In 2020, the National Association of Teachers of Singing will celebrate the art of singing through a series of competitions and programs that are designed to showcase the talented singers and performers who are soon to be rising stars in the profession.
- The National Student Auditions (NSA) are held annually, beginning with chapter level auditions between November and February (depending on the chapter), then the online regional level audition. 2020-2021 information will be updated soon.
- The NATS Artist Awards (NATSAA) is held biannually in the autumn, with a live regional rounds where one regional winner progresses to the national live rounds. Singers compete with 14 art songs and arias. Ages range from 21 - 35 years old, and only classical repertoire. The 2021 NW regional round will take place at the NW Regional Conference. Application deadline will be early September, 2021. The national competition takes place January 2022 in NYC.
- The Hal Johnson Spiritual Competition is held on the regional level and national level in even numbered years.
- The National Music Theater Competition (NMTC) is held annually on a national level. Qualifying NW singers are encouraged to audition in the NMTC video round.
Congrats to the students who placed in the 2021 NATS NSA NW Regional Round!
All Northwest Region NSA Results 2023
CL 3A (Lower High School Classical Treble Voice)
First: Camille Hildebrant
Teacher: Erin McCarthy
Second: Sophia Xu
Teacher: Shan Han
Third: Grace Davis
Teacher: Peggy Kurtz
Fourth: Jenna Carriker
Teacher: Hannah Bankston
Fourth: Phoebe Toh
Teacher: Vanessa Jump Nelson
*****
CL 3B (Upper High School Classical Treble Voice)
First: Olivia Qi
Teacher: Shan Han
Second: Courtney Lawrence
Teacher: Erin McCarthy
Third: Elena Skirgaudas
Teacher: Laura Shepherd
Fourth: Fiona Curley
Teacher: Jacalyn B Kreitzer
Fifth: Clare Henry
Teacher: Audra Calloway
*****
CL 4A (Lower High School Classical TBB)
First: Mason (Enhao) Zhang
Teacher: Shan Han
Second: Trinav Banerjee
Teacher: Dennis Kruse
Third: Adam Franks
Teacher: Beverly Park
Fourth: Gavin Jones
Teacher: Kate Egan
Fifth: Bastian Sorenson
Teacher: Beverly Park
*****
CL 4B (Upper High School Classical TBB)
First: Keith Bateman
Teacher: Angela McGann
Second: Vivek Pall-Pareek
Teacher: Holly Boaz
Third: Ben DeWitt
Teacher: Frances Reid
Fourth: Eddie Qiwu Yin
Teacher: Shan Han
Fifth: Kaiden Blickenstaff
Teacher: Beverly Park
*****
CL 5 (Lower Classical Treble Voice)
First: Lillian Gundersen
Teacher: Soon Cho
Second: Apryl Cardwell
Teacher: Mari Hahn
Third: Athena DeWitt
Teacher: Laura Thoreson
Fourth: Emily Morse
Teacher: Soon Cho
Fifth: Grace Farrell
Teacher: Jaunelle Celaire
*****
CL 6 (Lower Classical TBB Voice )
First: Jacob Lann
Teacher: Jay Rozendaal
Second: Joel Newman
Teacher: Jimena Shepherd
Third: Allen Tugade
Teacher: Holly Boaz
Fourth: Guthrie Bettinger
Teacher: Darcie Fulkerson
Fifth: NIco Vilches
Teacher: Susan McBerry
*****
CL 7 (Upper Classical Treble Voice)
First: Lindsey Hansen
Teacher: Soon Cho
Second: Ellie Martinson
Teacher: Jaunelle Celaire
Third: Ellie O'Brien
Teacher: Soon Cho
Fourth: Emma Wheatcroft
Teacher: Nicole Hanig
Fifth: Tia Lempert
Teacher: Amy Hansen
*****
CL 8 (Upper Classical TBB Voice)
First: Jack Burrows
Teacher: Holly Boaz
Second: Cameron Creitz
Teacher: Nicole Hanig
Third: James Andrew Garratt
Teacher: Jay Rozendaal
Fourth: Noah Hamre
Teacher: Kate Egan
Fifth: Will Schlott
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
*****
CL 9 (Advanced Classical Treble Voice)
First: Patricia Rose
