2024 Wisconsin NATS Audition Dates & Location
UW-Milwaukee - Peck School of the Arts
Friday, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024
Including Children and Youth Auditions - held ONLINE.
Friday, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024
Including Children and Youth Auditions - held ONLINE.
Recent Chapter News
Virtual Spring Workshop- Icelandic Diction and Repertoire
with Dr. Cayla Rosché
The WI NATS board is excited to share that we are hosting a virtual Spring Workshop with Dr. Cayla Rosché on Icelandic Diction and Repertoire on Monday, April 22nd from 6-7pm. We are glad to be able to offer this lecture (at no cost to the chapter) and hope to provide more virtual workshops in the future for our chapter. This presentation is supported by the Fulbright Program. We hope to see you there!
During this virtual event, Dr. Cayla Rosché will immerse attendees in the rich tapestry of Icelandic vocal music, offering a glimpse into its unique melodies and linguistic nuances. Gain invaluable tools and techniques for singing in Icelandic as Dr. Rosché shares her expertise and passion for this underrepresented repertoire. As this event is sponsored by Fulbright, Dr. Rosché will share her personal journey and insights from her Fulbright experience, illustrating how it has profoundly shaped her career and artistic trajectory. Come to discuss the transformative power of international exchange and its impact on the world of music and academia.
During this virtual event, Dr. Cayla Rosché will immerse attendees in the rich tapestry of Icelandic vocal music, offering a glimpse into its unique melodies and linguistic nuances. Gain invaluable tools and techniques for singing in Icelandic as Dr. Rosché shares her expertise and passion for this underrepresented repertoire. As this event is sponsored by Fulbright, Dr. Rosché will share her personal journey and insights from her Fulbright experience, illustrating how it has profoundly shaped her career and artistic trajectory. Come to discuss the transformative power of international exchange and its impact on the world of music and academia.
Bach Around the Clock Festival and Masterclass
Madison's "Bach Around the Clock" Festival invites Wisconsin NATS members and their students to participate in a NEW offering for BATC in 2024: "Singing Bach - Beyond the Notes" - a Master Class with Dr. Sarah Brailey, UW-Madison Voice faculty member. The Festival takes place March 6-10 with a variety of offerings celebrating the life and work of J.S. Bach. Visit bachclock.com for the complete lineup.
The Master Class will take place on Thursday, March 7, 3-5pm at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Madison. All NATS members and their students may participate. There is no fee to participate and an accompanist will be provided. THIS FLYER gives relevant details, and it's not too early to sign up via the BATC website. BATC is asking interested singers to submit a recording - which may be a "work in progress" - and application by February 1, 2024. Six singers and an alternate will be chosen.
BATC is also looking for performers to participate in the Saturday Marathon or the Virtual Festival - both of which are free and open to the public. Information about those events is also at bachclock.com
If you have questions, please feel free to contact Kathleen Otterson at [email protected]
More information included in the PDFs below:
The Master Class will take place on Thursday, March 7, 3-5pm at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Madison. All NATS members and their students may participate. There is no fee to participate and an accompanist will be provided. THIS FLYER gives relevant details, and it's not too early to sign up via the BATC website. BATC is asking interested singers to submit a recording - which may be a "work in progress" - and application by February 1, 2024. Six singers and an alternate will be chosen.
BATC is also looking for performers to participate in the Saturday Marathon or the Virtual Festival - both of which are free and open to the public. Information about those events is also at bachclock.com
If you have questions, please feel free to contact Kathleen Otterson at [email protected]
More information included in the PDFs below:
| 2024_brailey_master_class_flyer_.docx__1_.pdf |
| 2024_batc_recruitment_flyer_updated.pdf |
Brian Leeper, Newly Elected Governor for North Central Region of NATS
Brian Leeper has been elected as governor of the North Central Region of NATS! He will begin his full term in July 2024.
About Brian LeeperI am in my 20th year at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where I teach Studio Voice, Opera Workshop, Hawk-Kor and advise our Student Chapter of SNATS. A Wisconsin-Chapter NATS member, I served previously on the board for several years in the following offices: Member-at-Large, Membership Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President and President. As a performer, I remain active - in recent summers I presented masterclasses at Operafestival di Roma and FIO-Italia and travelled to Frankfurt to coach American art song with vocalists at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst. In June, 2022, I sang the premier performance of Children of the Moon with the Nebraska Chamber Players in Red Cloud, NE at the 67th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference, in celebration of the centenary of Cather's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, One of Ours. Later that month at the Norwegian Singers Association of America’s Sangerfest, I performed as soloist with the festival choir and collaborated with Jessica Paul, piano, on a solo recital of songs by Edvard Grieg.
My vision for our region is to find new ways to connect with each other over the vast distance between our districts. Early in my career while teaching at Western Illinois University and Nebraska Wesleyan University, I attended regional auditions of the West Central and Central regions of NATS. I found these auditions quite beneficial to my own students and I grew to know many of the teachers from the other state chapters in those regions. Being a member now for 20 years in Wisconsin, I rarely have the opportunity to connect with teachers from other districts in that same manner, except at national events. Yes, we are separated by several hundred miles, but I would like to give thought to how we might be able to offer a regional audition for neighboring states within our region, even if that may mean organizing separate auditions that make it possible for our membership to take part in a mini-regional audition. I would also like to continue to champion diversity and inclusion within our region, as we should strive for membership nearly as diverse as our geographical distance. I believe that we should seek out as many varied perspectives as possible when looking at leadership positions within our region for the future.
About Brian LeeperI am in my 20th year at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where I teach Studio Voice, Opera Workshop, Hawk-Kor and advise our Student Chapter of SNATS. A Wisconsin-Chapter NATS member, I served previously on the board for several years in the following offices: Member-at-Large, Membership Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President and President. As a performer, I remain active - in recent summers I presented masterclasses at Operafestival di Roma and FIO-Italia and travelled to Frankfurt to coach American art song with vocalists at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst. In June, 2022, I sang the premier performance of Children of the Moon with the Nebraska Chamber Players in Red Cloud, NE at the 67th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference, in celebration of the centenary of Cather's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, One of Ours. Later that month at the Norwegian Singers Association of America’s Sangerfest, I performed as soloist with the festival choir and collaborated with Jessica Paul, piano, on a solo recital of songs by Edvard Grieg.
My vision for our region is to find new ways to connect with each other over the vast distance between our districts. Early in my career while teaching at Western Illinois University and Nebraska Wesleyan University, I attended regional auditions of the West Central and Central regions of NATS. I found these auditions quite beneficial to my own students and I grew to know many of the teachers from the other state chapters in those regions. Being a member now for 20 years in Wisconsin, I rarely have the opportunity to connect with teachers from other districts in that same manner, except at national events. Yes, we are separated by several hundred miles, but I would like to give thought to how we might be able to offer a regional audition for neighboring states within our region, even if that may mean organizing separate auditions that make it possible for our membership to take part in a mini-regional audition. I would also like to continue to champion diversity and inclusion within our region, as we should strive for membership nearly as diverse as our geographical distance. I believe that we should seek out as many varied perspectives as possible when looking at leadership positions within our region for the future.
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