Voice students win first place in regional competition

Students Nicholas Andruzzi, Christian Souza and Izzy Oyler won first place in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference held recently at Liberty University in Virginia.

Andruzzi placed first in the Adult Classical Tenor/Baritone/Bass category, and Souza placed first in the Third-Year Student Classical Tenor/Baritone/Bass category. They study voice with Brian Arreola, professor of voice.

Oyler, a musical theatre certificate student who studies voice with Sequina DuBose, assistant professor of voice, placed first in the Second-Year Student Musical Theatre Treble Voice category.

Souza and Oyler will advance to the National Student Auditions. The adult category does not advance.

Founded in 1944, National Association of Teachers of Singing is the largest professional association of teachers of singing in the world, with more than 7,000 members in the United States, Canada, and more than 35 other countries. The Mid-Atlantic Regional competition involves state winners in various categories from North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

Thirteen UNC Charlotte students participated in the regional competition having won statewide auditions. They were Andruzzi, Souza and Oyler, along with Shannon Dailey, Sarah Freeman, Keilah Jones, Reem Nour, Jack Richardson, Bryan Stoenner, Jylian Taylor, Abby Williams, Charity Williams and Haley Wright.