GKSOM success continues at Nebraska NATS

Students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music once again had a tremendous amount of success at the Nebraska NATS (National Association of the Teachers of Singing) Student Auditions that took place at the University of Nebraska-Kearney on Friday, October 6.

GKSOM students won 63 percent of the collegiate prizes including 6 of the 10 first places; 6 of the 10 second places and 5 of the 7 third places.

Here is the full list of winners from the Glenn Korff School of Music, their placing and their instructor:

Category 5 – Lower College Musical Theater Women

1. Katelyn Hinderer, student of Alisa Belflower

2. Samantha Thomas, student of Alisa Belflower

Category 6 – Lower College Musical Theater Men

1. Matthew Carter, student of Alisa Belflower

2. Dakota Matthew, student of Alisa Belflower

Category 7 – Lower College Women

3. Alison Gillespie, student of Kate Butler

HM Krista Benesch, student of Jamie Reimer

Category 8 – Lower College Men

1. Sam Galligan, student of Alisa Belflower

2. Matthew Carter, student of Alisa Belflower

3. (tie) Ryan Wortmann, student of Jamie Reimer

3. (tie) Matthew Harroun, student of Jamie Reimer

HM Dakota Matthew, student of Alisa Belflower

HM Ryan Savage, student of Jamie Reimer

HM Cameron Stussie, student of Jamie Reimer

Category 9 – Upper College Musical Theater Women

1. Michelle Ingle, student of Alisa Belflower

2. Victoria Handford, student of Alisa Belflower

3. Jeannie Hageman, student of Alisa Belflower

HM Susan Twiehaus, student of Alisa Belflower

HM Skyler Dykes, student of Alisa Belflower

HM Abby Kurth, student of Alisa Belflower

Category 10 – Upper College Musical Theater Men

3. Braxton Carr, student of Alisa Belflower

Category 11 – Upper College Women

2. Victoria Handford, student of Alisa Belflower

HM Mary Dowd, student of Kate Butler

HM Jeannie Hageman, student of Alisa Belflower

Category 13 – Advanced College/Independent Studio Women

1. Patty Kramer, student of Alisa Belflower

2. (tie) Brianna Smith, student of Kevin Hanrahan

HM Hayley Shoemaker, student of Jamie Reimer

Category 14 – Advanced College/Independent Studio Men

1.Trey Meyer, student of Alisa Belflower



The students were also joined by collaborative pianists Michael Cotton, Louis Claussen, Jeremy Duck, Emily Tidd, Graham House and Denis Plutalov.