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 2021
1A - Lower High School Music Theater Treble Voice
First: Emily Stuart
Teacher: Laura Shepherd
Second: Mariah Matney
Teacher: Darla Pumphrey
Third: Makenna Monks
Teacher: Laura Shepherd
Third: Elena Skirgaudas
Teacher: Laura Shepherd
Fifth: Camille Hildebrant
Teacher: Erin G McCarthy
*****
1B - Upper High School Music Theater Treble Voice
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First: Elizabeth Howlett
Teacher: Darla Pumphrey
Second: Emma Morton
Teacher: Angelina Anello-Dennee
Third: Abigail DeYoung
Teacher: Amy Hansen
Third: Janessa Minta
Teacher: Beverly Park
Fifth: Chloe Lezotte
Teacher: Angelina Anello-Dennee
Fifth: Kathleen Taylor
Teacher: Karen Mallory
*****
2A - Lower High School Music Theater TBB Voice
First: Logan Yao
Teacher: Darla Pumphrey
Second: Taye Bradford
Teacher: Katie Stevenson
Third: Ben DeWitt
Teacher: Frances A Reid
Fourth: Rohan Kurup
Teacher: Angela McGann
Fifth: Vivek Pall-Pareek
Teacher: Dennis A Kruse
*****
2B - Upper High School Music Theater TBB Voice
First: Andrew Bakun
Teacher: Erin G McCarthy
Second: Joel Newman
Teacher: Jimena Shepherd
Third: Aidan Ramey
Teacher: Larry R Bridges
Fourth: Arnav Khare
Teacher: Margaret A Graham
Fifth: Nathan Hasbrook
Teacher: Karen Mallory
*****
3A - Lower High School Treble Voice
First: Elena Skirgaudas
Teacher: Laura Shepherd
Second: Olivia Qi
Teacher: Shan Han
Third: Maisy Fisher
Teacher: Bryce Tomlin
Fourth: Clara Randall
Teacher: Jenna Hensley
Fifth: Camille Hildebrant
Teacher: Erin G McCarthy
*****
3B - Upper High School Treble Voice
First: Abigail DeYoung
Teacher: Amy Hansen
Second: Aislin Alancheril
Teacher: Raluca Marinescu
Third: Charly Rentz
Teacher: Kate Egan
Fourth: Elizabeth Howlett
Teacher: Darla Pumphrey
Fifth: Kathleen Taylor
Teacher: Karen Mallory
*****
4A - Lower High School TBB Voice
First: Logan Yao
Teacher: Darla Pumphrey
Second: Eddie Qiwu Yin
Teacher: Shan Han
Third: Vivek Pall-Pareek
Teacher: Dennis A Kruse
Fourth: Benjamin Harmon
Teacher: Christine Keene Cooke
Fifth: Mercury Kirkpatrick
Teacher: Jan Nelson
*****
4B - Upper High School TBB Voice
First: Joel Newman
Teacher: Jimena Shepherd
Second: Andrew Bakun
Teacher: Erin G McCarthy
Third: Mateo Nigretto Ellner
Teacher: Holly Boaz
Fourth: Ryan van der Put
Teacher: Ryan Bede
Fifth: Wyatt Boyd
Teacher: Laura Thoreson
*****
5 - Lower College Music Theater Treble Voice
First: Anna Bakun
Teacher: Erin G McCarthy
Second: Hallie August
Teacher: Erin G McCarthy
Third: Aspen Bakner
Teacher: Kate Egan
Fourth: Erika Masinde
Teacher: Mari Hahn
Fifth: Hanna Roufs
Teacher: Darla Pumphrey
*****
6 - Lower College Music Theater TBB Voice
First: Jaden Reed
Teacher: Kate Egan
Second: Jordan Remien
Teacher: Allison Swensen-Mitchell
Third: Nestor Cunanan
Teacher: David Dunlap
Fourth: Seth Bell
Teaher: Bryce Tomlin
Fifth: Noah Hamre
Teacher: Kate Egan
*****
7 - Lower College Independent Studio Treble Voice
First: Anna Bakun
Teacher: Erin G McCarthy
Second: Erika Masinde
Teacher: Mari Hahn
Third: Ellie O’Brien
Teacher: Soon Cho
Fourth: Larissa Gaulke
Teacher: Dawn M Padula
Fifth: Olivia Aurich
Teacher: Linda W Appert
*****
8 - Lower College Independent Studio TBB Voice
First: Jack Burrows
Teacher: Ryan Bede
First: Jaden Reed
Teacher: Kate Egan
Third: Liam Dooley
Teacher: Christine Keene Cooke
Fourth: Will Schlott
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
Fifth: Jaykub Willis
Teacher: Ryan Bede
*****
9 - Upper College Music Theater Treble Voice
First: Phoebe Jacobs
