Student Auditions Participant Information
March 1st, 2020
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Student Auditions Schedule
12pm - Check-in Opens (NEC's SLPC)
1-6pm - Preliminary Round Auditions
2-3pm - Program 1 - Evan Leontis: Take a Deep Breath, Yoga and Meditation for the Performance Day*
4-5pm - Program 2 - Pathways of Singing with Dana Varga, Cassandra Extavour, James Liu, Kayla Gautereaux, Sara Seals, & Daon Drisdom*
6-6:20pm - Finalists Announcement and Photos*
6:20-6:50pm - Finals Round Rehearsals
7-9pm - Finals Round Concert and Winners Announcement*
*Location - NEC's Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre in the SLPC
1-6pm - Preliminary Round Auditions
2-3pm - Program 1 - Evan Leontis: Take a Deep Breath, Yoga and Meditation for the Performance Day*
4-5pm - Program 2 - Pathways of Singing with Dana Varga, Cassandra Extavour, James Liu, Kayla Gautereaux, Sara Seals, & Daon Drisdom*
6-6:20pm - Finalists Announcement and Photos*
6:20-6:50pm - Finals Round Rehearsals
7-9pm - Finals Round Concert and Winners Announcement*
*Location - NEC's Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre in the SLPC
Location Information
NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY
Student Life and Performance Center (SLPC)
255 St. Botolph Street, Boston, MA 02115
PARKING
The City of Boston parking meters which surround NEC, are free on Sundays with no time limit being enforced. Additional parking and paid garage information can be found here.
FOOD
NEC's Green Room Cafe in the SLPC will be open 10am-7pm on Sunday, March 1st. There are many local restaurants within walking distance.
LOST?
If you find yourself lost, please call/text Eiji Miura, NATS Boston Secretary, at 774.232.0416.
PRACTICE ROOMS
33 Gainsborough, Boston MA 02115
Rooms 401-408
Each participant is assigned a time and room, which will be given at check-in. The practice room schedule will be strictly enforced.
Student Life and Performance Center (SLPC)
255 St. Botolph Street, Boston, MA 02115
PARKING
The City of Boston parking meters which surround NEC, are free on Sundays with no time limit being enforced. Additional parking and paid garage information can be found here.
FOOD
NEC's Green Room Cafe in the SLPC will be open 10am-7pm on Sunday, March 1st. There are many local restaurants within walking distance.
LOST?
If you find yourself lost, please call/text Eiji Miura, NATS Boston Secretary, at 774.232.0416.
PRACTICE ROOMS
33 Gainsborough, Boston MA 02115
Rooms 401-408
Each participant is assigned a time and room, which will be given at check-in. The practice room schedule will be strictly enforced.
Check-In
Please plan to check-in one hour prior to your audition time. Check-in will be located in Elfers Commons, the lower lobby of the Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre in the Student Life and Performance Center at 255 St. Botolph Street, Boston, MA 02115. Please plan ample time for parking and walking to NEC. Practice room and preliminary audition room numbers will be provided at check-in. All participants must adhere to the NATS Policy on Copyright Laws (see below).
Participants are required to print, complete, and bring THREE copies of the Adjudication Form.
Participants are required to print, complete, and bring a Photo Release Form. Participants under the age of 18 will require a guardian's signature.
Participants are required to print, complete, and bring THREE copies of the Adjudication Form.
Participants are required to print, complete, and bring a Photo Release Form. Participants under the age of 18 will require a guardian's signature.
Preliminary Round
The schedule for the Practice Room and Preliminary Auditions is listed here.
Room numbers will be provided at check-in. Practice room and audition time limits will be strictly enforced. Adjudicators and room monitors will end the practice sessions and preliminary auditions at the end of your time slot. Plan to arrive at your preliminary audition room 10 minutes before your scheduled audition.
Participants are required to print and provide THREE copies of the Adjudication Form, complete with repertoire information.
Participants will be evaluated by a panel of judges using the NATS Classical Adjudication Rubric or the NATS Musical Theater Adjudication Rubric.
House pianists will be provided by NATS Boston for the Preliminary Round and Finals Concert. It is mandatory to be accompanied by the house pianists for the Student Auditions, no exceptions. It is not necessary to provide adjudicators with copies of music. All repertoire must be memorized, including repertoire traditionally performed with sheet music (oratorio).
Room numbers will be provided at check-in. Practice room and audition time limits will be strictly enforced. Adjudicators and room monitors will end the practice sessions and preliminary auditions at the end of your time slot. Plan to arrive at your preliminary audition room 10 minutes before your scheduled audition.
Participants are required to print and provide THREE copies of the Adjudication Form, complete with repertoire information.
Participants will be evaluated by a panel of judges using the NATS Classical Adjudication Rubric or the NATS Musical Theater Adjudication Rubric.
House pianists will be provided by NATS Boston for the Preliminary Round and Finals Concert. It is mandatory to be accompanied by the house pianists for the Student Auditions, no exceptions. It is not necessary to provide adjudicators with copies of music. All repertoire must be memorized, including repertoire traditionally performed with sheet music (oratorio).
Finals Round and Awards
The Finals Round Concert and Winners Announcement will take place at NEC's Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre in the SLPC at 7pm. The Finals Round Concert is a public event open to all participants and guests. View the concert program here.
Division finalists are chosen from the preliminary round. Finalists are required to sing one selection from their preliminary round repertoire, in its entirety, for the Finals Round Concert. Finalists will be assigned a brief rehearsal time with the finals round pianist before the Finals Round Concert. Places are awarded to each division, depending on the number of participants.
FINALS ROUND JUDGES
Musical Theater Finals Judges
Kevin Wilson
Karen Nascembeni
Brian Boruta
Classical Finals Judges
Margaret Felice
Patty Thom
Phyllis Hoffman
Finalists Announcement (Optional Performance) - 6pm
Adult Avocational Classical: 1st - $100
Upper College Musical Theater: 1st - $350
Finals Concert Places - 7pm
Juniors MT: 1st - $100, 2nd - $75, 3rd - $50
Lower HS CL: 1st - $150, 2nd - $125, 3rd - $100
Lower HS MT: 1st - $150, 2nd - $125, 3rd - $100
Upper HS CL: 1st - $200, 2nd - $175, 3rd - $150
Upper HS MT: 1st - $200, 2nd - $175, 3rd - $150
Lower College Classical: 1st - $300, 2nd - $200
Lower College MT: 1st - 1st - $300, 2nd - $200
Upper College CL: 1st - $350, 2nd - $250
Adult Avocational MT: 1st - $100, 2nd - $50
Graduate CL: 1st - $450, 2nd - $350
Comments Only
Juniors Classical - No Finalists
SPECIAL AWARDS
MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS
Brian Boruta, Producing Artistic Director of The Umbrella Stage Company, offers a pair of tickets to a finalist of his choice to the regional premier of WAR PAINT at The Umbrella.
More Information about WAR PAINT
Karen Nascembeni, Chief Operating Officer for Bill Hanney’s Live Theaters including North Shore Music Theatre Theatre by the Sea, and Cape Live Shows, offers a $200 scholarship to one of North Shore Music Theatre's education classes.
More Information about North Shore Music Theatre
Noel Smith, President Emeritus of NATS Boston, offers a $200 Acting Through Song Award to the participant of her choice from the Upper or Lower College Division for excellence in acting.
CLASSICAL AWARDS
Margaret Felice, Executive Director of Boston Singer's Resource, offers a one-year membership to the Adult Avocational, Upper College, and Graduate Classical Divisions 1st Place winners.
Teresa Winner Blume, Program Director and Voice Instructor for Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, offers a $250 scholarship to the newly-launched week-long summer Classical Voice Intensive, June 21-27, for singers ages 12-16. Artistry will be explored and strengthened through workshops, yoga, lessons, coachings, and master classes taught by expert voice faculty and guest artists. The week culminates in a final showcase performance of Art Songs and Golden Age Musical Theater selections. Featuring Beth Canterbury: Voice Instructor, Sarah Whitten: Yoga for Singers, Patty Thom: Guest Master Class Instructor, and Sarah Broomfield: Collaborative Pianist and Vocal Coach. Application Deadline: March 15
More Information about Classical Voice Intensive
Through the generous donation of Patty Thom and Boston Conservatory, a High School Finalist will be awarded a scholarship to the Summer 2020 Vocal/Choral Intensive!
More Information about VCI
We are thrilled that Phyllis Hoffman, eminent voice teacher and Executive and Artistic Director of Boston University Tanglewood Institute from 1996 to 2014, will award a Finalist with a $3,000 scholarship to this summer's BUTI Young Artists Vocal Program.
More Information about BUTI
Division finalists are chosen from the preliminary round. Finalists are required to sing one selection from their preliminary round repertoire, in its entirety, for the Finals Round Concert. Finalists will be assigned a brief rehearsal time with the finals round pianist before the Finals Round Concert. Places are awarded to each division, depending on the number of participants.
