What is American Traditions Vocal Collection?
We are a collection of people who love classic styles of American song.
We are a collection of services and musical events which promote, preserve and focus on the performance of classic American song. These events range from our professional competition that offers $40,000 in cash prizes to some of today's best adult vocalists, to our education offerings in the community, in schools, and in our Junior ATC experience for vocalists from 8th grade to 12th grade. We complete the circle of our programming by inviting artists from our competition back to Savannah to perform concerts which inspire and focus in on specific styles of music.
If you love classic American music, awe-inspiring vocalists, and TV shows like The Voice or American Idol, you’ve come to the right place!
Anais Reno sings with Aaron Lehrian, photo by Salvador Andrade.
2023 Judges Capathia Jenkins, Cyrille Aimée and John Devlin pose with 2022 Gold Medalist Andrea Ross, Emcee Bex Odorisio and ATC Board Member, Danny Cohen
Professional ATC
The event that started it all. Since our first competition in 1994, we have been celebrating American music and all of the lives it has touched through our international singing competition. Truly incredible vocalists, serious judges, the warmest audience around and prizes of almost $40,000. Come see this uniquely Savannah event and cheer on your new favorite singer!
2023 Junior ATC Finalist, Asante Hodges sings with joy. Photo by Salvador Andrade.
Junior ATC
With funding by Gulfstream and the support of our community, Junior ATC is the premiere showcase for regional high school vocalists, (and sometimes eighth graders) to take the stage, stretch themselves and show their love of classic American song.
An enthusiastic crowd before our Star-Crossed Lovers event at Ships of the Sea Museum. Photo by Salvador Andrade.
Events
Our programs are full of great music, lots of fun, and familiar faces of our beautiful Savannah community. We hope you will join us for one of our upcoming events this season
Grammy-winning Jazz Artist and 2021 ATC Winner, Nicole Zuraitis, asks for volunteers to learn how to vocally improvise.
Education Services and Junior ATC
American Traditions Vocal Collection offers educational programming in music for students of all ages, musical education and therapy for older adults, free concert events in downtown Savannah and masterclasses in the community and at our local colleges and universities.
