CU-Mansfield Voice Students Win Recognition at NATS Student Auditions

Voice students from Commonwealth University-Mansfield recently won recognition at the Allegheny Mountain Chapter (AMC) National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Student Auditions, held Nov. 4 at CU-Mansfield. The auditions included about 75 entries from around Pennsylvania.

All three of the voice faculty at Mansfield, Dr. Todd Ranney, Dr. Alissa Rose, and Jordan Schreiner, entered students in the auditions, and all had student winners at the competitions, where students competed against other students of a similar age and experience level.

The top three winners in each category were featured in a final concert at the end of the auditions. All students received comment sheets from the judges, who are voice teachers and NATS members.

"These auditions are a great opportunity for the students to get feedback about their singing, hear other students from around the area and be exposed to a wide variety of repertoire," Rose said.

The student auditions are one of the major activities of each NATS chapter.

AMC NATS Winners:

• Hayley Ridge, of Roaring Branch (First Year College/Independent Studio Treble Classical)
• Isaac Braucht, of Coburn (First Year College/Independent Studio TBB Classical)
• Bobby Repp, of Thomasville (First Year College/Independent Studio TBB Classical)
• Justin Knarr, of Bechtelsville (Second Year College/Independent Studio TBB Classical)
• Amber Lavoie, of Natick, Massachusetts (Third Year College/Independent Studio Treble Classical)
• Michaiah Watkins, of Schnecksville (Third Year College/Independent Studio Treble Classical)
• Mayson Bryant, of Etters (Third Year College/Independent Studio TBB Classical)
• Cody Ranck, of Harrisburg (Third Year College/Independent Studio TBB Classical)
• Carter Route, of Canton (Third Year College/Independent Studio TBB Classical)
• Sam Feely, of Hawley (Fourth/Fifth Year College/Independent Studio Treble Classical)
• Nicole Orlando, of Mountain Top (Fourth/Fifth Year College/Independent Studio Treble Classical)
• Taylor Stevens, of Waynesboro (Fourth/Fifth Year College/Independent Studio Treble Classical)
• Jeremiah Loubriel, of Reading (Fourth/Fifth Year College/Independent Studio TBB Classical)
• Carson Witherite, of Mount Pleasant Mills (Fourth/Fifth Year College/Independent Studio TBB Classical)
• Jael Niedermaier, of Syracuse, New York (Adult Treble Classical)
• Eric Craig-Peysson, of Dalton (Upper College/Independent Studio Commercial Music)
• Anna Curry, of Boalsburg (Third Year College/Independent Studio Treble Musical Theater)
• Emma Richman, of Sayre (Third Year College/Independent Studio Treble Musical Theater)
• Skylar Marcen, of Scranton, 2022 graduate (Fourth/Fifth Year College/Independent Studio Treble Musical Theater)
• Jay Falgo, of New Berlin (Fourth/Fifth Year College/Independent Studio TBB Musical Theater)

AMC NATS Semi-Finalists:

• Ella Sherman, of Lake Ariel (Third Year College/Independent Studio Treble Classical)
• Hayley Skillens, of Bensalem (Third Year College/Independent Studio Treble Classical)
• Austin Brien, of Rochester, New York (Third Year College/Independent Studio TBB Classical)
• Maddy Boyd, of Penn Yan, New York (Fourth/Fifth Year College/Independent Studio Treble Classical)
• Victoria Wormuth, of Mansfield (Fourth/Fifth Year College/Independent Studio Treble Classical)

NATS is the largest association of teachers of singing in the world, with members in more than 25 countries.