SFBAC NATS Student Auditions:
Mission Statement
As an expression of the goals of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the NATS Student Auditions:
1. Create a collegial and supportive atmosphere that encourages artistic singing excellence;
2. Provide constructive, written feedback from a panel of experienced and impartial professionals including, but not limited to NATS members in good standing;
3. Recognize and honor outstanding performances; and
4. Inspire and encourage students and teachers to continue their dedication to and growth in the art of singing.
-Dr. Phillip Harris & Erin McOmber
Co-Chairs SFBAC NATS Auditions/Singing Festival
March 2, 2024 Classical Auditions
CONGRATULATIONS Winners spring 2024
Category 01 – Children
First Place: Yueran Dora Jiang (student of Alison Collins)
Second Place: Sean Zhang (student of Xiaohua Song)
Third Place (tie): Shanna Yu (student of Xiaohua Song)
Third Place (tie): Julie Li (student of Alison Collins)Category 02-1 – Youth, Group 1
First Place: Adhya Mahesh (student of Olga Moudry)
Second Place: Valentina Mottl (student of Erin McOmber)
Third Place (tie): Cece Xia (student of Alison Collins)
Third Place (tie): Kyra Ginwalla (student of Diane Squires)
Third Place (tie): Mia Lu (student of Krista Wigle)Category 02-2 – Youth, Group 2
First Place: Yunfei Wang (student of Xiaohua Song)
Second Place: Janvi Trivedi (student of Gayatri Venkatesan)
Third Place: Zoe Pan (student of Krista Wigle)
Honorable Mention: Anya Chen (student of Xiaohua Song) / Maira Srivastava (student of Rachel Michelberg) / Neel Pai (student of Gayatri Venkatesan)Category 02-3 – Youth, Group 3
First Place: Anastasia Miin (student of Haruna Shiokawa-Mo)
Second Place (tie): Nadia Moehler (student of Erin McOmber)
Second Place (tie): Bianca Rosenthal (student of Lora Libby)
Honorable Mention: Heidi Wang (student of Alison Collins) / Sanyi Yao (student of Alison Collins)Category 03-1 – Lower High School Treble, Group 1
First Place: Sofiia Dorozhkina (student of Alina Ilchuk)
Second Place: Annabel Zhao (student of Diane Squires)
Third Place: Sofia Tedesco (Student of Xiaohua Song)
Honorable Mention: Marie Asano Suzano (student of Amy Heumann) / Sophia Kaushik (student of Christine Abraham)Category 03-2 – Lower High School Treble, Group 2
First Place: Madeleine Chen (student of Erin McOmber)
Second Place (tie): Claire Comerford (student of Erin McOmber)
Second Place (tie): Clare Weiss (student of Audrey Howitt)
Honorable Mention: Vivian Sun (student of Amy Heumann)Category 04 – Lower High School TBB
First Place: Brooks Liang (student of Sue Ma)
Second Place: Samuel Pang (student of Xiaohua Song)
Third Place: Saurab Gulati (student of Furong Gardner)
Honorable Mention: Jack McPherson Day (student of Katie Tupper)Category 05-1 – Upper High School Treble, Group 1
First Place (tie): Claire Delay (student of Kathryne Jennings)
First Place (tie): Sophie Mazzeo (student of Rachel Michelberg)
Third Place (tie): Eve Nudd (student of Janet Campbell)
Third Place (tie): Akshi Malhotra (student of Haruna Shiokawa-Mo)Category 05-2 – Upper High School Treble, Group 2
First Place: Evelyn Hsu (student of Kathryne Jennings)
Second Place: Rori Escudero (student of Janet Campbell)
Third Place: Lucy Henrich (student of Audrey Howitt)
Honorable Mention: Amelia Tai (student of Alison Collins)Category 05-3 – Upper High School Treble, Group 3
