Conference

2021 EASTERN REGION STUDENT AUDITIONS & CONFERENCE Q&A SESSIONS AND JUDGES MEETING

In preparation to our upcoming 2021 ER Student Auditions & Conference we will be offering Q&A Sessions, open to ALL region membership, on the following dates/times:

Tuesday, February 2, 7:30pm
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Meeting ID: 932 3497 9702
Passcode: 396604

Sunday, February 21, 6:00pm
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Meeting ID: 972 8644 9069
Passcode: 182562

Tuesday, March 2, 8:00p.m.- *Judges Meeting
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Meeting ID: 923 1664 5253
Passcode: 192363

REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR THE 2021 NATS EASTERN REGION STUDENT VIRTUAL AUDITIONS & CONFERENCE

To access the audition website, visit www.nats.org and sign into “Member Home”. Once you’ve logged in, click on the link “NATS Audition Registration” and choose the 2021 Eastern Region Student Auditions. More detailed instructions will be sent out prior to the beginning of the registration period.

TIMELINE

February 12– Registration deadline. All student/teacher registrations must be completed by this date, along with submission of online payment. The repertoire information for each student should also be entered; however, video links may be added until February 26.
February 26 – Video submission deadline. All video links must be uploaded in Auditionware. Be sure to indicate which song will be used for the Final Recital should the student advance to that round.
March 4-7 – Preliminary Round. Judges will be assigned as usual. Each teacher who has entered students must be available to judge unless a Judging Waiver fee has been paid. Each judge will view the videos for each student in the category to which the judge is assigned and submit comments online. All judging for this round must be completed by 1:00p.m. on March 7. The top 5 scores in each category will advance to the Finals Round.
March 8-9 – Semi-final/Runoffs (if necessary). If a category has a large number of students who might be eligible to advance or, if a category was split in the Preliminary Round, a semi-final round or runoff may be necessary. Judges who are assigned to this round must have the judging and comments completed by end of day March 9.
March 10-12 – Final Round. Guest judges will be asked to adjudicate the Finals Round in all categories. Judging for this round must be completed by end of day March 12.
March 12 (7:00-9:00p.m.) TBD– Eastern Region Business Meeting & Conference Honoree Ceremony.
March 13, (10:00a.m.- 8:00p.m.) TBD– A detailed Calendar of Conference Events (workshops, presentations, lectures, guest recitals etc.) to follow. Stay tuned!
March 14 – Awards Ceremony and Final Recital. The Final Recital will be broadcast via YouTube Premiere. The winners of each category will be announced during the broadcast, and one song (indicated during registration) for the first place student in each category will be broadcast.
End of April (TBD) – Deadline for application to National Student Auditions. Each student eligible for entry into the National Student Auditions will be emailed with information about how to apply. This email will come directly from the National Office of NATS.

Auditions Co-Chairs: Debra Field & Stephen Ng
Technology Support Team: Hope Hudson & Holly Bewlay

Conference Host Institution: West Virginia University
Conference Hosts: Hope Koehler & William Koehler

Eastern Region Governor/Coordinator: Mario E. Martinez

View the Winners from the NATS Eastern Region Auditions on April 5, 2020

2020 NATS Eastern Region Conference & Student Auditions Registration is Open!

Registration for the 2020 Eastern Region Conference and Student Auditions is open! The upcoming conference is scheduled for March 20-22, at Westminster College Choir, Princeton, NJ. We hope you’re making plans to join us for what will be an amazing weekend of singing, learning, and networking with colleagues from around the region. Our site coordinators, Kathy Price and Jonathan Price, have assembled a stellar lineup of workshops, lecture recitals, poster sessions and more, for the weekend extravaganza. Our featured clinicians are Mike Ruckles and Margaret Cusack. This year’s conference will include an award ceremony to honor Prof. Robert Edwin’s long standing contributions to the NATS organization and the singing profession.

Registration for the student auditions is open until Monday, February 24. After that day, you will still be able to register as a teacher, but you will no longer be able to register students or alter repertoire information.

NOTE: Be sure your national membership dues are paid and up-to-date. You can do so through www.nats.org.

To access the auditions website:

Visit www.nats.org.
Log in with your NATS credentials.
In “Member Home”, click on NATS Auditions Registration. Once you’re taken to the auditions website, make sure you’ve chosen “Eastern Region”, not your local chapter.

Within the auditions website, you’ll be able to:

Find detailed instructions about how to use the website in a document called “Accessing the NATS Auditions Registration System”.
Register your students. Students are NOT permitted to access the system. Please do not give out your login credentials and let your students have access. You, as the teacher and NATS member, are the only one who can register your students.
Find all documents related to the conference such as the full registration packet, lodging information, worksheets to help you during the registration process, and all documents outlining the repertoire requirements and terminology used.
Review the NATS copyright policy. Be sure your students and accompanists are familiar with and adhere to this policy to avoid problems or disqualifications at the auditions.

