Students from colleges, universities and private studios throughout South Carolina competed in Musical Theater and Commercial Music categories. The auditions were held virtually this year with students submitting videos for adjudication.
Students who earned a superior score will move on to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Auditions March 8-9 at Furman University. Regional NATS will involve winners and qualifiers from South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., in Classical, Spirituals (which were held last Fall), Musical Theater and Commercial Music Categories.
Congratulations to all of the the students who earned honors at SCNATS Musical Theater and Commercial Music Auditions.
Category Winners:
- First Year College Commercial Music: Treble Voices (CM5A)—Mattie Murdock, Student of Alex Birch
- Second Year College Commercial Music: Treble Voices (CM5B)—Harper Krimm, Student of Deirdre Welborn
- First Year College Commercial Music: Tenor, Bass, Baritone Voices (CM6A)—Gabe Patterson, Student of Seth Killen
- Second Year College Musical Theater: Treble Voices (MT5B-2)—Harper Krimm, Student of Deirdre Welborn
- First Year College Musical Theater: Tenor, Bass, Baritone Voices (MT6A-1)—Jacob Sabella, Student of Seth Killen
- Third Year College Musical Theater: Treble Voices (MT7A-2)—Rebecca Menoni, Student of Deirdre Welborn
- Upper Advanced Musical Theater: Treble Voices (MT9-B)—Addie Wiggins, Student of Deirdre Welborn
Additional Regional Qualifiers:
- Third Year College Musical Theater: Treble Voices (MT7A-2)—Sarah Abercrombie, student of Eranga Goonetilleke
- Second Year College Musical Theater: Tenor, Bass, Baritone Voices (MT6B-1)—Hunter Ballard, student of Seth Killen
- First Year College Musical Theater: Treble Voices (MT5A-1)—Ellie Blackledge, student of Seth Killen
- Third Year College Musical Theater: Tenor, Bass, Baritone Voices (MT8A)—Elijah Blough, student of Seth Killen
- Second Year College Musical Theater: Tenor, Bass, Baritone Voices (MT6B-1)—Nathaneal Brown, student of Seth Killen
- First Year College Musical Theater: Tenor, Bass, Baritone Voices (MT6A-1)—Jude Collins, student of Seth Killen
- Second Year College Commercial Music: Treble Voices (CM5B)—Scarlett Freeman, student of Seth Killen
- First Year College Musical Theater: Tenor, Bass, Baritone Voices (MT6A-2)—Joseph Grant, student of Joel Dupont
- Second Year College Musical Theater: Tenor, Bass, Baritone Voices (MT6B)—D’Andre Hicks, student of Seth Killen
- Third Year College Musical Theater: Treble Voices (MT7A-2)—Mary Elizabeth Johnson, student of Eranga Goonetilleke
- Third Year College Musical Theater: Treble Voices (MT7A-2)—Isabella Murrell, student of Joel Dupont
- First Year College Musical Theater: Treble Voices (MT5A-1)—Emily Justice, student of Deirdre Welborn
- Third Year College Musical Theater: Treble Voices (MT7A-1)—Seanna Kelly, student of Eranga Goonetilleke
- Second Year College Musical Theater: Treble Voices (MT5B-1)—Savannah McCart, student of Deirdre Welborn
- Second Year College Musical Theater: Treble Voices (MT5B-1)—Andie Moore, student of Seth Killen
- First Year College Musical Theater: Treble Voices (MT5A-1)—Sarah Rhoton, student of Eranga Goonetilleke
- Third Year College Musical Theater: Treble Voices (MT7A-2)—Evelyn Ruff, student of Deirdre Welborn
- First Year College Musical Theater: Treble Voices (MT5A)—Emily Smith, student of Seth Killen
- Third Year College Commercial Music: Treble Voices (CM7B)—Sydney Wells, student of Deirdre Welborn
- Third Year College Musical Theater: Treble Voices (MT7A-2)—Mary White, student of Eranga Goonetilleke
- First Year College Musical Theater: Tenor, Bass, Baritone Voices (MT6A-1)—Ian Harmon, student of Alex Birch
The South Carolina School of the Arts is grateful to staff accompanist Molly Tripp and Janice Wright, who accompanied students in their video recordings.