BRIEFLY : Awards: Two Crossroads Students Win Honors in Music Center Contest
Two Crossroads School students received top honors in the opera and classical instrumental divisions at the Los Angeles Music Center’s Music Spotlight Awards. They are Danielle de Niese, 15, and Eric Huebner, 17.
De Niese, who placed first in the opera division for her performance of “Batti, Batti” from “Don Giovanni” by Mozart, is a sophomore at Crossroads School.
She has been studying classical voice at the Colburn School for Performing Arts for five years.
Huebner, a senior at Crossroads, received second place for his performance of Piano Sonata No. 7 “Precipitato” by Prokofiev.
More than 700 Southern California high school students entered this year’s competition.
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