2021 Van Lawrence Fellowship Award goes to Edrie Means Weekly
posted on 10:41 AM, March 16, 2021
The fellowship is a joint award from The Voice Foundation, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and the NATS Foundation.
Edrie Means Weekly
Edrie Means Weekly of Fairfax, Virginia, as the
2021 Van Lawrence Fellowship Award winner.
Weekly is professional singer, private teacher, and adjunct associate professor of voice and voice pedagogy at Shenandoah University and Conservatory of Music. She is co-founder of the CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute, and she serves on the advisory boards of the Voice Foundation, the National Musical Theatre Competitions (NATS), and the Pan American Vocology Association.
NATS to hold 2021 Summer Workshop, NSA as virtual events
posted on 11:48 AM, March 4, 2021
Registration for the Virtual Summer Workshop and applications for NSA now open
The National Association of Teachers of Singing is moving full steam ahead with plans to hold its 2021 Summer Workshop and National Student Auditions (NSA) as fully online events. The adjustment from in-person to virtual is necessary due to event planning concerns with the ongoing pandemic.
The 2021 Virtual Summer Workshop will take place Thursday-Saturday, July 8-10, and this year’s theme is “Lighting the Spark: Inspiring Diverse Repertoire.”
The workshop will offer a survey of diverse vocal repertoire designed to expand our musical horizons and inspire passion for performance. The sessions feature works from under-represented areas and topics include:
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NATS announces 2021 Intern Program participants
The annual Intern Program is a premier NATS offering
posted on 9:43 AM, February 19, 2021
Sixteen early-career voice teachers and collaborative pianists will gather for an intensive training experience at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, from June 1-10, 2021.
The National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) has selected 16 members to take part in its 2021 Intern Program. This 10-day forum pairs experienced and recognized master teachers with talented early-career NATS members.
The 2021 class is a varied and unique group, with 12 voice teachers and four collaborative pianists.
Master teachers Theresa Brancaccio (Northwestern University), Frank Ragsdale (University of Miami), Michelle Markwart Deveaux (Independent Studio, CA), and Kari Ragan (University of Washington, Independent Studio) will work with the 12 voice teachers – both independent and academic.
Checking in with our first class of composer mentees
posted on 12:03 PM, February 16, 2021
In fall of 2020, NATS selected 10 Black composers to participate in its new Mentoring Program for composers
In October of 2020, the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) announced and began its inaugural season of the NATS Mentoring Program for Composers.
The new program was designed to encourage the creation and performance of new works by pairing a celebrated art song composer with an emerging and early career art song composer. For this first year, NATS reserved the program for composers from underrepresented groups, with a special emphasis on Black composers. Together, composers Tom Cipullo and Lori Laitman are overseeing the program, and NATS is happy to provide an update and share how the program is progressing so far.