Teacher: David Dunlap
Second: Grace Weaver
Teacher: Nancy Olson Chatalas
Third: Bailee DePhelps
Teacher: Frances Reid
*****
CL 10 (Advanced Classical TBB Voice )
First: Robert Wise
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
Second: Martin Rickert
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
*****
MT 3A (Lower High School Musical Theatre Treble Voice)
First: Sarah Baglin
Teacher: Karen Mallory
Second: Faith Young
Teacher: Darcie Fulkerson
Third: Chloe Swanson
Teacher: Brianna Kramer
Fourth: Elanor Sansburn
Teacher: Jordyn Palmer
Fifth: Sophia Xu
Teacher: Shan Han
*****
MT 3B (Upper High School Musical Theatre Treble Voice)
First: Courtney Lawrence
Teacher: Erin McCarthy
Second: Ellen Hume
Teacher: Jordyn Palmer
Third: Zoey Wilson
Teacher: Holly Boaz
Fourth: Kaia Jeffries
Teacher: Karen Mallory
Fifth: Sophie England
Teacher: Megan Parker
Fifth: Mariah Matney
Teacher: Darla Pumphrey
*****
MT 4A (Lower High School Musical Theatre TBB)
First: Bastian Sorenson
Teacher: Beverly Park
Second: Trinav Banerjee
Teacher: Dennis Kruse
Third: Gavin Jones
Teacher: Kate Egan
Fourth: Rishik Chakrabarti
Teacher: Nedra Gaskill
Fifth: Oliver Martinez
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
*****
MT 4B (Upper High School Musical Theatre TBB)
First: Vivek Pall-Pareek
Teacher: Holly Boaz
Second: Keith Bateman
Teacher: Angela McGann
Third: Jason Putnam
Teacher: Karen Mallory
Fourth: Tony Fotos
Teacher: Dennis Kruse
Fifth: Kaiden Blickenstaff
Teacher: Beverly Park
*****
MT 5 (Lower Musical Theatre Treble Voice)
First: Emma Nichols
Teacher: Amy Hansen
Second: Danielle Lobo
Teacher: Eun Oh
Third: Cristianna Peterson
Teacher: Erin McCarthy
Fourth: Ivy Aijala
Teacher: Brianna Kramer
Fifth: Skyla Rathert
Teacher: Laura Shepherd
*****
MT 6 (Lower Musical Theatre TBB Voice)
First: Cole Pearson
Teacher: Nicholas Larson
Second: Jordan Remien
Teacher: Allison Swensen-Mitchell
Third: Joel Newman
Teacher: Jimena Shepherd
Fourth: Allen Tugade
Teacher: Holly Boaz
Fifth: Austen Hardy
Teacher: Kate Egan
*****
MT 7 (Upper Musical Theatre Treble Voice)
First: Lindsey Hansen
Teacher: Soon Cho
Second: Tia Lempert
Teacher: Amy Hansen
Third: Lydia Smith
Teacher: Mari Hahn
Fourth: Caitlyn Babcock
Teacher: Soon Cho
Fifth: Ellie O'Brien
Teacher: Soon Cho
*****
MT 8 (Upper Musical Theatre TBB Voice )
First: Jordan King
Teacher: Jordyn Palmer
Second: Noah Hamre
Teacher: Kate Egan
Third: Ben Bennett
Teacher: Amy Hansen
Fourth: Diego Lomba
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
*****
Adult Avocational Classical (Combined Gender)
First: Drew Cochran
Teacher: Mari Hahn
Second: Gwen Glass
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
Third: Matthew Meyer
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
Fourth: Anthony Bel Cruz
Teacher: Kate Egan
Fifth: Katy Laurance
Teacher: Kate Egan
*****
Adult Avocational Music Theater (Combined Gender)
First: Katy Laurance
Teacher: Kate Egan
Second: Isaac Tian
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
Third: Natalie Morgan
Teacher: Larry Bridges
Third: Karissa Thoma
Teacher: Darla Pumphrey
Fifth: Aidan Brown
Participating in the National Rounds is optional and there will be an entrance fee ($75). An invitation will arrive by email within the next several days from the NATS national office, but in the meantime, you can get started by continuing your work on the songs you used for our Regional round, considering the comments from the adjudicators, and making new videos that show your new and improved skills if you'd like to.