Reminder: Any teacher entering students in the auditions is expected to judge all 3 days of the competition. Please make plans accordingly.

As we get closer to the conference date, you will receive periodic information such as master class applications, dinner meeting details, and reminders. Make sure these emails are headed to your inbox and not your spam folder!

We hope to see you at the conference!

Sincerely,
Mario Martínez, Eastern Region Governor
Debra Field and Stephen Ng, Auditions Co-Chairs
Kathy Price and Jonathan Price, On-Site Coordinators

NATS Eastern Region Auditions 2019 Winners
10am, March 17 2019, Beston Hall at Nazareth College

Category IA – Lower High School Music Theater Women
1. Audrey Logan (Hilerie Klein Rensi)
2. Hannah Schubring (Zachary Carr)
3. Kateri Condon (Brenda Dawe)
NSA eligible: Hannah Post (Hilerie Klein Rensi), Kara Smyk (Brenda Dawe)

Category IB – Upper High School Music Theater Women
1. Sydney Kenton (Marian Johnson Healy)
2. Emma Hubeny (Brenda Dawe)
3. Caroline Achenbach (Marian Johnson Healy)
NSA eligible: Melanie Moyer (Susan Rheingans)

Category IIB – Upper High School Music Theater Men
1. Ned Way (Marian Johnson Healy)
2. Collin Pickett (Brenda Dawe)
3. Connor Kabat (Brenda Dawe)
NSA eligible: Quinn Murphy (Marian Johnson Healy), Nicholas O’Neill (Barbara Ann Powell)

Category IIIA – Lower High School Women Classical
1. Audrey Logan (Hilerie Klein Rensi)
2. Kateri Condon (Brenda Dawe)
3. Eloise Fox (Emily Tepe)
NSA eligible: Molly Herman (Patricia Keith), Abigail Sprague (Barbara Ann Powell)

Category IIIB – Upper High School Women Classical
1. Oliva Faul (Sylvia Stoner-Hawkins)
2. Clare DeMarco (Mario Martinez)
3. Emma Hubeny (Brenda Dawe)
NSA eligible: Gabrielle Gance (Brenda Dawe), Amber Willis (Hope Koehler)

Category IVB – Upper High School Men Classical
1. Collin Pickett (Brenda Dawe)

Category V – Lower College Music Theater Women
1. Megan MarkAnthony (Brenda Dawe)
2. Ori Marcu (Katherine Ciesinski)
3. Anneliese Wolfanger (Katherine Ciesinski)
NSA eligible: Meghan Nardella (Norman Spivey), Lauren Ralston (InYoung Lee)

Category VI – Lower College Music Theater Men
1. Ryan Zickafoose (Randall Scarlata)
2. Caleb Wenger (Damian Savarino)
3. Kyle Chastulik (Joseph Baunoch)
NSA eligible: Ronnie Sullivan (Peter Sicilian)

Short Break

Category VIIA – First Year College Women
1. Faith Craven (Hope Koehler)
2. Ori Marcu (Katherine Ciesinski)
3. Anneliese Wolfanger (Katherine Ciesinski)
NSA eligible: Abigayle Ferguson (Norman Spivey), Ella Torres (Katherine Ciesinski)

Category VIIB – Second Year College Women
1. Julia Pinn (Robert Chafin)
2. Morgan Beaton (Kimberly Upcraft-Russ)
3. Ashleigh Dannielle Wolf (Kathryn Cowdrick)
NSA eligible: Bathabile Khumalo (Sylvia Stoner-Hawkins), Cayce Murphy (Alexander Lee)

Category VIIIA – First Year College Men
1. Caleb Wenger (Damian Savarino)
2. Mateo Rodriguez (Stephen Ng/Mary Ellen Schauber)
3. Austin Reese (Alissa Rose)

Category VIIIB – Second Year College Men
1. Travon Walker (Jonathan Retzlaff)
2. Nathan Savant (Jonathan Retzlaff)

Category XVI – Adult Classical Women and Men
1. Margaret Flannigan (Kathryn Cowdrick)

Category IX – Upper College Music Theater Women
1. Jessica Tripi (Katie Hannigan-Tabon)
2. Felicity Thomas (Katie Hannigan-Tabon)
3. Julianna Perri (InYoung Lee)
4. Cassie Rumbough (Randall Scarlata)
NSA eligible: Brianna Kislak (Emily Bullock), Tayler Kochan (Andrea Folan)

Category X – Upper College Music Theater Men
1. Hunter Nolan (Robert Chafin)
2. Bryce Dale (Alexander Lee)

