On January 5th, 2018, André won the 45th NATSAA Competition in New York, New York. Competing with other regional finalists, André won $13,000 in cash and prizes! Here is the announcement:
https://www.nats.org/cgi/page.cgi/_article.html/What_s_New/Baritone_Andre_Chiang_Wins_First_Prize_in_45th_NATS_Artist_Award_Competition_
On January 13th, 2018, André also placed third in the Madame Rose Palmai-Tenser Scholarship Competition with Mobile Opera!
http://www.mobileopera.org/education/developing-artist-program/madame-rose-scholarship-competition/