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Soprano Hila Plitmann holds a rope outside while wearing a smoky lavendar gown with a billowing collar and large red gem earrings.

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Marc Sosnowchik, conductor 
Hila Plitmann, soprano

Bobby Ge 
Of a Feather

Bastien David 
Vendre le ciel aux ténèbres 

Micah Rosenstein 
Up at the Stars

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A euphonium player during a Wind Symphony concert on the Bates Stage

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Douglas Henderson, conductor

David Maslanka
Traveler

Valerie Coleman
Roma

Percy Grainger 
Lincolnshire Posy

Violinists playing in the UT Symphony Orchestra.

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Farkhad Khudyev, conductor

W.A. Mozart
Symphony No. 35 in D Major K.385,  Huffier

Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 in D Major

Organist Gregory Eaton, wearing his bowtie, plays the Visser-Rowland organ in Bates Recital Hall.

organ

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Donnie Ray Albert, narrator 
David Manzanares-Salguero, guitar
Stephen Page, alto saxophone 

Max Reger 
Introduction and Passacaglia in D Minor

George Akerley  
A Sweet for Mother Goose 

David Hurd 
Sonata for Saxophone and Organ

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Pianist Anton Nel sits on a bench in front of an open 9-foot grand piano.

Piano

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Franz Joseph Haydn
Sonata No. 60 in C Major, Hob. XVI:50\

Franz Schubert
Drei Klavierstücke, D. 942

Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in G Major, op. 32. no 5

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Dr. Tamar Sanikidze plays piano while soprano Kara Covey sings wearing a gold gown. A stained glass window and pillars are projected behind them.

Semi-Finals

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The Butler Opera International Competition promotes the Butler Opera Center's mission of crafting the next generation of opera professionals. The competition’s judging panel unites the most influential experts in opera, representing many of the world’s leading opera companies and training institutions. Made possible by the support of Dr. Ernest and Mrs. Sarah Butler, over $35,000 in prize money and encouragement awards will be presented at this year’s competition. 

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Butler School of Music Alumna Priscilla Salisbury Wins Best Female Singer at Catholic Music Awards in Rome

Butler alumna and former Butler Opera Center star Priscilla Salisbury won the Best Female Singer Award at the 2025 Catholic Music Awards in Rome!  During her time at Butler, she studied with Emeritus Professor of Voice Darlene Wiley and was actively involved with the Butler Opera Center, performing a wide range of roles.

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Ross Margitza

Lecturer in Jazz Studies/Jazz Piano
Coordinator, Jazz Combos