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Nov. 19, 2024

This year's National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) District competition was held on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ. Participants came from Southern Utah, Southern Nevada, and Southern California. Below are all of our School of Music winners! Congratulations!  

College Freshman and Sophomore Men category:
First Pace: Anthony Erbella Apodaca (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ--student of Alfonse Anderson)
Second Place: Stephen Coolman (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ--student of Lisa Elliott)
Third Place: Zachary Young (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ--student of Jawan Jenkins)

College Sophomore Women category:
Third Place: Carey/Corey Goetz (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ--student of Linda Lister)

College Junior Women category:
First Place: Alexia Hamilton (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ--student of Monica Williams-McCullough)
Third Place: Michaela Briggs (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ--student of Monica Williams-McCullough)

College Senior Women and Men category:
First Place: Madelyn Salazar (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ--student of Monica Williams-McCullough)
Second Place: Christian Abbo (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ--student of Alfonse Anderson)

College Super Seniors and Master's Students category:
First Place: Christian Shelton (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ--student of Alfonse Anderson)
Second Place: Valeria Dapena Torres (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ--student of Monica Williams-McCullough)

Adult Category category:
First Place: Dasia Intil (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ--student of Monica Williams-McCullough)

Collegiate Commercial Voice category:
First Place: Eva Yazdanpanah (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ--student of Lara Vivian Smith)
Third Place: Shaddai Naej Johnson (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ--student of Lara Vivian Smith)