Articles by Polly Cornelius
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ alum performs in the Les Misérables national tour
January 9, 2026
Kenneth Francoeur '12 is currently in the cast of the National Tour of Les Misérables. Several Â鶹ÊÓƵ students and Polly Cornelius, associate teaching professor of music, went backstage and met the cast and crew at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in Greensboro, North Carolina
Polly Cornelius and Chris Rayis perform at 54 Below venue in New York
October 13, 2025
Two Â鶹ÊÓƵ faculty Artists performed at 54 Below in New York City.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ vocalists win regional competition and advance to nationals
May 22, 2025
An unprecedented number of Â鶹ÊÓƵ students were winners at the National Association of Teachers of Singing Mid-Atlantic Regional Vocal Competition, and 10 are advancing to the semi-finals which will be held June 26-29 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ vocalists win regional competition
April 12, 2024
Several music and performing arts students participated in the National Association of Teachers of Singing State and Regional Musical Theatre and Commercial Music Competitions this year.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ vocalists advance to regional competition
February 20, 2023
A record number of Â鶹ÊÓƵ students participated in the North Carolina National Association of Teachers of Singing classical and music theatre vocal competitions and have advanced to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Level.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ students, alumni perform in Italy during summer opera workshop
July 11, 2022
Â鶹ÊÓƵ students and alumni participated in an International Opera Program in Florence, Italy.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ students advance in national vocal competition
March 22, 2022
Several Â鶹ÊÓƵ Music and Performing Arts students competed at the National Association of Teachers of Singing Mid-Atlantic Regional Competition this past weekend and received top honors.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ students recognized in statewide vocal competition
December 6, 2021
Seven music theatre majors participated in the North Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing Music Theatre Vocal competition held virtually in November.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ music students advance to regional vocal competition
February 22, 2021
This past weekend, the North Carolina chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing held its first-ever virtual classical vocal competition and conference, with five Â鶹ÊÓƵ music majors now advancing to the Mid-Atlantic regional level to be held in March.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Music and Music Theatre students advance in vocal competition
April 3, 2020
Sixteen Â鶹ÊÓƵ students were winners at the NC National Association of Teachers of Singing and eligible to compete at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals.