March 1st, 2020
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Student Auditions Schedule
12pm - Check-in Opens (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.
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.
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!
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.
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, is offering 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 is offering 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 is offering 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
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, is offering 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 is offering 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 is offering 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
Registration
Registration closed on February 3rd, 2020, at 11:59pm.
Divisions
Participants may sing in up to two divisions.
Previous 1st Place winners in any category must advance to the next division in subsequent years; for example, a winner in Lower College Musical Theater will subsequently enter Upper College Musical Theater.
In the event that any division does not meet the minimum of 5 participants, NATS-Boston reserves the right to assign these singers to another appropriate category, or offer a refund if an appropriate category is not available or is at capacity.
Previous 1st Place winners in any category must advance to the next division in subsequent years; for example, a winner in Lower College Musical Theater will subsequently enter Upper College Musical Theater.
In the event that any division does not meet the minimum of 5 participants, NATS-Boston reserves the right to assign these singers to another appropriate category, or offer a refund if an appropriate category is not available or is at capacity.
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Musical Theater
Juniors Lower High School Upper High School Lower College Upper College Graduate Adult Avocational |
Classical
Juniors Lower High School Upper High School Lower College Upper College Graduate Adult Avocational |
Division Requirements
All repertoire must be memorized, including repertoire traditionally performed with sheet music (oratorio).
Time limits are strictly enforced. Songs written in uncommon languages may be sung in English or the original language, but cannot be a substitute for the required (American or British) art song with English as the original language. It is not necessary to provide adjudicators with copies of music.
Time limits are strictly enforced. Songs written in uncommon languages may be sung in English or the original language, but cannot be a substitute for the required (American or British) art song with English as the original language. It is not necessary to provide adjudicators with copies of music.
Musical Theater Division RequirementsJuniors Musical Theater
Years of Study: No limit Age Range: 10 - middle school Audition Time Limit: 8 minutes Repertoire Requirement: Two contrasting age appropriate Music Theater selections from scores of book shows written or intended for fully realized musical productions (a musical, revue, or song cycle). Lower High School Musical Theater Years of Study: No limit Age: 14-16/ 9th & 10th Grade Audition Time Limit: 8 minutes Repertoire Requirement: Three contrasting Music Theater selections from scores of book shows written or intended for fully realized musical productions (a musical, revue, song cycle or operetta). Only one selection may be an operetta aria. Upper High School Musical Theater Years of Study: No limit Age Range: 16-19/ 11th & 12th Grade Audition Time Limit: 8 minutes Repertoire Requirement: Three contrasting Music Theater selections from scores of book shows written or intended for fully realized musical productions (a musical, revue, song cycle or operetta). Only one selection may be an operetta aria. Lower College Musical Theater Years of Study: 0-2 years post high school Age Limit: 22 Audition Time Limit: 10 minutes Repertoire Requirement: Three contrasting Music Theater selections from scores of book shows written or intended for fully realized musical productions (a musical, revue, song cycle or operetta). Only one selection may be an operetta aria. Upper College Musical Theater Years of Study: 3-5 years post high school all as undergraduate Age Limit: 25 Audition Time Limit: 12 minutes Repertoire Requirement: Four contrasting Music Theater selections from scores of book shows written or intended for fully realized musical productions (a musical, revue, song cycle or operetta.) Only one selection may be an operetta aria. Graduate Musical Theater Years of Study: 4+ years post high school, having graduated from an undergraduate degree and pursuing a professional voice-related career Age Limit: +21 Audition Time Limit: 15 minutes Repertoire Requirement: Five contrasting Music Theater selections from scores of book shows written or intended for fully realized musical productions (a musical, revue, song cycle or operetta.) Only one selection may be an operetta aria. Adult Avocational Musical Theater Years of Study: No limit, serious adult students who do not have a degree in vocal performance Age: 21+ Audition Time Limit: 10 minutes Repertoire Requirement: Three contrasting Music Theater selections from scores of book shows written or intended for fully realized musical productions (a musical, revue, song cycle or operetta). Only one selection may be an operetta aria. |
Classical Division RequirementsJuniors Classical
Years of Study: No limit Age Range: 10 - middle school Audition Time Limit: 8 minutes Repertoire Requirement: Two contrasting age appropriate selections from classical repertoire. Lower High School Classical Years of Study: No limit Age Range: 14-16/ 9th & 10th Grade Audition Time Limit: 8 minutes Repertoire Requirement: Three contrasting selections from classical repertoire. One art song in English. One art song in a foreign language. Upper High School Classical Years of Study: No limit Age Range: 16-19/ 11th & 12th Grade Audition Time Limit: 8 minutes Repertoire Requirement: Three contrasting selections from classical repertoire. One art song in English. One art song in a foreign language. Lower College Classical Years of Study: 0-2 years post high school Age Limit: 22 Audition Time Limit: 10 minutes Repertoire Requirement: Three contrasting selections from classical repertoire. One aria or art song. One art song in English. One foreign language art song. Upper College Classical Years of Study: 3-5 years post high school all as undergraduate Age Limit: 25 Audition Time Limit: 12 minutes Repertoire Requirement: Four contrasting selections from classical repertoire. One aria. One art song in English. One foreign language art song. One additional selection. At least three languages must be represented. Graduate Classical Years of Study: 4+ years post high school, having graduated from an undergraduate degree and pursuing a professional voice-related career Age Limit: +21 Audition Time Limit: 15 minutes Repertoire Requirement: Five contrasting selections from classical repertoire. One aria. One art song in English. One foreign language art song. Two additional selections. At least three languages must be represented. Adult Avocational Classical Years of Study: No limit, serious adult students who do not have a degree in vocal performance Age: 21+ Audition Time Limit: 10 minutes Repertoire Requirement: Three contrasting selections from classical repertoire. One art song in English. One art song in a foreign language. One additional art song or aria. |
Finals Round Requirements
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. The Finals Round Concert is a public event open to all participants and guests.
