Vocal technique teacher G. Gerelbaatar and accompanist B. Oyuntuya, both Honoured Cultural Workers in the Department of Vocal Arts at CITI University’s School of Arts, received the Order of the Polar Star.
At international piano competitions jointly organised by five countries in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, in 2014 and 2015, B. Oyuntuya received one second prize, one third prize and one special prize. At the competition named after internationally renowned pianist Lang Lang, she received one second prize, one third prize and two special prizes, and was recognised as an outstanding teacher. She has also performed successfully in numerous concerts and music festivals and authored works including A Vocalist’s Textbook and Melodies to Soothe the World.
G. Gerelbaatar is an experienced teacher who portrayed Wang Khan in the musical drama A Sword Tempered in the Onon, composed by State Prize laureate B. Sharav, and Yunden and the merchant in Three Dramatic Characters, the opera by People’s Artist and State Prize-winning composer B. Damdinsuren. He has given three solo retrospective concerts and published a collection of his own songs.
The CITI University community congratulates our faculty on these state honours and wishes them continued success.
