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59th NATS National Conference Banquet
Monday, July 6 | San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter
6:30 p.m. Cocktail Hour
7:30 p.m. Dinner, Awards & Dancing
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Tickets $100 with conference registration
Attire: Cocktail, semi-formal
Join colleagues and friends for an evening of celebration!
Featuring a beautiful 3-course plated dinner, live music, awards presentation, fellowship, and dancing.
Sample Menu:
(Vegetarian option available.)
Hill Country Caesar
Hearts of Romaine, Cornbread Croutons, Tomato Confit, Aged Texas Cheddar, Black Pepper Caesar Dressing
Texas Cheddar-Crusted Chicken Breast
Sweet Pea & Basil Risotto, Citrus & herb Gremolata, Season's Best Vegetables
Caramelized Milk Chocolate Mousse Cake
Apple Chutney, Nutella Anglaise, Roasted Hazelnut Streusel
Presentation of NATS Lifetime Achievement Awards
Honoring Barbara Hill Moore and Robert Sataloff
The NATS Lifetime Achievement Awards honor longtime contributions to voice community through pedagogy, research, and leadership. The 2026 awards will recognize and celebrate two titans of our field.
Barbara Hill Moore
Barbara Hill Moore, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Meadows Foundation Distinguished Professor of Voice at Southern Methodist University (SMU), has enjoyed an illustrious teaching career that began in St. Louis in 1965 and has continued at SMU since 1974. Hill Moore sang in operas, recitals, and concerts in Europe and North America, including more than 50 performances of Kurt Weill’s Threepenny Opera in Berlin, singing the role of Jenny. Her recent focus has been serving as a master teacher, mentor, and advisor to aspiring young artists in classes, private lessons, and advisory sessions throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
She received her bachelor’s degree from Lincoln University, a master’s degree as a graduate fellow from the University of Illinois, and an honorary D.F.A. from Lincoln University. The SMU Faculty Career Achievement Award, the National Opera Association Legacy Award, the NATS Barbara Hill Moore Emerging Teaching Artists Award, and the University of Illinois Distinguished Alumni Award are among many honors she has received throughout her celebrated 60-year teaching career.
Robert Sataloff
Robert T. Sataloff is professor and chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and senior associate dean at Drexel University College of Medicine. He holds adjunct professorships at other medical schools and serves on the faculty of the Academy of Vocal Arts. He is conductor of the Thomas Jefferson University Choir and a professional singer and singing teacher with an undergraduate degree in music theory and composition and a doctorate in voice performance.
Sataloff is editor in chief of the Journal of Voice; editor emeritus of the Ear, Nose and Throat Journal; associate editor of the Journal of Singing; serves on the editorial board of Medical Problems of Performing Artists; and is an editorial reviewer for numerous otolaryngology journals. He has written more than 1,000 publications (including 76 books) and has been awarded more than $5 million in research funding. His h-index is 47 (as of March 2024).
Sataloff is recognized as one of the founders of the field of voice medicine, having written the first modern comprehensive article on care of singers, and the first chapter and book on care of the professional voice. Through his work and through the Voice Foundation, he has influenced the evolution of the field for more than four decades.
