New Jersey NATS

2016 Festival of Singing Audition Results

Saturday, February 20, 2016
New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ

Division V/VI – College Music Theater Lower Women and Men

  • 1st Place – Kyle Blocker (student of Marc Dalio, New Jersey City University) 

Division VII-A – Freshman Women

  • 1st Place – Jennifer O’Brien (student of Martin Neron, Westminster Choir College)
  • 2nd Place – Elizabeth Tedescucci (student of Elem Eley, Westminster Choir College) (former teacher Laura Osgood Brown)
  • 3rd Place – Molly McDonald (student of Marian Stieber, Rowan University)

Division VII-A – Freshman Men

  • 1st Place – James Carman (student of Jon Garrison, Rowan University)
  • 2nd Place – Daniel Eyerman (student of Marian Stieber, Rowan University)
  • Honorable Mention – David Tarantino; (student of Jeffrey Gall, Montclair University)

Division VII-B – Sophomore Women

  • 1st Place – Micaela Bottari (student of Margaret Cusack, Westminster Choir College)
  • 2nd Place – Anya Mourovannyi (student of Marian Stieber, Rowan University)

Division VIII-B – Sophomore Men

  • 1st Place – Josh Bodanza (student of Marian Stieber, Rowan University)
  • 2nd Place – Mike Parisi (student of Marian Stieber, Rowan University)
  • Honorable Mention – De’Saun Stewart (student of Margaret Cusack, Westminster Choir College) (former teacher Guy Rothfus)

Division IX/X – Music Theater Upper

  • 1st Place – Najee Esmond (student of Marc Dalio, New Jersey City University)

Division XI-A – Junior Women

  • 1st Place – Ashley Hansell (student of Robin Massie, Westminster Choir College)
  • 2nd Place – Elizabeth Smith (student of Jerry Forderhase, New Jersey City University)

Division XII-A – Junior Men

  • 1st Place – Israel Hernandez (student of Jerry Forderhase, New Jersey City University)
  • 2nd Place (tie) – Zach Milner (student of Lourin Plant, Rowan University)
  • 2nd Place (tie) – Al-Jabril Muhammad (student of John Hancock, New Jersey City University)

Division XI/XII-B – Senior Men/Women Combined

  • 1st Place (tie) – Esther Teh (student of Martin Neron, Westminster Choir College)
  • 1st Place (tie) – Darrah Maffetton (student of Marian Stieber, Rowan University)

Division XIII/XIV-A – Advanced Lower Women and Men

  • 1st Place – Zachary Delcamp (student of Jeffrey Gall, Montclair University (former teacher Daniel Ihasz)
  • 2nd Place – Avery Peterman (student of Margaret Cusack, Westminster Choir College)

Division XIII/XIV-B – Advanced Lower/Upper

  • 1st Place – LeAndre Scott (student of John Hancock, New Jersey City University)
  • 2nd Place – Sarah Blood (student of Donna Connolly, New Jersey City University)
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