FINALS ROUND JUDGES
Musical Theater Finals Judges
Kevin Wilson
Karen Nascembeni
Brian Boruta
Classical Finals Judges
Margaret Felice
Patty Thom
Phyllis Hoffman
Finalists Announcement (Optional Performance) - 6pm
Adult Avocational Classical: 1st - $100
Upper College Musical Theater: 1st - $350
Finals Concert Places - 7pm
Juniors MT: 1st - $100, 2nd - $75, 3rd - $50
Lower HS CL: 1st - $150, 2nd - $125, 3rd - $100
Lower HS MT: 1st - $150, 2nd - $125, 3rd - $100
Upper HS CL: 1st - $200, 2nd - $175, 3rd - $150
Upper HS MT: 1st - $200, 2nd - $175, 3rd - $150
Lower College Classical: 1st - $300, 2nd - $200
Lower College MT: 1st - 1st - $300, 2nd - $200
Upper College CL: 1st - $350, 2nd - $250
Adult Avocational MT: 1st - $100, 2nd - $50
Graduate CL: 1st - $450, 2nd - $350
Comments Only
Juniors Classical - No Finalists
SPECIAL AWARDS
MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS
Brian Boruta, Producing Artistic Director of The Umbrella Stage Company, offers a pair of tickets to a finalist of his choice to the regional premier of WAR PAINT at The Umbrella.
More Information about WAR PAINT
Karen Nascembeni, Chief Operating Officer for Bill Hanney’s Live Theaters including North Shore Music Theatre Theatre by the Sea, and Cape Live Shows, offers a $200 scholarship to one of North Shore Music Theatre's education classes.
More Information about North Shore Music Theatre
Noel Smith, President Emeritus of NATS Boston, offers a $200 Acting Through Song Award to the participant of her choice from the Upper or Lower College Division for excellence in acting.
CLASSICAL AWARDS
Margaret Felice, Executive Director of Boston Singer's Resource, offers a one-year membership to the Adult Avocational, Upper College, and Graduate Classical Divisions 1st Place winners.
Teresa Winner Blume, Program Director and Voice Instructor for Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, offers a $250 scholarship to the newly-launched week-long summer Classical Voice Intensive, June 21-27, for singers ages 12-16. Artistry will be explored and strengthened through workshops, yoga, lessons, coachings, and master classes taught by expert voice faculty and guest artists. The week culminates in a final showcase performance of Art Songs and Golden Age Musical Theater selections. Featuring Beth Canterbury: Voice Instructor, Sarah Whitten: Yoga for Singers, Patty Thom: Guest Master Class Instructor, and Sarah Broomfield: Collaborative Pianist and Vocal Coach. Application Deadline: March 15
More Information about Classical Voice Intensive
Through the generous donation of Patty Thom and Boston Conservatory, a High School Finalist will be awarded a scholarship to the Summer 2020 Vocal/Choral Intensive!
More Information about VCI
We are thrilled that Phyllis Hoffman, eminent voice teacher and Executive and Artistic Director of Boston University Tanglewood Institute from 1996 to 2014, will award a Finalist with a $3,000 scholarship to this summer's BUTI Young Artists Vocal Program.
More Information about BUTI
PROGRAMS
Take a Deep Breath: Yoga and Meditation for the Performance Day
With Evangelia Leontis
2-3pm in NEC's Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre in the SLPC
Connect to your body and breath in this interactive workshop designed specifically for the day of a performance. You will be led through a series of stretches, breathing exercises, and a guided meditation meant to help you ease nerves and prepare your body, mind, and voice to perform to the best of your ability. Come as you are in your performance clothes, no mat necessary! Evangelia Leontis, D.M.A, Soprano, 200-hour Certified Yoga Teacher, evangelialeontis.com
Pathways of Singing
With Dana Varga, Cassandra Extavour, James Liu, Kayla Gautereaux, Sara Seals, Daon Drisdom
4-5pm in NEC's Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre in the SLPC
After the success of the 2019 Student Auditions panel, this program follows suit and offers participants and teachers the chance to hear from singers who have created their own unique pathways of singing. Find out what it’s like to be a doctor who sings opera solos, a music educator who fronts bands on the weekends, and a business entrepreneur who starts companies and does consulting, among others. This discussion will peak your interest and curiosity at how you too can build a singing life that also encompasses all of your gifts!
With Evangelia Leontis
2-3pm in NEC's Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre in the SLPC
Connect to your body and breath in this interactive workshop designed specifically for the day of a performance. You will be led through a series of stretches, breathing exercises, and a guided meditation meant to help you ease nerves and prepare your body, mind, and voice to perform to the best of your ability. Come as you are in your performance clothes, no mat necessary! Evangelia Leontis, D.M.A, Soprano, 200-hour Certified Yoga Teacher, evangelialeontis.com
Pathways of Singing
With Dana Varga, Cassandra Extavour, James Liu, Kayla Gautereaux, Sara Seals, Daon Drisdom
4-5pm in NEC's Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre in the SLPC
After the success of the 2019 Student Auditions panel, this program follows suit and offers participants and teachers the chance to hear from singers who have created their own unique pathways of singing. Find out what it’s like to be a doctor who sings opera solos, a music educator who fronts bands on the weekends, and a business entrepreneur who starts companies and does consulting, among others. This discussion will peak your interest and curiosity at how you too can build a singing life that also encompasses all of your gifts!