Short Break

Category XIA – Third Year College Women
1. Kelsey Watts (Thomas Goodheart)
2. Natalia Hulse (Kathryn Cowdrick)
3. Francesca Lionetta (Kathryn Cowdrick)
NSA eligible: Maegan Hoogerhyde (Lori McCann), Gwyneth Paker (Robert Swensen)

Category XIB – Fourth/Fifth Year College Women
1. Lea Hossack (Constance Fee)
2. Kathryn Corbino (Randall Scarlata)
3. Nicole Toms (Kathryn Cowdrick)
4. Ashlee Steiner (Joseph Baunoch)
NSA eligible: Brittney Burgess (Katie Hannigan-Tabon)

Category XIIA – Third Year College Men
1. Zachary Doss (Alexander Lee)
2. Juwan Johnson (Robert Chafin)
3. Nicholas Greer (Sylvia Stoner-Hawkins)

Category XIIB – Fourth/Fifth Year College Men
1. Joel Touranjoe (Mario Martinez)
2. Gino Parillo (Joseph Baunoch)

Category XIII – Advanced College Women
1. Ye Ji Lee (Jonathan Retzlaff)
2. Claire DeArmitt (Jennifer Trost)
3. Veena Akama-Makia (Kathryn Cowdrick)
NSA eligible: Bonnie Blanchard (Hope Koehler), Hannah Harrow (Kathryn Cowdrick)

Category XIV – Advanced College Men
1. Michael Galvin (Kathryn Cowdrick)
2-tieEvan Nelson (Thomas Goodheart)
2-tieNicholas Saxton (Jonathan Retzlaff)
NSA eligible: Caleb Ferguson (Robert Chafin), Joseph Klinger (Norman Spivey)

Master Class with Robert McIver at the Eastern Region NATS Conference and Student Auditions
West Chester University, March 9-11, 2018

View masterclass videos with Robert McIver:

NATS Eastern Region Auditions 2018 Winners

Category IA – Lower High School Music Theater Women
1.   Jordan McAndrew (Julie Eurillo)
2.   Kateri Condon (Brenda Dawe)
3.   Emma Marshall (Hilerie Klein-Rensi)
Gabrielle Snyder (Patricia Keith) – NSA eligible
Karly Zimmerman (Roger Lentz) – NSA eligible

Category IB – Upper High School Music Theater Women
1.   Jocelyn Shank (Julie Eurillo)
2.   Melissa Stern (Susan Brizick)
3.   Rachel Ritchey (Blythe Walker)
Maggie Milano (Brenda Dawe) – NSA eligible
Meghan Nardella (Tara Savarino) – NSA eligible
Joselyn Terry (Roger Lentz) – NSA eligible

Category IIA – Lower High School Music Theater Men
1. Sean Varner (Roger Lentz)

Category IIB – Upper High School Music Theater Men
1.   Connor Kabat (Brenda Dawe)
2.   Nathan Sekela (Julie Eurillo)
3.   Collin Pickett (Brenda Dawe)
Zachary DePorter (Michael Popovsky) – NSA eligible

Category IIIA – Lower High School Women Classical
1.   Jordan McAndrew (Julie Eurillo)
2.   Kateri Condon (Brenda Dawe)
3.   Hope Allen (Blythe Walker)
Marisa Ristano (Marian Johnson-Healy) – NSA eligible

Category IIIB – Upper High School Women Classical
1.   Ashley Gance (Brenda Dawe)
2.   Samantha Gurn (Brenda Dawe)
3.   Anja Tuominen (Lisa Willson-DeNolfo)
Bella Abbrescia (Zerrin Martin) – NSA eligible

Category IVB – Upper High School Men Classical
1. Matthew Witterholt (Mary Ellen Schauber)
2. Collin Pickett (Brenda Dawe)

Category V – Lower College Music Theater Women
1.   Caroline Quinn (Lori McCann)
2.   Julianna Perri (InYoung Lee)
3.   Aubryanna Tayman (Susan Hochmiller)
3.   Lillian Carver (James Martin)
4.   Danielle DiSaverio (Brenda Dawe)

Category VI – Lower College Music Theater Men
1.   Bryce Dale (Alexander Lee)
2.   Shawn Weaver (Jean-Bernard Cerin)
3.   Nick Berent (Jose Holland-Garcia)

Category VIIA – First Year College Women
1.   Sarah Robbins (Lauren Athey-Janka)
2.   Caroline Quinn (Lori McCann)
3.   Elary Mede (Mary Logan Hastings)
4.   Emma Bennett (Thomas Goodheart)
5.   Julia Pinn (Robert Chafin)

Category VIIB – Second Year College Women
1.   Kelsey Watts (Thomas Goodheart)
2.   Aubryanna Tayman (Susan Hochmiller)
3.   Chase Sanders (Emily Bullock)
Cassandra Shields (Lauren Athey-Janka) – NSA eligible
Strummer Steele (Stephen Ng) – NSA eligible

