The Nebraska Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NE-NATS) 2016 Student Auditions took place recently at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Students were entered in solo singing auditions. Here are the Glenn Korff School of Music results:
First-year women – 2: Krista Benesch; 3: Skyler Nickles; finalists: Courtney Riedmann, Sarah Koch
First-year men – 1: Matthew Carter; 2: Ryan Savage; 3: Jacob Thomas; 3: Connor Husa; finalists: Dakota Mathew, Cooper Creal, Kyle Rojewski
Sophomore women – 1: Victoria Handford; finalists: Skyler Dykes, Abby Kurth, Liza Piccoli, Susan Twiehaus
Sophomore men – 1: Tyler Cox; 2: Sam Mitchell
Junior women – 1: Brittany Bell; finalists: Jeannie Hageman, Samantha Sweeney
Junior men – 2: Michael Clinch; finalist: Justin Ronne
Senior women – 1: Alyssa Vrable; 3. Brittany Albin
Senior men – 1: Cameron Dobson; 1: Sebastian Sorensen; finalist: Garreth Soto
Lower college musical theatre women – 1: Victoria Handford; 2: Liza Piccoli; finalist: Skyler Dykes
First-year musical theatre men – 1: Matthew Carter; 2. Dakota Mathew; finalist: Jacob Thomas, Ryan Savage
Sophomore musical theatre men – 1: Tyler Cox; 2: Braxton Carr; finalist: Sam Mitchell
Junior musical theatre women – 1: Maddie Stuart; 3: Jeannie Hageman
Senior musical theatre women – 1: Brittany Albin
Upper college musical theatre men – 1: Nicholas Prior; 2: Sebastian Sorensen
Graduate women – 1: Arica Coleman; 2: Krista Lawrence; 2: Leana Wolt (alum); finalist: Brianna Smith
Graduate men – 1: Jared Hiscock; 2: Trey Meyer