NATS Policy on Copyright Laws
NATS encourages its members, their students, accompanists and the general population to become educated about, and to comply with, all applicable copyright laws. Reproduction of a copyrighted work constitutes copyright infringement unless a license to reproduce such work has been obtained, the use is considered fair use, the work is in the public domain, or a valid exception to copyright infringement exists.
NATS requires students, teachers and other participants in NATS affiliated events, auditions and competitions to affirm compliance with the NATS Copyright Policy, and to use only authorized reproductions of copyrighted works.
NATS has unwavering support for the importance of compliance with copyright laws, and the support of our colleagues whose creative works sustain a vibrant and living art form. Please refer to our Copyright Resources page for more information on copyright laws. This resource page is part of our effort to educate and promote copyright compliance among all constituencies within NATS and the general public.
HOW IT APPLIES TO YOU
On the Registration Form, you signed that you understand the below stated NATS Copyright Rules.
Singer’s Acknowledgement of NATS Copyright Policy
In connection with Your participation in this NATS affiliated event, you hereby represent and warrant that
(a) You are familiar with and will comply at all times with the NATS Copyright Policy
(b) Any use of reproduced music will not confuse or mislead the public as to authorship or in any other way; and
(c) at least one of the following is true:
1. You own the copyright of any reproduced music used;
2. You have been granted a license by the owner of the copyright to reproduce the music used;
3. The reproduced music is in the public domain;
4. You are a teacher and are using the copies for educational purposes in a not-for-profit educational setting and otherwise in compliance with U. S. Copyright Office Circular 21; or
5. You have legally acquired (such as by purchase or gift) each copy of reproduced music that is used and distributed to an accompanist or adjudicator at the event.
WHAT TO DO NOW
Our NATS Boston Student Auditions house pianists know that they will be playing from music that follows these requirements (rather than a temporary photocopy). It is possible that much of your music falls into the "public domain" rule. Any of that music and any digitally purchased music can be presented to the pianist in a 3-ring binder or on an iPad type device. If you have any music you are presenting that is still under copyright and not purchased online, you will need to bring an original book. Your pianist CANNOT play from photocopies from original books. We WILL NOT check your music for copyright compliance at check-in; instead, you have signed-off on the above statement, which is additionally listed in the registration form, that you are following the rules. It's an honor system. If you are bringing original books, make sure they are easy to use for the pianist (broken in) and that your music is well-labeled so that pianist can easily find the selections.
NATS requires students, teachers and other participants in NATS affiliated events, auditions and competitions to affirm compliance with the NATS Copyright Policy, and to use only authorized reproductions of copyrighted works.
NATS has unwavering support for the importance of compliance with copyright laws, and the support of our colleagues whose creative works sustain a vibrant and living art form. Please refer to our Copyright Resources page for more information on copyright laws. This resource page is part of our effort to educate and promote copyright compliance among all constituencies within NATS and the general public.
HOW IT APPLIES TO YOU
On the Registration Form, you signed that you understand the below stated NATS Copyright Rules.
Singer’s Acknowledgement of NATS Copyright Policy
In connection with Your participation in this NATS affiliated event, you hereby represent and warrant that
(a) You are familiar with and will comply at all times with the NATS Copyright Policy
(b) Any use of reproduced music will not confuse or mislead the public as to authorship or in any other way; and
(c) at least one of the following is true:
1. You own the copyright of any reproduced music used;
2. You have been granted a license by the owner of the copyright to reproduce the music used;
3. The reproduced music is in the public domain;
4. You are a teacher and are using the copies for educational purposes in a not-for-profit educational setting and otherwise in compliance with U. S. Copyright Office Circular 21; or
5. You have legally acquired (such as by purchase or gift) each copy of reproduced music that is used and distributed to an accompanist or adjudicator at the event.
WHAT TO DO NOW
Our NATS Boston Student Auditions house pianists know that they will be playing from music that follows these requirements (rather than a temporary photocopy). It is possible that much of your music falls into the "public domain" rule. Any of that music and any digitally purchased music can be presented to the pianist in a 3-ring binder or on an iPad type device. If you have any music you are presenting that is still under copyright and not purchased online, you will need to bring an original book. Your pianist CANNOT play from photocopies from original books. We WILL NOT check your music for copyright compliance at check-in; instead, you have signed-off on the above statement, which is additionally listed in the registration form, that you are following the rules. It's an honor system. If you are bringing original books, make sure they are easy to use for the pianist (broken in) and that your music is well-labeled so that pianist can easily find the selections.
Withdrawal Notice
Participants requesting to withdraw from the Student Auditions will receive a refund of the registration fee, under the condition that they have given notice at least 24 hours prior to the Student Auditions. Need to withdraw? Email [email protected].