MANSFIELD, PA – A group of voice students from Mansfield attended the Allegheny Mountain Chapter of the National Association of Teaching of Singing student auditions November 3 at York College. Approximately 150 students from Pennsylvania competed in categories ranging from high school to graduate school. Eighteen students from Mansfield auditioned in the event. Each of the students studies voice with either Dr. Youngsuk Kim or Dr. Alissa Rose. The top three winners in each category were featured in a final concert at the end of the auditions. All students received comment sheets from the judges, who were voice teachers and NATS members. The auditions are a great opportunity for students to get feedback about their singing, hear other students from across the region, and be exposed to a wide variety of repertoire. NATS is the largest association of teachers of singing in the world, with members in more than twenty-five countries, and the student auditions are one of the major activities of each NATS chapter.
Winners:
Ernest Falgo (First Year College Men)
Seth Shields (First Year College Men)
Michael Deshield (Second Year College Men)
Jessica Nistad (Second Year College Women)
Shannon Pizzirusso (Third Year College Women)
Cassie Zinkan (Fourth/Fifth Year College Women)
Jake Foil-Charles (Fourth/Fifth Year College Men)
Semi-Finalists:
Madison Felpel (First Year College Women)
Skylar Marcen (First Year College Women)
Natalie Holsey (First Year College Women)
Deanna Mogianesi (Second Year College Women)
Megan George (Third Year College Women)