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The exciting experience of NATS Student Auditions, where singers perform and receive written feedback, includes chapter, regional and national levels of student auditions with total prizes of over $80,000 at the national level! |
Canadian Region Auditions 2027
The NATS National Student Auditions (NSA) begin at the Canadian Region level in both a virtual and live format and progress to the national preliminaries, semifinals, and finals.
Singers can enter the Canadian Region auditions if they have participated or not in their Chapter Auditions and must be entered by a NATS member.
January 1, 2027 - Regional registration opens for all singers to send in their application & video submissions to the Region round.
Go here to find rules/regulations/repertoire requirements.
February 9, 2027 - Deadline for live and virtual application and video submissions to the Region round of virtual and live auditions.
February 20, 2027 – LIVE Canadian Region Auditions – Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick.
(February 19 – 21/Canadian Region Conference)
February 11 – February 26, 2027 - Region virtual adjudications. (All teachers/members submitting students are required to adjudicate).
Mid-March - Announcement of Region winners (virtual and live combined) will be sent to all participating teachers and placed on the website. The top 5 singers in each category will be recommended to proceed to the semi-final video round of the NSA.
End of March - Eligible participants will receive an email invite from National to apply to the National video-round.
April 9, 2027 - Deadline for all eligible participants to submit their documents and entry fee ($75 USD) to the National video-round.
Mid-May - Announcement of NSA semi-finalists.
July 2027 (dates TBD) - NSA live semi-finals and finals.
The NATS National Student Auditions (NSA) begin at the Canadian Region level in both a virtual and live format and progress to the national preliminaries, semifinals, and finals.
Singers can enter the Canadian Region auditions if they have participated or not in their Chapter Auditions and must be entered by a NATS member.
January 1, 2027 - Regional registration opens for all singers to send in their application & video submissions to the Region round.
Go here to find rules/regulations/repertoire requirements.
February 9, 2027 - Deadline for live and virtual application and video submissions to the Region round of virtual and live auditions.
February 20, 2027 – LIVE Canadian Region Auditions – Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick.
(February 19 – 21/Canadian Region Conference)
February 11 – February 26, 2027 - Region virtual adjudications. (All teachers/members submitting students are required to adjudicate).
Mid-March - Announcement of Region winners (virtual and live combined) will be sent to all participating teachers and placed on the website. The top 5 singers in each category will be recommended to proceed to the semi-final video round of the NSA.
End of March - Eligible participants will receive an email invite from National to apply to the National video-round.
April 9, 2027 - Deadline for all eligible participants to submit their documents and entry fee ($75 USD) to the National video-round.
Mid-May - Announcement of NSA semi-finalists.
July 2027 (dates TBD) - NSA live semi-finals and finals.
Fees for 2027 (in CAD$)
- Teacher registration fee - $25 (live region auditions only)
- Children / Youth entry fee - $30 / class / category
- High School / Post Secondary entry fee - $35 / class / category
- Adult / Avocational / Non-Traditional / Spiritual - $35 / class / category
- Advanced entry fee - $40 / class / category
- Changes / Corrections fee - $25 (changes to repertoire, videos, class, entry information after deadline and until February 12th)
- No late registrations will be accepted
- Substitute Adjudicator fee - $75 (if unable to adjudicate - LIVE only)
- Teacher registration fee - $25 (live region auditions only)
- Children / Youth entry fee - $30 / class / category
- High School / Post Secondary entry fee - $35 / class / category
- Adult / Avocational / Non-Traditional / Spiritual - $35 / class / category
- Advanced entry fee - $40 / class / category
- Changes / Corrections fee - $25 (changes to repertoire, videos, class, entry information after deadline and until February 12th)
- No late registrations will be accepted
- Substitute Adjudicator fee - $75 (if unable to adjudicate - LIVE only)
How to Register?
Proceed to nats.org ---> Member Home Page ---> Scroll down to Region audition button.
On the Home Page, click "change" and select "Canadian Region" from the dropdown menu. Save.
You can then register your students. Reminder that payment will be made in Canadian funds.
Classes Offered for 2027
Classical Voice (CL), Children - Avocational (5 - adult)
Musical Theatre (MT), Children - Avocational (5 - adult)
Commercial Music (CM), Children - Avocational (5 - adult)
American Negro Spiritual, Post HS Undergraduate Students Only
Proceed to nats.org ---> Member Home Page ---> Scroll down to Region audition button.
On the Home Page, click "change" and select "Canadian Region" from the dropdown menu. Save.
You can then register your students. Reminder that payment will be made in Canadian funds.
Classes Offered for 2027
Classical Voice (CL), Children - Avocational (5 - adult)
Musical Theatre (MT), Children - Avocational (5 - adult)
Commercial Music (CM), Children - Avocational (5 - adult)
American Negro Spiritual, Post HS Undergraduate Students Only
Canadian Region NSA Contacts
For general inquiries relating to the competition, please check www.nats.org.
For questions regarding the Region NSA, please contact our Region Coordinator, Lisa Cosens-Brillon
For general inquiries relating to the competition, please check www.nats.org.
For questions regarding the Region NSA, please contact our Region Coordinator, Lisa Cosens-Brillon
Canadian Region NSA Past Winners
| Canadian Region NSA Winners 2026 |
NSA at a glance - How it works
NATS Student Auditions begin with a preliminary round, in which students sing for a panel of adjudicators and perhaps a small audience. Preliminary auditions advance to quarterfinals then semifinals as needed. All National Student Auditions culminate in Finals. Finalists audition again, often for a larger public audience of everyone present. Many chapters and regions offer prizes for to students placing in their categories as well as additional awards.
NATS Student Auditions begin with a preliminary round, in which students sing for a panel of adjudicators and perhaps a small audience. Preliminary auditions advance to quarterfinals then semifinals as needed. All National Student Auditions culminate in Finals. Finalists audition again, often for a larger public audience of everyone present. Many chapters and regions offer prizes for to students placing in their categories as well as additional awards.
- Chapter Auditions
- In some regions, chapter auditions are standalone events that do not advance to the region or national levels. Other regions hold progressive auditions in which students must begin at the chapter level and only the top students in each eligible category advance to region auditions.
- Region Auditions
- To participate in the national level of these auditions, students of NATS members must qualify by entering only ONE region's NSA and placing in their region's auditions. The top 5 singers from each region's NSA-eligible categories advance to the national online preliminaries.
- National Preliminary Auditions
- Each singer who advances from a region audition must apply and submit videos of their performances for adjudication by a panel of international judges in the national preliminaries.
- National Semifinals and Finals
- 15 singers from each of 34 categories plus the Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition during conference years and the 3 American Negro Spirituals Categories in non-conference years — ALL advance to the national semifinals.
- The top 3 singers in each national semifinal category audition in the national finals.
- The NSA national semifinals and finals are typically held in late June or early July in conjunction with either a NATS biennial national conference or summer workshop.
- National NSA Entry Fee: $75 per category (nonrefundable)
- Prizes: Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will total more than $84,000.
- Competition Dates: Online national screening begins the second Friday in April, with the national semifinals & finals in June or July.
- Deadline to Enter: April 9, 2027 (Entry is by emailed invitation-only, following regional auditions)
Helpful NSA Links
