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