Category VIIIA – First Year College Men
1.   Samuel Loposky (Randall Scarlata)
2.   Evan Nelson (Randall Scarlata)
3.   Marcus Huber (Lawrence Indik)
Andrew Casell (Randall Scarlata) – NSA eligible
Richard Cross (Randall Scarlata) – NSA eligible

Category VIIIB – Second Year College Men
1. Ben Strong (Joseph Baunoch)
2. Juwan Johnson (Robert Chafin)

Category XV – Adult Music Theater Women and Men
1. Alec Brashear (Roger Lentz)
2. Jeff Swanson (Emily Bullock)

Category XVII – Hall Johnson
1. Juwan Johnson (Robert Chafin)

Category IX – Upper College Music Theater Women
1.   Cassie Rumbough (Randall Scarlata)
2.   Janna Collins (Emily Bullock)
3.   Hannah Kauffman (Oliver Lo)
Chelsea-Mia Pierre (James Martin) – NSA eligible
Devaney Ross (InYoung Lee) – NSA eligible

Category X – Upper College Music Theater Men
1. Connor Riley (InYoung Lee)

Category XIA – Third Year College Women
1.   Ashlee Steiner (Joseph Baunoch)
2.   Cassie Rumbough (Randall Scarlata)
3.   Gillian Booth (Julie Bishop)
4.   Madeline Meier (Lori McCann)

Category XIB – Fourth/Fifth College Women
1.   Kathryn Corbino (Randall Scarlata)
2.   Zoe Jones (Stephen Ng)
3.   Heather Knox (Nina Tober)
Chelsea-Mia Pierre (James Martin) – NSA eligible
Cailin Smith (James Martin) – NSA eligible

Category XIIA – Third Year College Men
1. Jason Pandelidis (David Steinau)

Category XIIB – Fourth/Fifth Year College Men
1.   Ian Brady (Randall Scarlata)
2.   Anthony Sharp (Lorie Gratis Harris)
3.   John Jay Clinton (Joseph Baunoch)

Category XIII – Advanced College Women
1.   Yejin Lee (InYoung Lee)
2.   Yasmine Swanson (Nova Thomas)
3.   Courtney Pendleton (Nova Thomas)
Bahati Barton (Thomas Goodheart) – NSA eligible
Sarah Tillett (Thomas Goodheart) – NSA eligible

Category XIV – Advanced College/IS Men
1.   Jared Stufft (Angelica Feliciano)
2.   Brenten Megee (Stephen Ng)
3.   Jacob Boergesson (Hilerie Klein-Rensi)
Sean Price (Alexander Lee) – NSA eligible

2018–19 NATS Eastern Region Conference Registration Now Open!

Registration for the 2019 Eastern Region Conference and Student Auditions is now open! The upcoming conference is scheduled for March 15-17, at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY. We hope you’re making plans to join us for what will be an amazing weekend of singing, learning, and networking with colleagues from around the region. Our site coordinators, Mario Martinez and Katie Hannigan, have assembled a stellar lineup of workshops for the conference. Our featured clinicians are Matthew Edwards and Katherine Cowdrick.

Registration for the student auditions is open until Monday, February 18. After that day, you will still be able to register as a teacher, but you will no longer be able to register students or alter repertoire information.

Note: Be sure your national membership dues are paid and up-to-date. You can do so through www.nats.org.

To access the auditions website:

Visit www.nats.org.
Log in with your NATS credentials.
In “Member Home”, click on NATS Auditions Registration. Once you’re taken to the auditions website, make sure you’ve chosen “Eastern Region”, not your local chapter.

Within the auditions website, you’ll be able to:

Find detailed instructions about how to use the website in a document called “Accessing the NATS Auditions Registration System”.
Register your students. Students are NOT permitted to access the system. Please do not give out your login credentials and let your students have access. You, as the teacher and NATS member, are the only one who can register your students.
Find all documents related to the conference such as the full registration packet, lodging information, worksheets to help you during the registration process, and all documents outlining the repertoire requirements and terminology used.
Review the NATS copyright policy. Be sure your students and accompanists are familiar with and adhere to this policy to avoid problems or disqualifications at the auditions.

Reminder: Any teacher entering students in the auditions is expected to judge all 3 days of the competition. Please make plans accordingly.

We hope to see you at the conference!

All the best,
Lori McCann, Eastern Region Governor
Debra Field, Auditions Chair
Stephen Ng, Auditions Assistant

Master Class Applications

Dear Members,

Please have any of your students who are interested in singing in one of our two master classes fill out and return the appropriate form below. Friday night is the Musical Theater and CCM styles Master Class with Matthew Edwards, and Saturday night is the classical master class with Kathryn Cowdrick from Eastman School of Music.

The deadline for submissions is Monday, Feb. 25.