Mansfield University voice students win recognition at NATS Auditions

Mansfield, PA (02/18/2021) — Several Mansfield University voice students recently won recognition at two National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Student Auditions held virtually. The Allegheny Mountain Chapter (AMC) auditions took place in November and the Central New York Finger Lakes Chapter (CNYFL) Auditions were held in January.

The AMC auditions generally include 150 entries from Pennsylvania, while the CNYFL auditions hear a similar number of students from New York. This year, as the auditions were virtual, students from Mansfield entered both competitions. Twenty students from MU entered the AMC auditions, and five students also entered the CNYFL auditions.

Three Mansfield University voice faculty, Dr. Todd Ranney, Dr. Youngsuk Kim, and Dr. Alissa Rose, all had student winners at the competitions who competed against other students of a similar age and experience level. For the AMC NATS auditions, the top three winners in each category were featured in a final concert at the end of the auditions, while the CNYFL chapter concert only featured the first place winner in each category.

All students received comment sheets from the judges, who are voice teachers and NATS members. The auditions are a great opportunity for students to receive feedback about their singing, hear other students from around the area, and be exposed to a wide variety of repertoire.

NATS is the largest association of teachers of singing in the world, with members in more than twenty-five countries. The student auditions are one of the major activities of each NATS chapter.

AMC NATS Winners:

AMC NATS Semi-Finalists:

CNYFL NATS Winners:

CNYFL NATS Finalists:

Learn more about the Mansfield University Department of Music at music.mansfield.edu

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