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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 UNLV. 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 (UNLV--student of Alfonse Anderson)
Second Place: Stephen Coolman (UNLV--student of Lisa Elliott)
Third Place: Zachary Young (UNLV--student of Jawan Jenkins)

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

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

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

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

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

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