The deadline to submit for the National Preliminary Round is April 14th, 2023. More details for the National Rounds can be found here: https://www.nats.org/national_student_auditions.html
CL 3A (Lower High School Classical Treble Voice)
First: Camille Hildebrant
Teacher: Erin McCarthy
Second: Sophia Xu
Teacher: Shan Han
Third: Grace Davis
Teacher: Peggy Kurtz
Fourth: Jenna Carriker
Teacher: Hannah Bankston
Fourth: Phoebe Toh
Teacher: Vanessa Jump Nelson
*****
CL 3B (Upper High School Classical Treble Voice)
First: Olivia Qi
Teacher: Shan Han
Second: Courtney Lawrence
Teacher: Erin McCarthy
Third: Elena Skirgaudas
Teacher: Laura Shepherd
Fourth: Fiona Curley
Teacher: Jacalyn B Kreitzer
Fifth: Clare Henry
Teacher: Audra Calloway
*****
CL 4A (Lower High School Classical TBB)
First: Mason (Enhao) Zhang
Teacher: Shan Han
Second: Trinav Banerjee
Teacher: Dennis Kruse
Third: Adam Franks
Teacher: Beverly Park
Fourth: Gavin Jones
Teacher: Kate Egan
Fifth: Bastian Sorenson
Teacher: Beverly Park
*****
CL 4B (Upper High School Classical TBB)
First: Keith Bateman
Teacher: Angela McGann
Second: Vivek Pall-Pareek
Teacher: Holly Boaz
Third: Ben DeWitt
Teacher: Frances Reid
Fourth: Eddie Qiwu Yin
Teacher: Shan Han
Fifth: Kaiden Blickenstaff
Teacher: Beverly Park
*****
CL 5 (Lower Classical Treble Voice)
First: Lillian Gundersen
Teacher: Soon Cho
Second: Apryl Cardwell
Teacher: Mari Hahn
Third: Athena DeWitt
Teacher: Laura Thoreson
Fourth: Emily Morse
Teacher: Soon Cho
Fifth: Grace Farrell
Teacher: Jaunelle Celaire
*****
CL 6 (Lower Classical TBB Voice )
First: Jacob Lann
Teacher: Jay Rozendaal
Second: Joel Newman
Teacher: Jimena Shepherd
Third: Allen Tugade
Teacher: Holly Boaz
Fourth: Guthrie Bettinger
Teacher: Darcie Fulkerson
Fifth: NIco Vilches
Teacher: Susan McBerry
*****
CL 7 (Upper Classical Treble Voice)
First: Lindsey Hansen
Teacher: Soon Cho
Second: Ellie Martinson
Teacher: Jaunelle Celaire
Third: Ellie O'Brien
Teacher: Soon Cho
Fourth: Emma Wheatcroft
Teacher: Nicole Hanig
Fifth: Tia Lempert
Teacher: Amy Hansen
*****
CL 8 (Upper Classical TBB Voice)
First: Jack Burrows
Teacher: Holly Boaz
Second: Cameron Creitz
Teacher: Nicole Hanig
Third: James Andrew Garratt
Teacher: Jay Rozendaal
Fourth: Noah Hamre
Teacher: Kate Egan
Fifth: Will Schlott
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
*****
CL 9 (Advanced Classical Treble Voice)
First: Patricia Rose
Teacher: David Dunlap
Second: Grace Weaver
Teacher: Nancy Olson Chatalas
Third: Bailee DePhelps
Teacher: Frances Reid
*****
CL 10 (Advanced Classical TBB Voice )
First: Robert Wise
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
Second: Martin Rickert
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
*****
MT 3A (Lower High School Musical Theatre Treble Voice)
First: Sarah Baglin
Teacher: Karen Mallory
Second: Faith Young
Teacher: Darcie Fulkerson
Third: Chloe Swanson
Teacher: Brianna Kramer
Fourth: Elanor Sansburn
Teacher: Jordyn Palmer
Fifth: Sophia Xu
Teacher: Shan Han
*****
MT 3B (Upper High School Musical Theatre Treble Voice)
First: Courtney Lawrence
