West Chester Rustin Singer Named Finalist In National Competition

WEST CHESTER, PA — A West Chester Rustin High School senior has been named a finalist in a national singing competition.

Emily Damasco was recently chosen as a finalist in the National YoungArts Competition, which is the culmination of the National YoungArts week held in Miami in January.

Damasco, a mezzo-soprano, was named a finalist in the Classical Voice category for her performance.

"It was amazing," she said in an interview posted on the West Chester Area School District homepage. "It brought me to a different realm. I cried at the end of my performance. I was so mesmerized by being on that stage. This is what I want to do. I want to perform."

Damasco said that she has applied to and has auditions set at five schools: Curtis Institute of Music, Julliard School of Music, Mannes School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, and Temple University.

Well done, Emily!

Image courtesy West Chester Area School District