BOULDER, Colo. – The final round of the NATS 2017 National Student Auditions (NSA) were held on Friday, July 21, at the University of Colorado-Boulder College of Music. The annual competition was part of the NATS 2017 Summer Workshop.

Winners were selected in 14 categories, along with second-place, third-place and honorable mention finishers, resulting in more than $35,000 in prizes being awarded. This year, NATS regions, chapters, individual members, and NATS affiliates donated more than $12,000 to the NSA Award Fund. 

This marked National Association of Teachers of Singing’s fourth year for national semifinal and final rounds. As a result, more than $100,000 in prizes have been awarded to students of NATS teachers. Click here to view the complete list of NSA Award donors to date.

Below is a list of winners, by category, including their region and voice teacher:

Category 1 – High School Music Theater Women

• 1^st Place:  Macey Trussell, Northwestern Region, student of Kara Quello
• 2^nd Place (tie): Natasha Partnoy, Cal-Western Region, student of Laurinda Nikkel
• 2^nd Place (tie): Lauren Senden, North Central Region, student of Stephanie Thorpe
• Honorable Mention: Hannah Carroll, New England Region, student of Noel Smith

 (from left) Hannah Carroll, Natasha Partnoy, Lauren Senden, and Macey Trussell

Category 2 – High School Music Theater Men

• 1^st Place:  Frank Sullivan, New England Region, student of Noel Smith
• 2^nd Place (tie): Isaac Dowdle, Cal-Western Region, student of Nichole Jensen
• 2^nd Place (tie): Parker Waters, Mid-Atlantic Region, student of Nancy MacArthur Smith

(from left) Isaac Dowdle, Frank Sullivan, and Parker Waters

Category 3 – High School Women

• 1^st Place: Victoria Hill, Southeastern Region, student of Reverie Berger
• 2^nd Place: Lauren Carroll, Central Region, student of Catherine Lyon
• 3^rd Place: Lauren Senden, North Central Region, student of Stephanie Thorpe

(from left) Lauren Carroll, Victoria Hill, and Lauren Senden

Category 4 – High School Men

• 1^st Place: Blake Stevenson, Cal-Western Region, student of Kathleen Martin
• 2^nd Place: Hugh Davis, Northwestern Region, student of Holly Boaz
• 3^rd Place: Travon Walker, Southeastern Region, student of Allen Henderson

(from left) Hugh Davis, Blake Stevenson, and Travon Walker

Category 5 – Lower College Music Theater Women

• 1^st Place: Katelyn Jassoy, Central Region, student of Dawn Harkins
• 2^nd Place: Ashley Shamy, Cal-Western Region, student of Melissa Heath
• 3^rd Place: Elyse Barnett, Southeastern Region, student of Toni Anderson

(from left) Elyse Barnett, Katelyn Jassoy, and Ashley Shamy

Category 6 – Lower College Music Theater Men

• 1^st Place (tie): Rontray Miller, Southeastern Region, student of Kay Paschall-Freeman
• 1^st Place (tie): Cory Simmons, Mid-Atlantic Region, student of Tommy Watson
• 3^rd Place: Tyler Cox, West Central Region, student of Alisa Belflower

(from left) Tyler Cox, Rontray Miller, and Cory Simmons

Category 7 – Lower College/Ind. Studio Women

• 1^st Place: Cecelia McKinley, Mid-Atlantic Region, student of Carrie Stevens
• 2^nd Place: Caroline Stanczyk, Great Lakes Region, student of Elizabeth McDonald
• 3^rd Place: Anna Lee, Southeastern Region, student of Ginger Beazley

(from left) Anna Lee, Cecelia McKinley, and Caroline Stanczyk

Category 8 – Lower College/Ind. Studio Men

• 1^st Place: Alex Wunder, Mid-South Region, student of Mark Whatley
• 2^nd Place: Jeffrey Todd, Mid-Atlantic Region, student of John Wright
• 3^rd Place: James Matens, Mid-Atlantic Region, student of Brian Arreola

(from left) James Matens, Jeffrey Todd, and Alex Wunder

Category 9 – Upper College Music Theater Women

• 1^st Place: Lydia Eiche, North Central Region, student of Marlee Sabo
• 2^nd Place: Lauren Salazar, Texoma Region, student of Donna Sawyers
• 3^rd Place: Madeline Dannenberg, Texoma Region, student of Autumn West
• Honorable Mention: Shahayla Ononaiye, Northwestern Region, student of Jamie Jacobson

(from left) Madeline Dannenberg, Lydia Eiche, Shahayla Ononaiye, and Lauren Salazar

Category 10 – Upper College Music Theater Men

• 1^st Place: Caleb Brown, Southeastern Region, student of Andrea Mueller
• 2^nd Place: Andrew Anderson, Southeastern Region, student of Jeffrey Bauman
• 3^rd Place: Andrew Poston, Mid-Atlantic Region, student of Deirdre Francis

(from left) Andrew Anderson, Caleb Brown, and Andrew Poston

Category 11 – Upper College/Ind. Studio Women

• 1^st Place: Kate Johnson, West Central Region, student of Kate Butler
• 2^nd Place: Claire Glaittli, Cal-Western Region, student of Isaac Hurtado
• 3^rd Place: Winona Martin, West Central Region, student of Abigail Nims
• Honorable Mention: Grace Hall, Southern Region, student of Kristen Gunn

(from left) Claire Glaittli, Grace Hall, Kate Johnson, and Winona Martin

Category 12 – Upper College/Ind. Studio Men

• 1^st Place: Zachary Futch, Southeastern Region, student of Allen Henderson
• 2^nd Place: Evan Hammond, Southeastern Region, student of Tiffany Bostic-Brown
• 3^rd Place: Joseph Bowman, Mid-Atlantic Region, student of Troy Castle

(from left) Joseph Bowman, Zachary Futch, and Evan Hammond

Category 13 – Advanced College/Ind. Studio Women

• 1^st Place: Madelyn Wanner, Mid-Atlantic Region, student of Elizabeth Daniels
• 2^nd Place: Kayla Harriott, Southeastern Region, student of Indra Thomas
• 3^rd Place: Frances Collins, Eastern Region, student of Marcus DeLoach

(from left) Frances Collins, Kayla Harriott, and Madelyn Wanner

Category 14 – Advanced College/Ind. Studio Men

• 1^st Place: Austin Sanders, North Central Region, student of Dan Johnson-Wilmot
• 2^nd Place: Tyler Henderson, Southeastern Region, student of Ginger Beazley
• 3^rd Place: O’Neil Jones, Southern Region, student of Byron Johnson

(from left) Tyler Henderson, O’Neil Jones, and Austin Sanders