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Thursday, October 13, 2016PLNU Music Department Alumni soprano McKenna Slack, bass-baritone Reno Wilson, and mezzo-soprano Kiana Bell received Encouragement Awards in the Metropolitan Opera National Council - San Diego District - Auditions on Saturday, October 8th. Point Loma Nazarene University's voice students, from the studio of Dr. J. Craig Johnson, have earned eight first-place, 17 encouragement awards, and four audience choice awards at the Met auditions in recent years. Seven of Saturday’s contestants were from the university and most were repeat competitors. See related article in San Diego Union Tribune: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/classical-music/sd-me-opera-auditions-20161006-story.html