Ithaca College

On Saturday, October 28th the Ithaca College School of Music hosted the annual Student Competition of the Central New York Finger Lakes Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). 

There were 28 voice teachers in attendance to adjudicate 120 singers competing in categories from high school to young professional.   Professors of voice Deborah Montgomery-Cove and Brad Hougham, serve on the executive board for the organization as president and secretary.

The following is a listing of the Ithaca College students that placed in the final round of the competition:

First Year Women:  

2nd Place           Emily Beseau                 Deborah Montgomery-Cove

2nd Place            Laura McCauley            Carol McAmis
 

First Year Men:

1st Place            Wei En Chan                 Carol McAmis

3rd Place            Michael Palmer            Carol McAmis
 

Sophomore Women:

1st Place            Samantha Kwan            Ivy Walz

2nd Place           Annie Barrett                 Patrice Pastore

3rd Place            Sarah Welden                Patrice Pastore
 

Sophomore Men:

2nd Place            Fred Diengott                Marc Webster

Junior Men:

1st Place            Erik Flyte                        David Parks

3rd Place           Chris D’Amico                Amanda DeMaris
 

Senior Women:

1st Place            Elizabeth Calabro          Patrice Pastore

2nd Place            Shaylyn Gibson            Jennifer Kay

3rd Place            Alexandra Haines          Ivy Walz
 

Senior Men:

1st Place            Travis Pilsits                        Patrice Pastore

2nd Place            Stephen Wilkins            Marc Webster

3rd Place            Ryan Zettlemoyer            Patrice Pastor
 

Advanced A:

1st Place            Mengchun Yang            Carol McAmis

3rd Place            Laura Proctor                Deborah Montgomery-Cove
 

Upper Level Musical Theater-Women:

3rd Place            DeAnne Stewart            Dawn Pierce
 

Upper Level Musical Theater-Men:

1st Place            Joseph DePietro            Dawn Pierce

2nd Place            Richard Lindenfelzer   Marc Webster