First Place: Katherine Jackson (student of Erin McOmber)
Second Place: Kaiyi Ma (student of Amy Heumann)
Third Place: Katelyn Hsu (student of Alexandra Mena)
Honorable Mention: Anna Aganina (student of Erin McOmber) / Erin Lieberman-Evans (student of Roger McCracken)Category 06 – Upper High School TBB
First Place: Tatupu Vaili (student of John Chen)
Second Place (tie): Owen Browne (student of John Chen)
Second Place (tie): Gabriel Tompkin (student of Roger McCracken)
Honorable Mention: Agastya Goel (student of Roger McCracken)Category 07 – Lower College / Independent Studio Treble
First Place: Katrina Franco (student of Kathryne Jennings)
Second Place: Natalie Fishman (student of Wendy Hillhouse)
Third Place: Maddison Ramirez (student of Emily Sinclair)
Honorable Mention: Jahzara Jones (student of Jacque Wilson Scharlach)Category 08 – Lower College / Independent Studio TBB
First Place: Akash Shah (student of Wendy Hillhouse)
Second Place: Thien-An Truong (student of Jonathan Smucker & Michael Mohammed)
Third Place: Jordan Martinez (student of Jonathan Smucker & Michael Mohammed)Category 09 – Upper College / Independent Studio Treble
First Place: Flora Yuan (student of Wendy Hillhouse)
Second Place: Kaelyn Howard (student of Jacque Wilson Scharlach)
Third Place: Rebekah Burns (student of Jacque Wilson Scharlach)
Honorable Mention: Kristiana Budke (student of Sheila Willey)Category 10 – Upper College / Independent Studio TBB
First Place (tie): Conor Warshawsky (student of Emily Sinclair)
First Place (tie): Gavin Pinnow (student of Sheila Willey)
Third Place: Jhony De Oliveira (student of Jonathan Smucker & Michael Mohammed)
Honorable Mention: Akshar Sarvesh (student of Wendy Hillhouse)Category 11/12/13 – Advanced Treble/TBB
First Place: Suyeon Shin (student of Christine Abraham)
Second Place: Andrew Kessler (student of Christine Abraham)
Third Place: Megen Vo (student of Erin McOmber & Benjamin Liupaogo)
Honorable Mention: Enguerrand Horel (student of Kathryne Jennings) / Kaya (student of Jacque Wilson Scharlach)Category 14 – Avocational I Treble
First Place: Regina Merrill (student of Chelsea Hollow)
Second Place: Sofia Kenny (student of Erin McOmber)
Third Place (tie): Ailsa Song (student of Xiaohua Song)
Third Place (tie): Paige Swarts (student of Christine Abraham)Category 15 – Avocational I TBB
First Place: Jason Zhu (student of Kathryne Jennings)
Second Place: Carl Young (student of Katya Roemer)
Third Place: David Ahn (student of Jennifer Mitchell)
Honorable Mention: Chris Green (student of Katya Roemer)Category 16 – Avocational II / Late Bloomers Treble
First Place: Elizabeth Wahl (student of Diane Squires)
Second Place: Tani Nagaoka (student of Christine Abraham)
Third Place: Jenny McHenry (student of Carrie Hennessey)
Honorable Mention: Tina Bakolitsa (student of Christine Abraham)Category 17 – Avocational II / Late Bloomers TBB
First Place: Ram Ramayanam (student of Abigail Strock)
Second Place: David Chan (student of Diane Squires)Category 18 – Seasoned Singers Treble
First Place: JoAnne Saxe (student of Theresa Cardinale)
Second Place: Hwai-Tai Lam (student of Jin-Hee Kim)
Third Place: Evelyn Harris (student of Jenny Matteucci)Category 19 – Seasoned Singers TBB
First Place: Steven Knight (student of Amy Heumann)
Second Place: Dave Ball (student of Erin McOmber)
Third Place: Ken Cioffi (student of Katya Roemer)
Full competition results of past winners can be found here.
