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SCNATS Events for 2024-2025:
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Regional Qualifiers and Honors Recipients
from South Carolina Fall 2024
Musical Theatre/Commercial Music Student Auditions
Live Audition Honor Recipients
Virtual Audition Honor Recipients
Regional Qualifiers and Honors Recipients
from South Carolina Spring 2025
Classical/Spiritual Student Auditions
Audition Results and Honor Recipients
Fran McMillan Pinson
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Spotlight on Latin American and Iberian Peninsula Composers Awards
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The Spring 2025 recipient is
Fabio Parrini! Fabio Parrini, coordinator of the keyboard department at North Greenville University for over 25 years, holds degrees from the Conservatory of Padua (Italy) and Boston University, and studied with Anthony di Bonaventura, Micaela Mingardo Angeleri, Gyorgy Sandor, Bruno Mezzena, and Adriana Rognoni. A Steinway Artist and S.C. Arts Directory member, Fabio is in demand as a solo performer and a collaborative artist. He has performed with flutist Kate Steinbeck and the group Pan Harmonia, released albums as a soloist and in duo with violinist Eun-Sun Lee, and collaborated in duo over a wide range of repertoire with other distinguished artists such as Paul Aguilar, Richard Amoroso, Tanya Anisimova, Norman Bolter, Phillip Boykin, Scott Cook, Myra Cordell, Andrés Díaz, Louise Dubin, Miles Hoffman, Jennifer John, Lisa Sain Odom, Angela Massey, Sherrill Milnes, Filip Pogády, Rie Shimizu, Ayako Yonetani, Mira Wang, members of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, and colleagues from the North Greenville University music faculty. He welcomes any opportunity to share the stage with his wife Sherry, their grown children Maria and Sam, and his own siblings Anna, Chiara, and Alberto, all professional musicians. Parrini has received multiple competition prizes, recording grants, a Fulbright Grant, and a Kahn Award from Boston University. In addition to his responsibilities as keyboard coordinator, Fabio has served as a faculty accompanist at North Greenville University, accompanying NATS auditions, faculty and student recitals and opera workshop. Check out his performance here! Previous Recipients: Fall 2024 - Janice Bradner Spring 2024 - Jeremy Mims Fall 2023 - Katherine Acree Spring 2023 - Mildred Ann Roche Fall 2022 - Grace Berardo Spring 2022 - Rodney Cleveland Fall 2021 - Julie Smith Spring 2021 - Luke Fang Fall 2020 - Greg Boatwright |
SCNATS Spring 2025 Spotlight on Latin American and Iberian Peninsula Composer Award Recipients: Upper Division- South Carolina NATS is proud to present Sarye Glenn, a student of Valerie MacPhail, as the WINNER in the UPPER division of our Spotlight on Latin American and Iberian Peninsula Composers Awards. Del cabello mas sutil by Fernando Obradors Lower Division- South Carolina NATS is proud to present Ava Dentico, a student of Brandi Icard, as the WINNER in the LOWER division of our Spotlight on Latin American and Iberian Peninsula Composers Awards. Al Amor by Fernando Obradors New Composition AwardSCNATS Spring 2025
South Carolina NATS is proud to present James Gragg, a student of Craig Allen as the WINNER in our New Composition Award. James Gragg - Hymn to the Universe |