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Weber, a Viterbo University sophomore music performance major, won a $2,000 prize and will sing at the Schubert Club’s concert of winners May 2.
“The fluidity, clarity and warmth in her voice is very unusual for someone so young,” said Daniel Johnson-Wilmot, Weber’s voice teacher at Viterbo. “She also knows how to sing a legato line.
“Her division was very competitive, with both men and women,” he said.
Judy Stafslien, Weber’s piano accompanist, said the soprano was “absolutely stunning. She has a gorgeous instrument with so many colors.”
Johnson-Wilmot said he has not had a student win first place in the intermediate division at the Schubert Club auditions since 1993, when Samantha Greenwood took first place.
Sarah Shestak, a Viterbo senior, was one of six finalists in the advanced voice division.
Weber, a 2006 Holmen High School graduate, won the sophomore women’s division last fall at the National Association of Teachers in Singing state auditions. She also had a leading role in Viterbo’s production of the musical, “Plain and Fancy” in February.
Terry Rindfleisch can be reached at (608) 791-8227 or trindfleisch@lacrossetribune.com.
