Griffin Lewis, a Music Education major in the South Carolina School of the Arts at 糖心Vlog传媒, won a share of first place in the last month on the campus of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
Lewis鈥� win came in the Musical Theater competition, and he was a semi-finalist in the Classical category as well, placing him in the top 14 nationally.
Lewis鈥� professor at AU, Deirdre Welborn Francis, said his placement among the very best vocal performers in the country 鈥渋s to be celebrated.鈥�
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Anderson students regularly audition at the NATS regional and national competitions. Recent regional and national-award winners include Malek McDuffie; Andrew Poston; Caroline Morris; Cory Simmons; Katie Soto; and Mariel Zmarzly, among others.
Anderson NATS students compete in the Lower College category; Lewis won the Lower College Musical Theater Men category and was a semi-finalist in the Lower College Men, Classical category.