{"id":7830,"date":"2024-01-23T16:29:35","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T16:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nightofideas.org\/?page_id=7830"},"modified":"2025-03-13T15:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:05:07","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nightofideas.org\/2025\/saint-louis\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Emma Wittenauer is a Soprano from Waterloo, Illinois studying under Dr. Karen Kanakis. She is a current Sophomore at Webster University pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance with a double minor in French and Entrepreneurship. 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