Members of the National Endowment for the Arts, internship supervisors, fellow scholars and other friends of the Institute were treated to an exciting performance by scholars John Harper (Oberlin, Sr.), David Wilford (LaSalle, Sr.), Barron Ryan (Oklahoma, Jr.), Clarence Mitchell (Maryland, Jr.) and Brandon Piper (DePauw, Jr.).  Harper is a Vocal Performance major and has won several awards for his singing.  He plans to become a professional opera singer.  He interned at the NEA during his first summer in the Institute.  Ryan is a Music major, specializing in Piano Performance.  He too plans to become a professional musician.  He is interning at the NEA this summer.  The students performed an impressive variety of selections, which included opera, gospel and show tunes.  Ryan accompanied most pieces, though Mitchell played the piano and guitar while singing successive songs.  The scholars exceeded everyone’s high expectations and received a prolonged standing ovation at the conclusion.