Adjudication and Awards
Participants are required to provide four 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.
Finalists from each division will be chosen to participate in the Finals Round Concert, and winners will be chosen and announced following the finals performance. All finalists will receive a monetary award and are eligible for selected prizes.
Participants will be evaluated by a panel of judges using the NATS Classical Adjudication Rubric or the NATS Musical Theater Adjudication Rubric.
Finalists from each division will be chosen to participate in the Finals Round Concert, and winners will be chosen and announced following the finals performance. All finalists will receive a monetary award and are eligible for selected prizes.
NATS Policy on Copyright Laws
NATS COPYRIGHT POLICY
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
In the Registration Form, you will be required to sign-off 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 will sign-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 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
In the Registration Form, you will be required to sign-off 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 will sign-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.
Audition Terminology
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Musical Theater Terminology
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Classical Terminology
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Memorization All repertoire must be sung from memory.
Original Languages Selections must be sung in original language or in translation if warranted by common performance practice. Transposition Music Theater selections in college categories and older must be sung in the original or standard published key. High school singers and younger may use published transposed keys to accommodate voice change issues only. Any published transposition must retain the composer's intention and style of music, and preserve the character being portrayed in the story and lyrics. Judicious Cuts Piano introductions, piano interludes, piano music after the vocal solo is completed, and internal cuts of music theater selections are allowed as in common performance practice. Cuts of verse or verses of selections are not allowed. In the case of strophic pieces, all verses should remain that are traditionally included. Music Theater Selections All repertoire must be from the score of a book show written or intended for a fully realized musical production. The production may be a musical (including film musicals), revue, or song cycle (MUTH). A fully realized production includes blocking/acting, dance, costumes, sets, pit orchestra or piano, lighting, sound, or a combination of the aforementioned elements. Revues should thread back to the original production. Various online resources are available to confirm whether a particular selection was written/intended for a fully realized musical production, and teachers are encouraged to consult these resources when selecting repertoire for the auditions. Singers should ensure that contrasting selections represent the spectrum of their vocal and dramatic abilities. This should be exhibited by selecting pieces of varying style periods (pop/rock, contemporary, Golden Age, operetta), composers, and employing a variety of vocalism (belt, mix, legit). (Singers may choose only one operetta aria as one of their selections.) Comment Only Any student may register to sing for comments only and participate in the preliminary audition round. |
Aria An aria is a solo taken from an opera, oratorio, mass, cantata, zarzuela, operetta, or works titled “concert aria”. Oxford Online definitions will be used for the purposes of this audition. For example, Purcell’s selections from the semi-‐ operas and masques are considered songs.
24/26/28 Italian Art Songs and Arias The repertoire found in the 24/26/28 Italian Art Songs and Arias collections may be counted as an aria or an art song in the high school and lower college classical categories. For the singers in the upper college categories and beyond, these pieces may count as an art song ONLY, regardless of origin. Any repertoire found outside of these collections will be considered only as the composer intended, as an art song OR aria. Memorization All repertoire, including oratorio, must be sung from memory. Original Languages Selections should be sung in original language or in translation if warranted by common performance practice. Transposition All arias from opera, oratorio, mass, cantata, operetta, works titled “concert aria,” or music theater selections must be sung in the original or standard published key. Repertoire/Categories The word “classical” in this context refers to art songs and arias from the “classical” genre, not limited to the “Classical” period of Mozart and Haydn. In other words, no music theater, pop, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, etc. Published arrangements of folk songs, spirituals, and traditional hymn tunes in English are widely accepted as a part of the classical genre. Students in classical categories may present one selection of this type to fulfill the English art song requirement. Judicious Cuts Piano introductions, piano interludes, piano music after the vocal solo is completed, and internal cuts of opera arias and music theater selections are allowed as in common performance practice. Cuts of verse or verses of selections are not allowed. In the case of strophic pieces, all verses should remain that are traditionally included. Comment Only Any student may register to sing for comments only and participate in the preliminary audition round. |
Pianists
House pianists will be provided by NATS Boston for all divisions. It is mandatory to be accompanied by the house pianists for the Student Auditions, no exceptions.
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 start of the 2020 Student Auditions. Need to withdraw? Email [email protected].
NATS Student Auditions Regulations
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Questions?
Email [email protected]
