The Donald W. Wood Sr. Vocal Competition

The Donald W. Wood Sr. Vocal Competition The official page for The Donald W. Wood Sr. Vocal Competition presented by the New Orleans Opera Association. The Donald W. Donald Wood Sr.

Vocal Competition (Wood Competition) is a collaboration between the New Orleans Opera Association, Loyola University New Orleans College of Music and Fine Arts, Tulane University Department of Music, and New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. Beginning in 2015, the contest is open to all Louisiana high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The Wood Competition promotes artistic excellence, provi

des financial support to young vocalists, and encourages young local singers in vocal music. Created by board member Debby Hirsch Wood in honor of her late husband Donald W. Wood Sr., the Wood family has granted funding for the competition to continue in perpetuity in his name. loved opera and was supportive of NOOA’s educational endeavors. First-place award is $1,000
Second-place award: $600
Third-place: $400

For more information please contact:

Debby Hirsch Wood
Competition Director and Education Committee Chair
New Orleans Opera Association
[email protected]

03/13/2026

The 2026-2027, Donald W. Wood Competition will be held in the Spring of 2027, at Tulane under the leadership of Amy Pfrimmer. More info to come in the Fall of 2026.

10/03/2025

🎤✨ In case you missed it or just want to relive the great performances by these talented students! Watch our seven Finalists during the competition and see last season's winner, Jonathan Tran, make a guest performance during the winner’s concert at Tulane University’s Vocal Arts Festival & Symposium.

🎵🏆 After much deliberation, our renowned judges Stella Markou, Anthony Offerle, Casey Robards, and Joshua Stewart have d...
09/29/2025

🎵🏆 After much deliberation, our renowned judges Stella Markou, Anthony Offerle, Casey Robards, and Joshua Stewart have decided the winners and the results are in...

The winners of The Donald W. Wood Sr. Vocal Competition for the 2025-2026 season:

🥇FIRST PLACE: MALIA SUGGS, SOPRANO | Senior
Award: $1,000
Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy And New Orleans Center For Creative Arts
Vocal Instructor: Phyllis Treigle

🥈SECOND PLACE: RAD JENNINGS, BARITONE | Sophomore
Award: $600
Benjamin Franklin High School
Vocal Instructor: Dreux Montegut

🥉THIRD PLACE: SUSANA CUARTAS, SOPRANO | Senior
Award: $400
New Orleans Center For Creative Arts
Vocal Instructor: Phyllis Treigle

🏅HONORABLE MENTION: AIDAN MOLAISON, TENOR | Senior
Award: $250
St. Martin’s Episcopal School
Vocal Instructor: Dreux Montegut

Congratulations to these talented students, we are excited to celebrate your impressive achievements! To all applicants and Finalists, thank you for sharing your time, creativity, and effort. Your participation has made this competition truly special, and we hope you’ll join us again for the 2026-2027 competition! 🏆🎶

A special 'thank you' to Amy Pfrimmer, Professor of Music and the Lilian Gerson Watsky Professor in Voice at Tulane University, where she has been voice area coordinator and director of the vocal music concert series since 2007. Her repertoire and creative work encompasses a wide range of music, with particular focus on Romantic and 20th-century opera, oratorio, concert literature, and song. Thank you, Amy Pfrimmer!

09/15/2025

Please note that the Wood Competition is set for SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2025,
at 2 PM.

09/12/2025

Announcing the seven Finalists who will be competing September 28, 2025, at Tulane University Dixon Hall 2 PM at the Donald W. Wood Sr. Vocal Competition:

TOBY ALFONSO, Junior, Brother Martin High School, Vocal Instructor: Dreux Montegut, First time competing in the Wood Competition.

JAMES ANDREWS, Sophomore, The Willow School, Vocal Instructor: Dreux Montegut, First time competing in the Wood Competition.

SUSANA CUARTAS,, Senior NOCCA, Vocal Instructor, Phyllis Treigle, Previously competed in the Wood Competition.
Won 2nd place in 2024-2025

TIMOTHY DAVIS, Junior, NOCCA, Junior, Vocal Instructor: Phyllis Treigle, First time competing in the Wood Competition.

RAD JENNINGS, Sophomore, Benjamin Franklin High School, Vocal Instructor: Dreux Montegut, First time competing in the Wood Competition.

AIDAN MOLAISON, Senior, St. Martin’s Episcopal School, Vocal Instructor: Dreux Montegut, First time competing in the Wood Competition.

MALIA SUGGS, Senior, Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy & NOCCA, Vocal Instructor: Phyllis Treigle, Previously competed in the Wood Competition

The Wood Competition's Finalist round will take place in person at Tulane on 9/28/25 2 pm. 🌟💚🌟✨💫
09/10/2025

The Wood Competition's Finalist round will take place in person at Tulane on 9/28/25
2 pm. 🌟💚🌟✨💫

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