJunior, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, New Orleans, Louisiana, Participated p...
05/09/2025

SECOND PLACE WINNER: SUSANA CUARTAS
Junior, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, New Orleans, Louisiana, Participated previously in the Wood Competition,
Vocal Instructor: Phyllis Treigle

YouTube Link #1. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PPWtbtrSw1c
Wie melodien zieht es mir, Art Song, Johannes Brahms

YouTube Link #2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UIDIrSUDb4
Silent Noon, Art Song, Ralph Vaughn Williams

YouTube Link 3: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/is9HCcDj_uI
Il fervido desiderio, Art Song, Vincenzo Bellini

HONORABLE MENTION: LILY ADAMSSenior, St. Mary’s Dominican High School, New Orleans, LouisianaFirst time competing in the...
05/09/2025

HONORABLE MENTION: LILY ADAMS
Senior, St. Mary’s Dominican High School, New Orleans, Louisiana
First time competing in the Wood Competition
Vocal Instructor: Lauren Mouney Gisclair

YouTube Link #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjxYr9Y9q8E
When I Have Sung My Songs, Ernest Charles

YouTube Link #2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cntqC0OKDCQ
Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes, Reynaldo Hahn

YouTube Link #3: https://youtube.com/shorts/nY-CsusbMu4?si=Zy7bJiQEaOo7Pwiz
Ave Maria, Franz Schubert

So happy to announce the remarkable judge for the 2024-2025 Wood Competition. Take a look: https://liberalarts.tulane.ed...
05/03/2025

So happy to announce the remarkable judge for the 2024-2025 Wood Competition. Take a look:
https://liberalarts.tulane.edu/music/people/amy-pfrimmer #:~:text=Amy%20Pfrimmer%20is%20Professor%20of,music%20concert%20series%20since%202007.

Amy Pfrimmer , Professor at Tulane University School of Liberal Arts

05/02/2025

Submissions for the Wood Competition 2025 are as follows:

Lily A.
Ariel A.
Tyree A.
Kyung C.
Susana C.
Lucienne D.
Cloud G.
Dust H.
Keita K.
Helen M.
Lola O.
Sienna S.
Malia S.
Tran, J.
Skylar T.
Journee, S.

 Submissions are now closed.

Submission deadline for the 2024-2025 Wood Competition is May 1, 2025, 9 pm. Fill out your submission at:
04/26/2025

Submission deadline for the 2024-2025 Wood Competition is May 1, 2025, 9 pm. Fill out your submission at:

Apply Here: Please fill out and submit the form below. For questions or concerns, please email [email protected]. Student Name * First Name Last Name Email * Phone * ( # # #) # # # # # # # Parent/ Guardian Name * First Name Last Name Email * Phone * ( # # #) # # # # # # # Student's Home Address * A...

Submission deadline for the 2024-2025 Wood Competition is May 1, 2025, 9 pm. Fill out your submission at: https://www.wo...
04/22/2025

Submission deadline for the 2024-2025 Wood Competition is May 1, 2025, 9 pm. Fill out your submission at:
https://www.woodvocalcompetition.com/form?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ02yRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF1OGd2Sks5TEFmYUJCM29GAR56thXGDY3CtJwl19mw6So1nlz9mIoTnwCkbzjihMCR0dHTguFDijPY5IYpPw_aem_uAUKo80jEqdBPGsWjObRvg

Apply Here: Please fill out and submit the form below. For questions or concerns, please email [email protected]. Student Name * First Name Last Name Email * Phone * ( # # #) # # # # # # # Parent/ Guardian Name * First Name Last Name Email * Phone * ( # # #) # # # # # # # Student's Home Address * A...

Our new website and improved Wood Competition application are LIVE! GO TO THE NEW WOOD COMPETITION SITE https://www.wood...
03/28/2025

Our new website and improved Wood Competition application are LIVE!

GO TO THE NEW WOOD COMPETITION SITE
https://www.woodvocalcompetition.com

IF YOU’RE APPLYING FOR THE SPRING 2025 Wood Competition
Check out INFORMATION (upper right corner)
SUBMISSION DEADLINE 9 PM THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2025
https://www.woodvocalcompetition.com/submission-requirements

TO APPLY:
Click on APPLICATION FORM in the top right corner. (can be accessed by a smartphone or a desktop computer)
https://www.woodvocalcompetition.com/form

TYPE your answers into the online application form.

Click submit
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE 9 PM THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2025
https://www.woodvocalcompetition.com

03/27/2025

ATTENTION VOCAL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS:

Due to circumstances outside my control, the Wood Competition has been delayed this season.
However, I’m happy to announce that next week, we will launch a website (with an application) and all info the students need to compete virtually in the SPRING 2025 Wood Competition. It will be a “fill-in-the-blank click submit” easy.

I will announce the student application website here on Facebook next week. I will also announce the submission timeline and the date the judges name the winners (early May).

All I can say now is keep singing and keep looking. I’ll be back with all the info on March 31 or maybe April 1, but it won’t be an April Fool’s joke.

Long live the Donald W. Wood Sr. Vocal Competition.

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The Donald W. Wood Sr. Vocal Competition (Wood Competition) is a collaboration between the New Orleans Opera Association, Loyola University New Orleans College of Music and Fine Arts, Tulane University Department of Music, and New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. Beginning in 2015, the contest is open to all Louisiana high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The Wood Competition promotes artistic excellence, provides financial support to young vocalists, and encourages young local singers in vocal music. Created by board member Debby Hirsch Wood in honor of her late husband Donald W. Wood Sr., the Wood family has granted funding for the competition to continue in perpetuity in his name. Donald Wood Sr. loved opera and was supportive of NOOA’s educational endeavors. One male and one female vocalist will be awarded a first-place of $1,000 each, and one male and one female vocalist will be awarded a second-place prize of $500 each. For more information please contact: Debby Hirsch Wood Competition Director and Education Committee Chair New Orleans Opera Association [email protected] (504) 267-9537 or cell: (504) 931-3608