South Texas NATS Winners
UTSA Singers Prep for a Fall Full of NATS Events
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he National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc (NATS) was founded in 1944 and is now the largest association of teachers of singing in the world. A part of the Texoma Region of NATS (Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico), UTSA sends a delegation of students from the voice area to compete in NATS student auditions every fall, and this year will be the same – well, almost
the same! Like so many organizations planning their annual event, Texoma NATS is going virtual. Going virtual presents challenges for the students who are auditioning. Auditions typically take place the first week in November, but the deadline for video submissions is October 15th. The loss of two weeks of preparation can be difficult for any musician,