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In the Spotlight: July 31-Aug. 4, 2023

In the Spotlight: July 31-Aug. 4, 2023 

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  • Northern Arizona University was recognized as one of Money’s list of 2023 Best Colleges in the country. The list considered diversity, quality, affordability and student outcomes. 
  • Ryan Holder, associate director of choral studies at NAU, made his Carnegie debut at the New England Symphonic Ensemble’s 40th anniversary. He was joined on
    Twenty people in black clothing pose at Carnegie Hall
    Back Row – L to R – Simon Nissen, Lies’l Hill, Kaitlin Simonson, Austin Shaw, Troy Meeker, Courtney Evans, Amanda Johnson, Taylor Day, Colton Stuart, Heather Drusedum, Robin Neely, Evan Braun, Logan Willson, Christopher Hughes, Anders Edenroth (composer); Middle Row – L to R – Katherine Rosenfeld, MaryAnne Muglia Smith, Dominic Smith, Sague Molina, Celine Durney, Schae Chapman, Abby Dotts, Osanah Manzo, Herbert Thames, Katelyn Mason, Justin Jenkins; From Row – L to R – Kazin Cole, Jaime Rodriguez, Hannah Kimball, Ryan Holder (conductor). Not pictured – Smith Graham, Miguel Saucedo

    the stage by several NAU students and alumni: Simon Nissen, Lies’l Hill, Kaitlin Simonson, Austin Shaw, Troy Meeker, Courtney Evans, Amanda Johnson, Taylor Day, Colton Stuart, Heather Drusedum, Robin Neely, Evan Braun, Logan Willson, Christopher Hughes, Katherine Rosenfeld, MaryAnne Muglia Smith, Dominic Smith, Sague Molina, Celine Durney, Schae Chapman, Abby Dotts, Osanah Manzo, Herbert Thames, Katelyn Mason, Justin Jenkins, Kazin Cole, Jaime Rodriguez, Hannah Kimball, Smith Graham and Miguel Saucedo. The Desert Ridge High School Choir, which alum Albert Lee directs, also performed.

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