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Lisa Martin
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio
Emmett O’Leary
Emmett O’Leary
Natalie L. Haslam College of Music, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee
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Rob Lyda
Auburn City Schools
Auburn, Alabama
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Christopher M. Baumgartner
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
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Andrew S. Paney
University of Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi
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James B. Kinchen, Jr.
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Kenosha, Wisconsin
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Lenora Helm Hammonds
Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA & Durham, NC
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Candice D. Mattio
University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music
Los Angeles, California
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Heidi J. Welch
Vermont State University-Castleton
Castleton, Vermont
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Catherine Plichta
Theater Arts Production Company School
Bronx, New York
Amelia Armstrong
Amelia Armstrong
Platteville High School
Platteville, Wisconsin
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Brian N. Weidner
 Butler University
Indianapolis, Indiana
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