GKSOM students have strong showing at NATS West Central Auditions

The 2015 National Association of the Teachers of Singing West Central NATS 2015 Student Auditions (which includes Privates Studios, Universities & Colleges in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming) took place recently at the University of Nebraska–Kearney. Current University of Nebraska–Lincoln voice students won 38 percent of the collegiate prizes. UNL Vocal Coach and Staff Accompanist Michael Cotton was named Collaborative Pianist of the Year. The following are the results from those participating for the Glenn Korff School of Music at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln:



FIRST YEAR WOMEN

1st Victoria Handford; 4th Abby Kurth; semi-finalists: Mary Dowd, Delainey Landreth, Susan Twiehaus



FIRST YEAR MEN

Semi-finalist: Sam Mitchell



SOPHOMORE WOMEN

2nd Haley Doty; 4th Emily Freeman; semi-finalist: Brittany Bell, Jeannie Hageman, Beth Hamilton



SOPHOMORE MEN

4th Michael Clinch; semi-finalist: Charles Dowd



JUNIOR WOMEN

1st Kate Johnson; semi-finalist: Brooke Lewis



JUNIOR MEN

2nd Sebastian Sorensen; 3rd Garreth Soto; 4th Joe Fitzgerald



SENIOR WOMEN

4th Jacqueline Goering; semi-finalist: Katelyn Geary



SENIOR MEN

1st Jeremy Brown; 2nd David Ricart; 4th Eric Martens



GRADUATE WOMEN

1st Emily Roach; 3rd Patty Kramer; 4th Krista Lawrence; 5th Brette Petersen



GRADUATE MEN

1st Jesse Wohlman; 2nd Alfonzo Cooper



FIRST YEAR & SOPHOMORE WOMEN in MUSICAL THEATRE

3rd Skyler Dykes; semi-finalists: Jeannie Hageman, Victoria Handford, Abby Kurth, Delainey Landreth, Liza Piccoli, Kyrstin Schomburg



FIRST YEAR & SOPHOMORE MEN in MUSICAL THEATRE

2nd Braxton Carr; 4th Sam Mitchell



JUNIOR & SENIOR WOMEN in MUSICAL THEATRE

5th Brittany Albin; semi-finalist: Jacqueline Goering



JUNIOR & SENIOR MEN in MUSICAL THEATRE

1st Jeremy Brown; 5th Sebastian Sorensen