PLNU Voice students -- from the studios of J. Craig Johnson, Tina Sayers, and Mary MacKenzie -- once again dominated the 2015 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition in San Diego. Baritone Jack French won First Place in both the College/Private Musical Theater Men's and Lower College/Private Classical Men's categories. Mezzo-soprano Kendall Barnes won Second Place in College/Private Musical Theater Women. In the Lower College/Private Classical Women's category, soprano McKenna Slack took First Place and soprano Emily Templeton took Second Place, with soprano Rachel Newton earning an Honorable Mention. In the Upper College/Private Classical Women's category, soprano Michelle Law came in Second Place with Third Place going to mezzo-soprano Kiana Bell.
Date:
Monday, April 13, 2015