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The 2025 Central Region Conference takes place Friday October 31 and Saturday November 1 at the Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Our theme is SINGING WITH THE SELF.

The conference includes three performance classes on Friday evening (classical, contemporary, and musical theatre), zip-fast interest sessions and presentations on Friday, a teacher breakfast/business meeting on Saturday morning, presentation of a lifetime achievement award, and of course the region-level National Student Auditions on Friday and Saturday.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS: Please see the CALL FOR PARTICIPATION which closes Sunday 9/21 at 6 PM CDT. 9/25: the call is now closed.

CONFERENCE PERFORMANCE CLASSES: Nominate a student for the Commercial Music class or the Classical class. Click through for details. Nominations close Friday, October 17 at 6 PM CDT.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Leanne Freeman-Miller, Drake University

SATURDAY BREAKFAST/BUSINESS SESSION: Register for breakfast via the NSA conference registration link at NATS.org.

CONFERENCE HOTELS: Two conference hotels adjacent to campus.

NATS ARTIST AWARDS (NATSAA): The biennial NATS Artist Award competition takes place on Thursday, October 30. Application deadline is no later than September 8. This call is now closed.

NSA registration information and hotel information will be released by Labor Day. Full NSA rules and information is posted here.