NATS Publishes the New NSA Generations Alumni Class Notes

By Jen Jimenez, NATS Development Director

In June of 2025, NATS launched NSA Generations, a new alumni program serving former and current NSA student auditionees, as well as their families. As members of NSA Generations, NSA alumni and their families have the opportunity to network with their musical peers, volunteer at their local and NATS National Student Auditions, and support the creative and logistical costs of producing NSA through gifts to the NSA Fund. We recognize the commitment to voice education these students and families have made by their participation in the National Student Auditions. We are pleased to honor this special group of alumni by highlighting their recent accomplishments with a new, yearly section called, Class Notes! If you have questions about NSA Generations, please contact NATS Development Director Jen Jimenez at jen@nats.org

Isaac Arterburn

Sings with professional groups in Austin such as Austin Cantorum; Owns private voice studio.

Mary Kathryn Brewer

Assistant Voice Professor at Taylor University in Indiana; Authored two books on the art songs of Giuseppe Verdi; Created Open Educational Resources on German Lieder and Lyric Diction; Soprano soloist and NATS Indiana President.

Naylah Campechano

Accepted into Grammy Camp 2025 with a full scholarship by Grammys Academy for vocal performance; National Anthem, NBA Charlotte Hornets and Savannah Bananas tour in front of 100,000 people at Clemson Memorial Stadium.

Isabella Carroll

Featured duet singer, NATS 2024 National Convention; Martha Cratchit, A Christmas Carol: North Shore Music Theater; National Anthem, “Let’s Put ALS on Ice”; 2025 First Place, Upper High School MT Regional NATS.

Robin Cotton

Co-founded and co-directing SVMPA Summer Vocal Music Program Abroad in Roseto Degli Abruzzi, Italy on the Adriatic Sea Launching Summer 2026.

Sarah Davis

Studied voice and opera at the Boston University Opera Institute; Vocal fellow at Tanglewood; Owns private voice studio.

Alexander Earl

Accepted to UNC Greensboro to obtain BFA in Musical Theatre; Rapunzel’s Prince, Into the Woods: Theatre WV 2025.

Sadie Habas

Graduated from Boston University with a B.M. in Vocal Performance, Cum Laude; Pursuing a master’s degree at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

Gabriela Hinckle

Music directed Assassins at UNC Chapel Hill and Bonnie & Clyde at UNC Chapel Hill; Cinderella’s Mother/Granny, Into the Woods: Kenan Theater Company.

Kristiana Jones

Accepted into the MPM Summer Opera Program 2025; Suzanna, Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro; Completed junior recital as part of the Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance at ODU Diehn School of Music.

Jacob Kenison

Mr. Erlanson, A Little Night Music: Hawaii Performing Arts Festival; Fenton, Falstaff: Utah production; Won ODU Diehn School of Music Young Artist Competition; Sang Mein Herr Marquis by Strauss II with the ODU Symphony Orchestra.

Evelyn Linchangco

Ensemble, Peter and the Starcatcher: California School of the Arts SGV; Ensemble, Mean Girls: Citrus Summer Conservatory; 1st Place, Classical Voice, 3rd Place, MT Vo-Cal Competition 2025; Singer, 10th Annual Religious Pluralism Day Los Angeles.

William Lovell

1st place, CL, MT, and CM categories, chapter and regional NATS student auditions; Augustus Gloop, Charlie and Chocolate Factory.

Farrah McArthur

Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins; Oliver Twist, Oliver; Mary Lennox, Secret Garden; Cinderella, Rogers and Hammerstein‘s Cinderella.

Mathew Molina

Selected for the 6-week musical theatre Interlochen program in MI; Competed in the Classical category at NATS NSA 2025; performed in Matilda at SCCT.

Krishna Raman

BFA in Vocal Performance, Carnegie Mellon University in 2020; MM in Vocal Arts, University of Southern California in 2023; Freelance musician in Los Angeles; Singer, LA Master Chorale and LA Philharmonic.

Angel Romero

Graduate School, Yale University; Opera residency Program, Pittsburgh Opera; 2nd place, Zarzuela Placido Domingo Prize winner, Operalia 2024; Professional Opera Singer; Professor of Voice, Houston Christian University.

William Russell

Accepted to the Songbook Academy summer intensive in Carmel Indiana for the third year; Committed to Ball State Honors College for a BFA in music theatre

Marissa Sodano

Attending Centenary University to earn my BFA in Musical Theatre.

Andrew Tran

Released first album of self-written and produced songs; Works with the American Artists Project to create more opportunities for musical artists to get paid jobs.

Jacquelyn vonAschwege

Dance Captain, Anastasia; Betty Haynes, White Christmas; Natalie Goodman, Next to Normal.

Maxwell Zheng

Bilbo Baggins The Hobbit, Amahl, Amahl and the Night Visitors: Kentucky Opera.

Zoe Rose Pallas

Graduate of Florida State University (Dr. Wanda Brister); MM degree, University of Alabama (Dr. Paul Houghtaling).

Jasmine Shan

1st place at OMFA (Ontario Musical Festivals Association) in MT category age 6-8; 2nd place, Songs from the Screen category.

Brooks Liang

1st place, Youth Classical category: 2024 NATS NSA; 2nd place, VOCE state by MTAC California; Participated in the Summer Voice Program of the Juilliard School.

Siddhant Shanker

First place, CM2 category NATS NSA; Won 3 contemporary a cappella recording (CARA) awards for “Fireflies,” Best Global Song, Best High School Song, and Best Pop Song categories.

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