Talbert earns top singing award in state
Crestview High School junior Landon Talbert competed at the OMEA (Ohio Music Education Association) Solo and Ensemble Competition Jan. 14 at Canton GlenOak High School. Talbert sang a “The Vagabond” by Vaughan Williams. He earned a “Superior” in a Class A category — the highest honor awarded in the competition by the state of Ohio standards. Talbert is under the direction of Crestview High School Music Department director Eric Bable. The Crestview Music and Drama Department will putting on the production of “Les Miserables” March 24-26. Talbert will be portraying the character Jean Valjean. (Submitted photo)