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Images: Mitchell Hutchings, Ryan Bazail, Jamile Varisto, Veronica Garcia, Matthew Escobar, Christopher Berrios

Several students from the Department of Music and the Department of Theatre and Dance participated in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) South Florida Chapter (formerly Florida Gold Coast) Student Auditions on Saturday, February 1, hosted at Florida Atlantic.

This year’s competition featured 16 voice teachers from institutions across South Florida, including Palm Beach Atlantic University, the University of Miami, and Florida International University, with more than 110 students competing. ����ý students achieved remarkable success, earning 11 top placements in multiple categories.

Congratulations to Ryan Townsend, Mitchell Hutchings, DMA, the Department of Theatre and Dance, the Department of Music, and all participating students for their outstanding performances. Special recognition is also given to Instructor Kuo-Pei Cheng-Lin (Florida Atlantic) and graduate student Yi-Ni Lin (student of Irena Kofman, DMA) for their exceptional piano accompaniment throughout the event.

Additionally, Dr. Mitchell Hutchings, Associate Professor of Voice at Florida Atlantic, was named President of the NATS South Florida Chapter on February 1 after previously serving as Interim President.

Images: Matthew Escobar, Ryan Bazail

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• MT 5 Lower Musical Theatre – Treble Voices
  First Place: Paisley Kinkade (Voice Studio: Ryan Townsend)
  
  
• MT 7 Upper Musical Theatre – Treble Voices
  Third Place: Kristen Mestre (Voice Studio: Ryan Townsend)
  
  
• CL 8 Upper Classical – TBB Voices
  First Place: Matthew Escobar (Voice Studio: Mitchell Hutchings, DMA)
  Third Place: Ryan Bazail (Voice Studio: Mitchell Hutchings, DMA)
  
  
• MT 8 Upper Musical Theatre – TBB Voices
  First Place: Matthew Escobar (Voice Studio: Mitchell Hutchings, DMA)
  
  
• CM 8 Upper Commercial Music – TBB Voices
  First Place: Ryan Bazail (recent student of Brock Burbach at Broward College, Voice Studio: Mitchell Hutchings, DMA)
  Second Place: Matthew Escobar (Voice Studio: Mitchell Hutchings, DMA)
  Third Place: Mateus Barioni (Voice Studio: Mitchell Hutchings, DMA)
  
  
• CL 9 Advanced Classical – Treble Voices
  Third Place: Veronica Garcia (Voice Studio: Mitchell Hutchings, DMA)
  
  
• CL 10 Advanced Classical – TBB Voices
  First Place: Christopher Berrios (Voice Studio: Mitchell Hutchings, DMA)
  
  
• CL 13 Adult Classical – Treble Voices
  First Place: Jamile Evaristo (Voice Studio: Mitchell Hutchings, DMA)
  
  

Images: Mateus Barioni, Christopher Berrios, ��Jamile Evaristo

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Several of the same students will compete at the Southeastern Regional Student Auditions from March 6-8, 2025, at Stetson University in DeLand, FL.

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