Teacher: Allison Swensen-Mitchell
Second: Christabel Sosa
Teacher: Mari Hahn
Third: Taylor Zoleske
Teacher: Mari Hahn
Fourth: Hannah Sapitan
Teacher: Erin G McCarthy
Fifth: Sophie Gourlay
Teacher: Bryce Tomlin
*****
10 - Upper College Music Theater TBB Voice
First: Peter McCabe
Teacher: Bryce Tomlin
*****
11 - Upper College Independent Studio Treble Voice
First: Mackenzie Taylor
Teacher: Soon Cho
Second: Taylor Hendricks
Teacher: Jaunelle Roberta Celaire
Third: Phoebe Jacobs
Teacher: Allison Swensen-Mitchell
Fourth: Anika Hille
Teacher: Soon Cho
Fifth: Erika Meyer
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
*****
12 - Upper College Independent Studio TBB Voice
First: Hugh Davis
Teacher: Holly Boaz
Second: Eli Nicholas
Teacher: Anthony Eversole
Third: Eli Kitchens
Teacher: Dawn M Padula
Fourth: Sam Crosby-Schmidt
Teacher: Dawn M Padula
Fourth: Ryne Olson
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
*****
13 - Advanced College Independent Studio Treble Voice
First: Marjorie Sheiman
Teacher: Ruth Dobson
Second: Jenna Dreydoppel
Teacher: Jaunelle Roberta Celaire
Third: Patricia Rose
Teacher: David Dunlap
*****
14 - Advanced College Independent Studio TBB Voice
First: Michael Ash
Teacher: Richard Zeller
Second: Joey Frohlinger
Teacher: Dennis A Kruse
*****
Avocational Adult Classical
First: Karin Bean
Teacher: James L Brown
Second: Anna Hart
Teacher: Amy Hansen
Third: Judy Williams
Teacher: Dennis A Kruse
Fourth: Hayley Cummings
Teacher: Sarah Maines, DMA
Fifth: Rebecca Ewing
Teacher: Pollyanna Hancock Moody
*****
Avocational Adult Music Theater
First: Stephanie Bull
Teacher: Laura Shepherd
Second: Joey Frohlinger
Teacher: Dennis A Kruse
Third: Christopher Morgan
Teacher: Kara Leigh Quello
Fourth: Carolyn Quick
Teacher: Pollyanna Hancock Moody
Fifth: Patricia Rose
Teacher: David Dunlap
1A - Lower High School Music Theater Treble Voice
First: Emily Stuart
Teacher: Laura Shepherd
Second: Mariah Matney
Teacher: Darla Pumphrey
Third: Makenna Monks
Teacher: Laura Shepherd
Third: Elena Skirgaudas
Teacher: Laura Shepherd
Fifth: Camille Hildebrant
Teacher: Erin G McCarthy
*****
1B - Upper High School Music Theater Treble Voice
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First: Elizabeth Howlett
Teacher: Darla Pumphrey
Second: Emma Morton
Teacher: Angelina Anello-Dennee
Third: Abigail DeYoung
Teacher: Amy Hansen
Third: Janessa Minta
Teacher: Beverly Park
Fifth: Chloe Lezotte
Teacher: Angelina Anello-Dennee
Fifth: Kathleen Taylor
Teacher: Karen Mallory
*****
2A - Lower High School Music Theater TBB Voice
First: Logan Yao
Teacher: Darla Pumphrey
Second: Taye Bradford
Teacher: Katie Stevenson
Third: Ben DeWitt
Teacher: Frances A Reid
Fourth: Rohan Kurup
Teacher: Angela McGann
Fifth: Vivek Pall-Pareek
Teacher: Dennis A Kruse
*****
2B - Upper High School Music Theater TBB Voice
First: Andrew Bakun
Teacher: Erin G McCarthy
Second: Joel Newman
Teacher: Jimena Shepherd
Third: Aidan Ramey
Teacher: Larry R Bridges
Fourth: Arnav Khare
Teacher: Margaret A Graham
Fifth: Nathan Hasbrook
Teacher: Karen Mallory
*****
3A - Lower High School Treble Voice
First: Elena Skirgaudas
Teacher: Laura Shepherd
Second: Olivia Qi
Teacher: Shan Han
Third: Maisy Fisher
Teacher: Bryce Tomlin
Fourth: Clara Randall
Teacher: Jenna Hensley
Fifth: Camille Hildebrant
Teacher: Erin G McCarthy
*****
3B - Upper High School Treble Voice
First: Abigail DeYoung
Teacher: Amy Hansen
Second: Aislin Alancheril
Teacher: Raluca Marinescu
Third: Charly Rentz
Teacher: Kate Egan
Fourth: Elizabeth Howlett
Teacher: Darla Pumphrey
