ANDREW DAVID ACEVES AGMA
Opera/Theatre:
Turandot-NOLA Opera Bass-Adult Chorus
Don Giovanni-NOLA Opera Bass-Adult Chorus
75th Anniversary Gala-NOLA Opera Bass-Adult Chorus
The Falling and the Rising-NOLA Opera Bass-Veteran’s Chorus
Donald Wood Vocal Competition 2nd place Winner, 3rd place Honorable Mention
National Association Teachers of Singing Southern Region 2nd Classical HS TBB, 3rd Freshman TBB
Eric Kolb Memorial Scholarship Outstanding St. Paul’s High School Junior Music Student
Classical Singer National Voice Competition Semifinalist
Orpheus Vocal Competition-Tennessee Semifinalist
1⁄2 page featured article about being 15 yrs old The Advocate newspaper
hired in NOLA Opera Adult Chorus
Proclamation from Mayor of Mandeville Honored with 4/20/18 being Andrew Aceves Day for Opera Gala
Carnegie Hall National Honor Choir Bass 2
SLU Foreign Language Festival 3rd place French Solo
New Orleans Philharmonic Society Recital soloist twice-Scholarship Award
Samson and Delilah-NOLA Opera Boy with Samson-Supporting Supernumerary
La Bohème-NOLA Opera Army Guard/Townsperson-Supernumerary
Noye’s Fludde-NOLA Opera Children’s Chorus
Der Vampyr-NOLA Opera Streetcar driver/altar boy-Supernumerary
Salome-NOLA opera Heriodas golden boy slave-Supernumerary
Die Zauberflöte-NOLA opera Bird-Supernumerary
Sweeney Todd-Creative Arts of St. Tammany townsboy
Jekyll & Hyde: the Musical-Playmakers Theatre newsboy soloist
Related Experience:
Cantor & Bass section leader-hired position St. Aloysius Church Baton Rouge, LA
Cantor & Bass section leader-hired position Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church Westwego, LA
Bass section-hired position St. Joseph Cathedral Baton Rouge, LA ACDA National High school Collegiate TTBB Honor Choir Bass 2
ACDA Southern Region Honor Choir Bass 2
ACDA Allstate Choir-2 years Bass 2
LMEA Allstate Choir Bass 2
LMEA District Honor Choir-3 years Bass 2
LMEA District Solo Festival-3 years Superior medal
LSU State Rally-4 years Superior Gold medal-Low Male Solo
Cantor-4 years St. Catherine of Siena Church Metairie, LA
Louisiana Boys State National Anthem soloist for Governor Edwards ceremony
World War II Museum July 4th Celebration Armed Forces Salute soloist with the NOLA Concert Band
New Orleans Arena Pelicans & Zephyrs pro sports National Anthem and Canadian National Anthem soloist
WWL-TV Morning Show Featured Soloist
Covington Courthouse Memorial Day Ceremonies Armed Forces Medley/National Anthem soloist
Mandeville July 4th Celebration National Anthem soloist
Training:
Voice Lessons Dennis Jesse-Louisiana State University Voice Coaching Paul Groves-Louisiana State University
Voice Lessons-1.5 years Ivan Griffin-Loyola University
Voice Lessons-13 years Gail Adams-Mandeville Music Academy
Voice/Opera Summer Intensive Baldwin Wallace Conservatory
Voice Lesson Session David Jones
Voice Coaching Session Armen Boyajian
Voice Coaching Timothy Todd Simmons-New Orleans Opera
Masterclasses-3 years Classical Singer Competition
Ballet, Jazz, and Tap Dance Apetrei Dancenter-5 years
Drama and Acting Marian Players Jim Gleason Studio private acting lessons fencing 25 movies 5 commercials 5 TV episodes
Academic Achievements and Awards:
National Honor Society-4 years
Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society-3 years
Lasallian Youth Leaders-3 years
Student Hosts-4 years
Golden Torch Outstanding Achievement Award-2 years
Gold P Honor Roll-2 years
AFJROTC Outstanding Cadet-2 years
AFJROTC Color Guard Commander
AFJROTC Quiz Bowl team
AFJROTC Kitty Hawk Honor Society Commander
AFJROTC Administrative Commander
Daughters of the American Colonists Leadership Award
Boys State Delegate
Liturgical Band-5 years
Junior Campus Minister
Key Club
Jazz Band Disney Competition soloist
Eagle Scout
Junior Assistant Scoutmaster
Boy Scout Ad Altari Dei Religious Emblem Award
Boy Scout Pope Pius XII Religious Emblem Award
National Youth Leadership Training staff
Catholic Leadership Institute
Civil Air Patrol General Ira C Eaker Award
Civil Air Patrol Regional Cadet Leadership School Outstanding Cadet