The final round of the NATS 2020 National Student Auditions (NSA) was held on Sunday, June 28, 2020 with an online broadcast as part of the NATS Virtual National Conference.  More than $35,000 in prizes were awarded to our winners, who were officially announced to an online audience of teachers, collaborative pianists, parents, friends and family members. A complete recording of the finals round with interviews with adjudicators and performances by all the finalists can be found at https://youtu.be/LCVoHYpQKEU. The 2020 auditions drew a record number of applicants.

The National Association of Teachers of Singing 2020 NSA finalists are listed below by category, prize placement, and teacher:

Category 1 High School Music Theater Treble Voice
1st Place,  Anna Bakun, Student of Erin McCarthy 
2nd Place,  Audrey Logan, Student of Hilerie Klein Rensi 
3rd Place, Abigail Storm, Student of  Michelle Hache 
4th Place, Anna Zavelson, Student of  Shaunna Shandro

Category 2 High School Music Theater Tenor Baritone Bass Voice
1st Place, Joel Newman, Student of Jimena Shepherd
2nd Place,  Sean Hodges, Student of Liz Gray
3rd Place, Kevin Nentwich, Student of Sylvia Ledon 

Category 3 High School Classical Treble Voice
1st Place, Lauren Albano, Student of Phyllis Treigle
2nd Place, Caitlin Chisham, Student of Cristina Castaldi
3rd Place, Madeline Owens, Student of Tom Brunson 

Category 4 High School Classical Tenor Baritone Bass Voice
1st Place, Charles Wolfer, Student of Amy Ayre
2nd Place, Luke Dailey, Student of Joanna McCarty-Rogers
3rd Place, Preston Rogers, Student of Mark Thress 

Category 5 Lower Music Theater Treble Voice
1st Place, Jenny Brady, Student of Lori McCann
2nd Place, Grace Rivera, Student of George Spitzer 
3rd Place, Caroline Segars, Student of Mindy Damon

Category 6 Lower Music Theater Tenor Baritone Bass Voice
1st Place, Justin Bell, Student of Jonathan Yarrington 
2nd Place, Christopher McCloskey, Student of Penny Hogan
3rd Place, Sam Greene, Student of Erin Shepherd Murray

Category 7 Lower Classical Treble Voice
1st Place, Clare Griffin, Student of Carla LeFevre 
2nd Place, Shannon Crowley, Student of Mark Rucker 
3rd Place, Katherine Dobbs, Student of Kerry Jennings

Category 8 Lower Classical Tenor Baritone Bass Voice
1st Place, Matthew Robison, Student of Reginald Pittman  
2nd Place, Joshua Pitt, Student of Penelope Shumate
3rd Place, Ricky Goodwyn Jr., Student of Kevin McMillan 

Category 9 Upper Music Theater Treble Voice
1st Place, Logan Cosper, Student of Craig Allen 
1st Place Laura Paruzynski, Student of Susan Bender
3rd Place, Abbigale Montes, Student of Mark Greenawalt 

Category 10 Upper Music Theater Tenor Baritone Bass Voice
1st Place, Jeremiah Copeland, Student of John Wright 
2nd Place, David Young, Student of Caroline Bradley Smith 
3rd Place, Caleb Mitchell, Student of Stephanie Jones 

Category 11 Upper Classical Treble Voice
1st Place, Alexandra Burch, Student of Dan Johnson-Wilmot
1st Place, Conner Locke, Student of Kerry Jennings
3rd Place, Sophie Blea, Student of Carolyn Hart

Category 12 Upper Classical Tenor Baritone Bass Voice
1st Place, David Young, Student of Caroline Bradley Smith 
2nd Place, James Harris, Student of Elem Eley 
3rd Place, Adriel Baralt, Student of Allen Henderson 

Category 13 Advanced Classical Treble Voice
1st Place, Madeline Ross, Student of Nancy Olson Chatalas 
2nd Place, Audra House, Student of Dan Johnson-Wilmot 
3rd Place, Charity Cooper, Student of Jamie Van Eyck 

Category 14 Advanced Classical Tenor Baritone Bass Voice
1st Place, Tshilidzi Ndou, Student of Barbara Hill Moore 
2nd Place, Prosper Makhanya, Student of Barbara Hill Moore 
3rd Place, Austin Vitaliano, Student of Elizabeth Daniels 

Category 15 Hall Johnson Spiritual
1st Place, Amber Merritt, Student of Louise Toppin 
2nd Place, Austin Henry, Student of Jamie Van Eyck
3rd Place Tyrese Byrd, Student of Grant Knox