Competitions
The 2024 Dorothy Lincoln Smith Classical Voice Competition
The National Society of Arts and Letters is pleased to present the Dorothy Lincoln Smith Voice Competition for classical vocalists, age 23-31. The DC chapter virtual competition will award to its 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners $2000, $1500, and $1000. The National competition will award $10,000 to its winners. (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners receive $5000, $3000, and $2000, although judges may modify monetary awards if more than three contestants show exceptional merit.) Please click below to read more about this competition and to apply.
Smith, a past National President of NSAL and past Chairwoman of the NSAL Board of Trustees, is again generously underwriting this annual competition, which began in 2017.
2024 Dorothy Lincoln Smith Classical Voice Competition, NSAL-DC Chapter Winners
1st Place: $2,000
Shelén Hughes
2nd Place: $1,500
Joseph Parrish
3rd Place: $1,000
Alicia Russell Tagert
Judges: Dr. Kate Vetter Cain (Chair), Mr. Patrick Kilbride, Mr. Mark Duer
2024 Dorothy Lincoln Smith Classical Voice Competition, NSAL National Winners
Véronique Filloux–Arizona, 1st place; Joseph Parrish–Washington DC, 2nd place; Maggie Renée–Florida, 3rd place
2023 Dorothy Lincoln Smith Chapter Winners
1st Place: $2,000
Ms. Ashlyn Rock
2nd Place: $1,500
Ms. Grace Brega
3rd Place: $1,000
Ms. Shaina Martinez-Azzopardi
Honorable Mention: Ms. Valerie Filloux, Ms. Allyson Bennett, Ms. Olivia Rominiyi
Judges:
2022 Dorothy Lincoln Smith Chapter Winners
1st Place: $3,000
Ms. Shaina Martinez-Azzopardi
2nd Place: $1,500
Ms. Jasmine Mangual
3rd Place: $1,000
Ms. Cara Gabrielson
4th Place: $500
Mr. Brandon Bell
Judges: Kevin Diana, Paul Rossen
2024 National Awards Competition In Musical Theater
Each year the Washington, D.C. chapter and other NSAL chapters nationwide are invited to conduct competitions in a designated discipline. The winners of the local chapter contests are then eligible to compete at the national level. Local chapters assume travel and lodging expenses for their winner(s) to attend the national competition, which is held in conjunction with the NSAL annual convention.
NSAL-DC is pleased to announce its Musical Theater competition to select the 2024 winner to represent the chapter at the National competition in May 2024 to be held in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. The DC chapter will award to its 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners $3000, $2000, and $1000.
March 2024 Competition
Sunday, March 10, 2024 (9 a.m. - 2 p.m.) at the Levine School of Music 2801 Upton Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
2024 DC Chapter Musical Theater Competition Winners
1st Place: $3,000
Ms. Bryanna Batts
2nd Place: $2,000
Ms. Olivia Bloch
3rd Place: $1000
Ms. Giovanna Marchese
Judges: Voice: Ms. Susan Derry; Acting: Ms. Tara Giordano; Dance: Ms. Nikki Mirza
Accompanist: Ms. Paige Rammelkamp
2023 DC Chapter Drama Competition Winners
1st Place: $2,000
Mr. Corbin Ford
2nd Place: $1,500
Ms. Kate Kenworthy
3rd Place: $500
Mr. Josh Pasteur
Honorable Mention: Ms. Moyo Ifafore & Ms. Sia Li Wright
Judges: Mr. Grant Emerson Harvey, Ms. Deborah Hazlett, and Ms. Teresa Sapien
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