Thomas Craig Karunas

2657 W. Macon
Decatur, IL 62522
217/972-5482
tkarunas47@gmail.com

Education
MacArthur High School Graduation: 2020
Grade point average: 4.00 (weighted)
3.46 (unweighted)

Choral Music
Millikin University Vocal Fest Decatur, IL 2019
Classical Solo Competition Finalist

CS Music Convention and Competition Chicago, IL 2019

Second Round Classical Competition
Semi-finalist Musical Theater Competition

NATS Vocal Competition 2020

First Place Winner in Undergraduate Division

Opus 24 Vocal Music Scholarship 2018

Guest Soloist, Opus 24 Fall Concert

American Choral Directors Association: Illinois All State Show Choir

2018-2019

Elite Energy Show Choir 2016-2020

Male Vocal Section Leader 2018-2020
Awards and Citations
Outstanding Soloist - Male, El Paso Gridley, IL 2020
Best Male Soloist in Show, Mt. Zion, IL 2020
Solo Competition Winner, Petal, MI 2020
Solo Competition Best Male Soloist, Watseka, IL 2019
Most Outstanding Male Soloist, Watseka, IL 2019
Solo Competition Male Soloist Winner, Mt. Zion, IL 2019
Overall Male Soloist Winner, Greenwood, IN 2019
Show Choir Camps of America partial tuition scholarship winner 2018
(Heidelberg University)
Show Choir Camps of America Scholarship Winner 2018
Most Outstanding Male Soloist, Fort Atkinson, WI 2018
Most Outstanding Male Soloist, Danville, IL 2018
Most Outstanding Male Soloist, Mt. Zion, IL 2018
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Featured Sunday morning soloist and guest accompanist 2017 - Present

Central Christian Church

Member, Men’s Chorus 2018-2020
Member, Chancel Choir 2017-2020
Featured Piano and Vocal soloist 2017-Present
Keyboardist, Praise Band 2016-2017

Decatur Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Service 2018-2019

Featured Soloist

Choral Scholarships
DePauw University, Vocal Arts Camp Full-Tuition 2019
DePauw University, $25,000 yearly undergraduate 2019
Heidelberg University, $3,000 yearly undergraduate 2018

Instrumental Music
Millikin Decatur Symphony Orchestra Guild
Trumpet Awards and Citations
Illinois State Youth Music Summer Camp Scholarship Winner 2016
Private Lessons Scholarship Winner 2015

Theater
Lakeside Shakespeare Theater, Intern Frankfort, MI 2017-2020

Decatur Park District 2018

Role of “Horton” in ​Seussical!