Fifth: Kathleen Taylor
Teacher: Karen Mallory
*****
4A - Lower High School TBB Voice
First: Logan Yao
Teacher: Darla Pumphrey
Second: Eddie Qiwu Yin
Teacher: Shan Han
Third: Vivek Pall-Pareek
Teacher: Dennis A Kruse
Fourth: Benjamin Harmon
Teacher: Christine Keene Cooke
Fifth: Mercury Kirkpatrick
Teacher: Jan Nelson
*****
4B - Upper High School TBB Voice
First: Joel Newman
Teacher: Jimena Shepherd
Second: Andrew Bakun
Teacher: Erin G McCarthy
Third: Mateo Nigretto Ellner
Teacher: Holly Boaz
Fourth: Ryan van der Put
Teacher: Ryan Bede
Fifth: Wyatt Boyd
Teacher: Laura Thoreson
*****
5 - Lower College Music Theater Treble Voice
First: Anna Bakun
Teacher: Erin G McCarthy
Second: Hallie August
Teacher: Erin G McCarthy
Third: Aspen Bakner
Teacher: Kate Egan
Fourth: Erika Masinde
Teacher: Mari Hahn
Fifth: Hanna Roufs
Teacher: Darla Pumphrey
*****
6 - Lower College Music Theater TBB Voice
First: Jaden Reed
Teacher: Kate Egan
Second: Jordan Remien
Teacher: Allison Swensen-Mitchell
Third: Nestor Cunanan
Teacher: David Dunlap
Fourth: Seth Bell
Teaher: Bryce Tomlin
Fifth: Noah Hamre
Teacher: Kate Egan
*****
7 - Lower College Independent Studio Treble Voice
First: Anna Bakun
Teacher: Erin G McCarthy
Second: Erika Masinde
Teacher: Mari Hahn
Third: Ellie O’Brien
Teacher: Soon Cho
Fourth: Larissa Gaulke
Teacher: Dawn M Padula
Fifth: Olivia Aurich
Teacher: Linda W Appert
*****
8 - Lower College Independent Studio TBB Voice
First: Jack Burrows
Teacher: Ryan Bede
First: Jaden Reed
Teacher: Kate Egan
Third: Liam Dooley
Teacher: Christine Keene Cooke
Fourth: Will Schlott
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
Fifth: Jaykub Willis
Teacher: Ryan Bede
*****
9 - Upper College Music Theater Treble Voice
First: Phoebe Jacobs
Teacher: Allison Swensen-Mitchell
Second: Christabel Sosa
Teacher: Mari Hahn
Third: Taylor Zoleske
Teacher: Mari Hahn
Fourth: Hannah Sapitan
Teacher: Erin G McCarthy
Fifth: Sophie Gourlay
Teacher: Bryce Tomlin
*****
10 - Upper College Music Theater TBB Voice
First: Peter McCabe
Teacher: Bryce Tomlin
*****
11 - Upper College Independent Studio Treble Voice
First: Mackenzie Taylor
Teacher: Soon Cho
Second: Taylor Hendricks
Teacher: Jaunelle Roberta Celaire
Third: Phoebe Jacobs
Teacher: Allison Swensen-Mitchell
Fourth: Anika Hille
Teacher: Soon Cho
Fifth: Erika Meyer
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
*****
12 - Upper College Independent Studio TBB Voice
First: Hugh Davis
Teacher: Holly Boaz
Second: Eli Nicholas
Teacher: Anthony Eversole
Third: Eli Kitchens
Teacher: Dawn M Padula
Fourth: Sam Crosby-Schmidt
Teacher: Dawn M Padula
Fourth: Ryne Olson
Teacher: Darrell Jordan
*****
13 - Advanced College Independent Studio Treble Voice
First: Marjorie Sheiman
Teacher: Ruth Dobson
Second: Jenna Dreydoppel
Teacher: Jaunelle Roberta Celaire
Third: Patricia Rose
Teacher: David Dunlap
*****
14 - Advanced College Independent Studio TBB Voice
First: Michael Ash
Teacher: Richard Zeller
Second: Joey Frohlinger
Teacher: Dennis A Kruse
*****
Avocational Adult Classical
First: Karin Bean
Teacher: James L Brown
Second: Anna Hart
Teacher: Amy Hansen
Third: Judy Williams
Teacher: Dennis A Kruse
Fourth: Hayley Cummings
Teacher: Sarah Maines, DMA
Fifth: Rebecca Ewing
Teacher: Pollyanna Hancock Moody
*****
Avocational Adult Music Theater
First: Stephanie Bull
Teacher: Laura Shepherd
Second: Joey Frohlinger
Teacher: Dennis A Kruse
Third: Christopher Morgan
Teacher: Kara Leigh Quello
Fourth: Carolyn Quick
Teacher: Pollyanna Hancock Moody
Fifth: Patricia Rose
Teacher: David Dunlap