NATS 54th National Conference Program Schedule**
Thurs, July 7 l Fri, July 8 l Sat, July 9 l Sun, July 10 l Mon, July 11 l Tues, July 12
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*Program schedule subject to change as needed
Friday, July 8, 2016
7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Registration Open (5th Floor Registration Area)
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – NATS Foundation Board Meeting (Old Town - 2nd Floor); Presiding: Brian Horne, NATS Foundation President
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. – National Music Theater Competitors Meeting (Grand Ballroom Salon I – 7th Floor); Presiding: Donald Simonson, NATS Past President & NMTC Coordinator
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. – National Music Theater Adjudicator Meeting (Miami – 5th Floor); Presiding: Donald Simonson, NATS Past President & NMTC Coordinator
*Pre-Conference Workshops (Additional ticket purchase required to attend)
*9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. – On Stage at Chicago Lyric Opera (off-site @ Lyric Opera); Presenters: Lyric Opera Staff
*9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. - Pop/Rock Vocalism for the Music Theater Singer (Chicago Ballroom ABC – 5th Floor); Presenters: Melissa Cross, Sheri Sanders, with Mary Saunders-Barton
*9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – The Aging Voice (Chicago Ballroom E-H – 5th Floor); Presenters: Brenda Smith, Michael Johns, Aaron Johnson, Margaret Baroody, Amy Nabors
*9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Training the Singer and the Teacher - Charting a Course for the Future (Marriott Ballroom – 4th Floor); Presenters: Allen Henderson, Scott McCoy, Claudia Friedlander, Brett Scott, Laura Lee Everett, and Gwen Detwiler
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Exhibition Hall Setup by Exhibitors (Grand Ballroom Salon II & III – 7th Floor); Exhibit Hall closed to public during setup.
National Music Theater Competition
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – National Music Theater Competition Semifinals (Grand Ballroom Salon I – 7th Floor); Introduced by Donald Simonson, NATS Past President & NMTC Coordinator
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. – National Music Theater Competition Semifinals continue (Grand Ballroom Salon I – 7th Floor); Introduced by Donald Simonson, NATS Past President & NMTC Coordinator
NATS College Expo
12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Competitor Registration Opens (with College Expo – 5th Floor)
12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – College Expo (Denver/Houston/Kansas City - 5th Floor – drawing for prizes @ 5:30 pm)
Official Event
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. – Opening Ceremony 54th National Conference (Chicago Ballroom D-H – 5th Floor); Presiding: Norman Spivey, NATS President
Plenary Session
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Master Class with Stephen Smith (Chicago Ballroom D-H – 5th Floor)
5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. – Exhibit Hall Open (Grand Ballroom Salon II & III – 7th Floor)
5:30 p.m. – Grand Opening of Exhibit Hall (Grand Ballroom Salon II & III - 7th Floor); Presiding: Norman Spivey, NATS President
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. – Grand Opening Reception (Grand Ballroom Salon II & III – 7th Floor)
6:45 p.m. - NATS Artist Awards Adjudicator Meeting (Miami – 5th Floor); Presiding: Carole Blankenship, Vice President for Auditions
NATSAA Finals
7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. – NATS Artist Awards Finals (NATSAA) (Chicago Ballroom D-H – 5th Floor); Introduced by Carole Blankenship, Vice President for Auditions
9:30 p.m. – NATSAA Finals Intermission Refreshment Break (Chicago Ballroom Foyer); Sponsored by the NATS Foundation and NATS Great Lakes Region
Late Night NATS
10:30 p.m. (following NATSAA Finals) - A Liederstube (Chicago Ballroom ABC - 5th Floor); Presenter: Eugenia Cheng
**Program schedule subject to change as needed.
