Six high school students have won voice scholarships from The Forest-Aires Women’s Chorus for the 2013-2014 school year. They are: Daisy Bentley, Turpin High School; Maddie Pierce, Turpin High School; Lauren Hust, Walnut Hills High School; Mary Claire Lyons, Walnut Hills High School; Brittany Armstrong, Glen Este High School; and Anna Randazzo, Glen Este High School.
Daisy Bentley, a second soprano, is a junior at Turpin High School. She is in her second year of study at the Cincinnati Actors’ Studio and Academy, where she has performed in numerous shows. Daisy has also performed in several shows through the Turpin drama program. And by the way, in case anyone tries to take her on, she is Junior Class President and has a black belt in Taekwondo!
Maddie Pierce, an alto, is a junior at Turpin High School and the granddaughter of Forest- Aires’ member, Jan Hill. Maddie has performed in the 7th, 8th, and 9th grade Honor Choirs, Women’s and Mixed Choruses, and the Ohio All-State Choir, and last year was a Forest-Aires scholarship recipient. Maddie currently performs in the Turpin Mixed Chorus.
Lauren Hust, an alto, is a senior at Walnut Hills. She has sung with the Walnut Hills Beginning and Junior Choirs, the Women’s Ensemble, and the Senior Choir. She is currently a member of the Senior Ensemble.
Mary Claire Lyon, a soprano, is a junior at Turpin High School. She has been involved in numerous theatrical productions and has received several Cappie nominations. Mary Claire has studied musical theatre for six years along with ballet, tap, and jazz for more than ten years. In addition to receiving vocal instruction, she currently studies at the Cincinnati Actor’s Studio and Academy, and is a member of the Turpin Drama Club and an improv group.
Brittany Armstrong, a soprano, is a junior at Glen Este High School. She is the daughter of our own Carol Armstrong, herself a former Forest-Aires scholar. Brittany has performed in the Middle School Choir and the summer musical Alice in Wonderland. She is currently a member of the a cappella group, “West Clermont by Request”.
Anna Randazzo, a soprano, is a junior at Glen Este High School. In middle school, from 2008 to 2011, she was part of St. Veronica’s Vocal Ensemble and participated in all of their annual musicals. In her freshman year, she was a member of Glen Este’s mixed choir. Last year, Anna was a Forest-Aires scholarship recipient. She is currently a member of the a cappella group “West Clermont by Request” and is a participant in the UC/CCM Musical Theatre Intensive Preparatory Program.