Greensboro College Student Benita Adams Competes in Regional Vocal Auditions

2013 Apr 8

A local Greensboro College music major, Benita Adams of Sparta, NC, competed April 5-6 in the regional auditions for the National Association of Teachers of Singing, held in Charleston, S.C.

Bernita Adams of Sparta won third place among senior women in musical theatre performance.

In addition to North Carolina, college/university music majors from Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina and Georgia participated in the Charleston event. Competitors are judged on such standards as voice characteristics, techniques, musicianship and artistry.

Greensboro College, an independent, coeducational college affiliated with the United Methodist Church, is an academic and social community that unites the liberal arts and Judeo-Christian values in an atmosphere of diversity and mutual respect.

Founded in 1838 and located in downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,250 students from 32 states, the District of Columbia and 24 nations in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 16-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational organizations.