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
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20121029145956953