Converse Music Students Compete at NATS SC Competition
On November 1, 2025, 12 voice students from the Petrie School of Music competed in the South Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing classical voice auditions.
Under the direction of Converse music faculty, Dr. Susan Lyle and Dr. Valerie MacPhail, all of the students qualified for the next level, the Mid-Atlantic Regional auditions, to be held in March 2026.
Congratulations to the following students:
Students of Dr. Susan Lyle
- Fay Bullard ’26, Regional qualifier
- Samantha Condrey ‘27, College Junior Women, Regional qualifier
- Kalei Connors ‘28, College Junior Women, Regional qualifier
- Haylee Jones ‘29, College Freshmen Women, 2nd place and Regional qualifier
Students of Dr. Valerie MacPhail
- Sarye Glenn ‘26, Hall Johnson Spirituals/all college levels, 2nd place and Regional qualifier
- Jennelle Horton ‘28, College Sophomore Women, Regional qualifier
- Jay Owens ‘29 (Nisbet Honors), College Freshmen Men, Regional qualifier
- Emily Pinkham ‘29 (Nisbet Honors), College Freshmen Women, Regional qualifier
- Jared Rosen ‘29, College Freshmen Men, 3rd place and Regional qualifier
- Christian Ruth ‘29, College Freshmen Men, Regional qualifier
- Carrera Stamile ‘28, College Sophomore Women, Regional qualifier
- Adair Wall (Lawson Academy of the Arts student) Youth category, 1st place and Regional qualifier