15 Eastern Region Students chosen for the National Semi-Finals in Chicago

After a very successful Eastern Region Conference and Student Auditions in March and the following YouTube round for our winners, I am happy to announce that 15 Eastern Region students in 17 categories (two students were selected for both Classical and MT categories), are eligible to compete in the National Semi-Finals which will be held on July 9 at the National Conference in Chicago Illinois. The Finals are on July 10. Congratulations to our students and their teachers! (Please see names and teachers on the Conference page.)

2017 Eastern Region Conference and Student Auditions

2017 Eastern Region Conference and Student Auditions will be held March 17, 18 and 19 at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA. Nina Tober and David Steinau are conference co-chairs. Stay tuned for more information and start planning now to attend!

For more information: NATS National Student Auditions and National Conference.

2016 NATS Eastern Region Conference & Student Auditions & NATS Artist Awards Semi-Finals and Finals

We congratulate our two winners from the Eastern Region who will receive a Joan Fey Boytim Award for Indipendent Teacher to facilitate their attendance at the National Conference in Chicago in July 2016. Please read the deatails of this award below.

CONGRATULATIONS TO:
Sommer Garner of York, Pennsylvania
Peter Thoresen of New York, New York

Fourteen Chosen for Joan Frey Boytim Awards for Independent Teachers
The National Association of Teachers of Singing and the NATS Foundation have announced that 14 recipients have been selected for the 2016 Joan Frey Boytim Award for Independent Teachers. These fellowships are awarded to voice teachers who are NATS members in order to assist with their attendance at the biennial NATS national conference.

For the first time, thanks to the generosity of Joan Frey Boytim, a financial award in the amount of $1,000 will be granted to reimburse each recipient for eligible expenses associated with their attendance at the 54th National Conference in Chicago.

Download the Winer 2016 newsletter