SCNATS Student Audition Information

Musical Theatre and CCM Student Auditions
October 19, 2024
Newberry College, Newberry, SC
VP - Craig Allen, audition coordinator
More information coming soon for the 2024-25 audition season!

**NSA Categories of Entry 2024-25**

SCNATS Upcoming Events Calendar
Registration Opens: September 27, 2024
Registration Deadline: October 4, 2024
Special Awards submission deadline: 
SCNATS Honors Recital: October 19, 2024
Fall Business Meeting: October 19, 2024

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Audition Categories: 
  • Musical Theatre and CCM Student Audition Categories
  • Children and Youth (C/Y) Categories ​
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Vice President Letters
Audition Information Letters
Audition Day - SCNATS Member information
​Special Awards Information Letter - TBA
  • Pinson award monies have been increased to $200. (Fall and Spring)
  • Pinson nominations will be taken via nomination letter from teacher and student using any previous collaborative pianist YouTube recording. Pianists will have the option to perform on Honors Recital with students of their choice.
  • The special composer awards spotlight is on Latin American and Iberian art song Composers.
  • The special composer repertoire audition will be a virtual audition and will be free to enter.

Fran McMillan Pinson
​Collaborative Pianist Award ​

The Spotlight on Latin American Composers & Composers from the Iberian Peninsula Award
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An award to honor SCNATS collaborative pianists has been established in memory of Fran
McMillan Pinson, beloved staff accompanist for The South Carolina School of the Arts at Anderson University. “Mrs. P” was such a dedicated collaborative pianist for AU students not only in NATS
Student Auditions and but in every musical endeavor. This award has been established by Deirdre Welborn to honor Fran’s generous, feisty spirit and tireless dedication to her craft and her beloved students. Mr. Jim Pinson has established an endowment to ensure that the award continues to be given for many years to come. Fran passed away on June 19, 2020, after a courageous 3-year battle with cancer. Nomination Guidelines for this award may be found in the Special Award Information Letter.
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Fran McMillan Pinson, a lifelong music educator, musician, mother, and loving wife died June 19, 2020 at home. She was born in Colleton County, South Carolina and graduated from Bells High School, Ruffin, SC and from Furman University in 1964 with a BA in Arts. Fran studied at Virginia Commonwealth University in the Masters of Piano Pedagogy program 1984-1986. Fran was a lifetime member of the Music Teachers National Association and taught privately from 1964 to May 2020 teaching hundreds of aspiring pianists and quite a few organists. As a point of great pride, several of her students are on their way to or have established careers in full-time music. While in Virginia, she chaired the Virginia State Spring/Fall Music Festivals for 9 years. She chaired the National Guild of Piano Teachers, Colonial Heights branch, VA. Upon returning to Honea Path South Carolina, she held several leadership roles including 32 years as Chair, Anderson Area National Guild of Piano, Anderson branch, SC Music Teachers state treasurer for several years, and 41 years as Chair, Anderson area Lower Piedmont Music Teachers Fallfest Auditions. Fran served as organist at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Anderson, SC from October 1989 until June 2020. Fran also served as Chair of the Anderson College Academy of Music from 1987-1994. She served as a staff accompanist at Anderson University for over 10 years, accompanying students, staff recitals and university choirs.
​The Spotlight on Latin American Composers and Composers from the Iberian Peninsula Award is made possible by a generous donation by SCNATS member and previous MAR region governor Jill Terhaar Lewis. The award is given for the best performance of a song by Latin American Composers or Composers from the Iberian Peninsula. To be eligible, singers must choose to use a song by Latin American Composers and Composers from the Iberian Peninsula in the current SCNATS Fall 2023 auditions. A panel of judges will adjudicate and one winner from the high school categories and a second for all college and adult categories will be selected. Nomination Guidelines for this award may be found in the Special Award Information Letter.

SCNATS Fall Workshop 2024 - TBA

Dr. Lisa Sain Odom, SCNATS President and Workshop Coordinator
Workshop Letter

When:
October 18, 2024
Where:
​Newberry College, Newberry, SC
Guest Presenter:
Value
Schedule:
TBA
Mid-Atlantic Regionals Information
2024 NATS National Student Auditions: Mid-Atlantic Region


 Mid-Atlantic Governor, Serena Hill LaRoche​
Other conference information

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