The final round of the NATS 2021 National Student Auditions (NSA) was held Wednesday, July 7 on the OfficialNATS YouTube channel. NATS awarded more than $36,000 in prizes to the NSA winners, who were officially announced to an online audience of teachers, collaborative pianists, parents, friends and family members.

Watch the complete recording of the finals round with interviews with adjudicators and performances by all the finalists on OfficialNATS YouTube channel.

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Thousands of performances by singers at region auditions throughout the United States and Canada resulted in a record 1,148 applicants for the 2021 national preliminary round of NSA.

Congratulations to all winners and to everyone who participated!

Category 1 — High School Music Theater Treble Voice                                           

• 3rd Place: Elizabeth Howlett, student of Darla Pumphrey
• 1st Place: Ava Kuntz, student of Kathleen Martin
• 1st Place: Audry Logan, student of Hilerie Klein Rensi                           

Category 2 — High School Music Theater Tenor Baritone Bass Voice

• 3rd Place: Wyatt Toloczko, student of Elizabeth Huling
• 2nd Place: Paris Manzanares, student of Liz Gray
• 1st Place: Will Porter, student of Angela Collier

Category 3 — High School Classical Treble Voice                                          

• 4th Place: Audrey Logan, student of Hilerie Klein Rensi
• 3rd Place: Caitlin Chisham, student of Cristina Castaldi
• 2nd Place: Lauren Albano, student of Phyllis S. Treigle
• 1st Place: Sam Higgins, student of Corey Dalton Hart                              

Category 4 — High School Classical Tenor Baritone Bass Voice                             

• 3rd Place: Bradley Boatright, student of Michelle Hache
• 2nd Place: Daniel Shirk, student of Christine Flasch
• 1st Place: Saman de Silva, student of Jace Wittig                                            

Category 16 — High School American Negro Spiritual        

• 3rd Place: Jackson Haywood, student of Brandi Icard
• 2nd Place: Isaiah Morton, student of Meredith Cornwell
• 1st Place**: Chance Ridgeway, student of Michael Preacely
  ** Prize Presented by the North Carolina Chapter of NATS    

Category 5 — Lower Musical Theatre Treble Voice                             

• 3rd Place: Sabrina Shah, student of Jenai La Vita
• 2nd Place: Anna Bakun, student of Erin G. McCarthy
• 1st Place: Naomi Latta, student of Andrea Pope                 

Category 6 — Lower Musical Theatre Tenor Baritone Bass Voice                  

• 3rd Place: Noah Detar, student of Mario E. Martinez
• 2nd Place: Chase Lowary, student of Laurinda Nikkel
• 1st Place: Noah Strube, student of Mimmi K. Fulmer                               

Category 7 — Lower Classical Treble Voice

• 3rd Place: Meghan Willey, student of Carrie Stevens
• 2nd Place: Molly McDonough, student of Leanne Gayle Freeman-Miller
• 1st Place**: Madelin Morales, student of Kathryn Cowdrick
  ** Dorothy Sawatski Prize

Category 8 — Lower Classical Tenor Baritone Bass Voice

• 4th Place: John Dubois, student of James Rodriguez
• 3rd Place: Anthony Voiers, student of Kelly Ann Bixby
• 2nd Place: Collin Jumes, student of Paul R. Piersall Jr.
• 1st Place: Justice Yates, student of M. Jane Christeson                                    

Category 17 — First thru Third Year College Age American Negro Spiritual

• 3rd Place: Traicoryon West, student of Tana Rene Field-Bartholomew
• 2nd Place: Nazarene Maloney, student of Marquita Lister
• 1st Place: Christopher Richie, student of Autumn West                                     

Category 9 — Upper Musical Theatre Treble Voice

• 4th Place: Jasmine Marie Reyes, student of Jacque Wilson Scharlach
• 3rd Place: Anna Yannessa, student of Steven Tharp
• 2nd Place: Brianna Reed, student of Kelly M. Holst
• 1st Place: Olivia Myers, student of Liesl Dromi                    

Category 10 — Upper Musical Theatre Tenor Baritone Bass Voice                              

• 3rd Place: Joe Caskey, student of Kelly M. Holst
• 2nd Place: Charlie Bensinger, student of Lisa Wilson DeNolfo
• 1st Place: Caleb Mitchell, student of Stephanie Jones

Category 11 — Upper Classical Treble Voice                             

• 3rd Place: Alexandra Burch, student of Daniel Johnson-Wilmot
• 2nd Place: Malone Blaich, student of Melanie Emelio
• 1st Place: Lauren Randolph, student of Theresa Brancaccio     

Category 12 — Upper Classical Tenor Baritone Bass Voice                             

• 3rd Place: Cameron King, student of Jeffrey Springer
• 2nd Place: Seth Clarke, student of Barbara Hill-Moore
• 1st Place: Hayden Smith, student of Marcus DeLoach

Category 13 — Advanced Classical Treble Voice

• 2nd Place: Tess Ottinger, student of Elizabeth Daniels
• 2nd Place: Ellen Robertson, student of Karen Brunssen
• 1st Place: Helaine Liebman, student of Pamela J. Hinchman

Category 14 — Advanced Classical Tenor Baritone Bass Voice

• 3rd Place: David Szabo, student of Danielle Talamantes
• 2nd Place: Yinghui "Mark" He, student of Marjorie Melnick
• 1st Place: Jonas Jud, student of Adriana Zabala

Category 18 — Fourth/Fifth Year College Age and Graduate Age American Negro Spiritual

• 2nd Place: Elliott Brown, student of Dominic Armstrong
• 2nd Place: Karen Davila, student of Melinda A. Brou
• 1st Place**: Arianna Rodriguez, student of Elizabeth Daniels
  **American Spiritual Ensemble Prize