School Year 2010 - 2011
Brandon Shapiro, a student of Dr. Ginger Beazley, was accepted into the studio of Distinguished Professor of Voice, Timothy Noble, at Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University Bloomington. Brandon, a vocal performance major, was also accepted into the Indiana University Honors college, and received an academic IU Distinction Scholarship, as well as two IU Music Scholarships: a Dean of Music Scholarship and the Roy and Mary Samuelson Scholarship.
Before his senior year Brandon received a partial scholarship to study at Eastman School of Music for a three week summer opera program. During his senior year he won the 1st Alternate Award for the Alabama Senior MTNA Competition, and was a winner in the Classical Singer Online Competition (only 35 winners nationwide). He received the award for both the Center and Alabama State Highest Score for Voice Level 8 for the National Music Certificate program. He auditioned for, and was the youngest chorus member in Opera Birmingham's production of Faust, and was Masetto in Don Giovanni with Ars Nova in Huntsville.
School Year 2009-2010
Crystal Vanrell
-U. S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts Semifinalist 2010
-National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts YoungArts Silver Winner 2010
-First Place- MTNA Southeast Regional Winner Senior Voice 2010
-First Place - Classical Singer High School Competition at the University of Alabama (2010)
- NFAA YoungArts Finalist (2010)
-First Place - Alabama MTNA Senior Voice (2009)
-First Place - Alabama NATS Advanced High School Girls (2009)
-First Place - Alabama Federation of Music Clubs Junior Auditions (2009)
National Music Certificate Exams - Winter Test Session 2009
1st Class Honors and their teachers
Voice 2 - Miranda Shapiro (Dixie Harrison, teacher)
Voice 3 - Hannah Oswalt (Dixie Harrison, teacher) and *Morgan Bush (Deb Saylor, teacher)
Voice 5 - Jordan Flynn (Dr. Beazley, teacher) and Mollie Love (Dr. Beazley, teacher)
Voice 8 - Brandon Shapiro (Dr. Beazley, teacher)
Piano 3 - **Miranda Shapiro (Robert Lubin, teacher)
Piano 4 - Matthew Shapiro (Robert Lubin, teacher)
* Highest voice score for Ars Nova Student
** Highest piano score and highest overall score for Ars Nova students
UAHuntsville's High School Honor Choir (November 2009)
Alabama Vocal Association Solo Competition (November 2009)
Superior Ratings - Lauren Carlton, Catherine Hoop, Mollie Love, Matthew Shapiro, Brandon Shapiro, Ruth Smith, and Rebecca Vander Veer
School Year 2008-2009
Emily Stewart
- Scholarship to Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in vocal performance
- Won Huntsville Music Study Club scholarship 2009
- Won outstanding choral student of Alabama
Cooper Schrimsher
- Birmingham-Southern College Music Foundations Scholarship full tuition award for music composition
- Won Alabama Vocal Association’s District V Music Education Scholarship 2009
- 2007- won first place in the Senior Category Division of the Music Teacher’s National Association for his composition, “Come to the Lord.”
Kareem Elsamadicy
- Scholarship to Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music in vocal performance
- Winner of 2009 Montgomery Symphony scholarship to Tanglewood Summer High School Program
- Scholarship to Vann Vocal Institute in Montgomery
- First place - Alabama NATS Beginning High School Boys
- 2009 Kenneth Turvey Scholarship from the Huntsville Community Chorus
- First place winner - Regional Classical Singer High School Vocal Competition and is eligible for the national second round competition in Chicago
- Won outstanding choral student of Alabama 2009
Crystal Vanrell
- First Place - Alabama NATS Advanced High School Girls
- 2nd Place - Regional Classical Singer High School Vocal Competition
--First Place - State Federated Music Clubs Junior Competition
Brandon Shapiro
- Scholarship to Washington National Opera High School Summer Program
Ars Nova is made possible in part through generous grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts 