Teacher: Erin McCarthy
Second: Ellen Hume
Teacher: Jordyn Palmer
Third: Zoey Wilson
Teacher: Holly Boaz
Fourth: Kaia Jeffries
Teacher: Karen Mallory
Fifth: Sophie England
Teacher: Megan Parker
Fifth: Mariah Matney
Teacher: Darla Pumphrey
*****
MT 4A (Lower High School Musical Theatre TBB)
First: Bastian Sorenson
Teacher: Beverly Park
Second: Trinav Banerjee
Teacher: Dennis Kruse
Third: Gavin Jones
Teacher: Kate Egan
Fourth: Rishik Chakrabarti
Teacher: Nedra Gaskill
Fifth: Oliver Martinez
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
*****
MT 4B (Upper High School Musical Theatre TBB)
First: Vivek Pall-Pareek
Teacher: Holly Boaz
Second: Keith Bateman
Teacher: Angela McGann
Third: Jason Putnam
Teacher: Karen Mallory
Fourth: Tony Fotos
Teacher: Dennis Kruse
Fifth: Kaiden Blickenstaff
Teacher: Beverly Park
*****
MT 5 (Lower Musical Theatre Treble Voice)
First: Emma Nichols
Teacher: Amy Hansen
Second: Danielle Lobo
Teacher: Eun Oh
Third: Cristianna Peterson
Teacher: Erin McCarthy
Fourth: Ivy Aijala
Teacher: Brianna Kramer
Fifth: Skyla Rathert
Teacher: Laura Shepherd
*****
MT 6 (Lower Musical Theatre TBB Voice)
First: Cole Pearson
Teacher: Nicholas Larson
Second: Jordan Remien
Teacher: Allison Swensen-Mitchell
Third: Joel Newman
Teacher: Jimena Shepherd
Fourth: Allen Tugade
Teacher: Holly Boaz
Fifth: Austen Hardy
Teacher: Kate Egan
*****
MT 7 (Upper Musical Theatre Treble Voice)
First: Lindsey Hansen
Teacher: Soon Cho
Second: Tia Lempert
Teacher: Amy Hansen
Third: Lydia Smith
Teacher: Mari Hahn
Fourth: Caitlyn Babcock
Teacher: Soon Cho
Fifth: Ellie O'Brien
Teacher: Soon Cho
*****
MT 8 (Upper Musical Theatre TBB Voice )
First: Jordan King
Teacher: Jordyn Palmer
Second: Noah Hamre
Teacher: Kate Egan
Third: Ben Bennett
Teacher: Amy Hansen
Fourth: Diego Lomba
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
*****
Adult Avocational Classical (Combined Gender)
First: Drew Cochran
Teacher: Mari Hahn
Second: Gwen Glass
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
Third: Matthew Meyer
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
Fourth: Anthony Bel Cruz
Teacher: Kate Egan
Fifth: Katy Laurance
Teacher: Kate Egan
*****
Adult Avocational Music Theater (Combined Gender)
First: Katy Laurance
Teacher: Kate Egan
Second: Isaac Tian
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
Third: Natalie Morgan
Teacher: Larry Bridges
Third: Karissa Thoma
Teacher: Darla Pumphrey
Fifth: Aidan Brown
Participating in the National Rounds is optional and there will be an entrance fee ($75). An invitation will arrive by email within the next several days from the NATS national office, but in the meantime, you can get started by continuing your work on the songs you used for our Regional round, considering the comments from the adjudicators, and making new videos that show your new and improved skills if you'd like to.
The deadline to submit for the National Preliminary Round is April 14th, 2023. More details for the National Rounds can be found here: https://www.nats.org/national_student_auditions.html