The American Traditions Collection (ATC) a nonprofit who celebrates, preserves and teaches all styles of classic American music: Broadway, Opera, Jazz, Gospel, Country and even Spirituals, is holding its week long national vocal competition, the American Traditions Vocal Competition during the week of February 21-25, 2022.  Held in Savannah, Georgia, The American Traditions Competition, attracts talent from across the nation, launches careers and awards cash prizes totaling $ 35,000.

 The ATC is privileged to have contestants who are already Tony and Grammy winners and artists who have had leading roles at the Met. They have the highest vocal training. It's not a reality contest, but an opportunity to reach the next level in an already illustrious career.  The judges panel each year, are also Broadway, Opera and Jazz stars with long illustrious careers. 2022’s judges include ATC Gold medalist and beloved interpreter of Spirituals and Folk music, Robert Sims, Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle winning actress, Karen Ziemba, and world-renowned, Grammy-nominated jazz artist, Jane Monheit.

This year's contestants, selected from audition tapes and a competitive application process, include Night At The Apollo Winner, Timothy Parrott, Andrea Ross, whose first album was produced by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber (who was also her mentor) Allison Blackwell who has performed with the New York Philharmonic, New York Pops and on Broadway, and many more vocalists of similar calibers. The entire list of the 2022 ATC contestants, bios and photos are attached.

For more information, please visit https://www.atcsavannah.org and/or email [email protected].