American Pops Orchestra Looks For The Voices Of Tomorrow
The next Michael Bublé or Idina Menzel could be discovered but it'll depend on the audience's votes when the American Pops Orchestra presents the third annual "NextGen: Finding the Voices of Tomorrow."
"We think it's important that the best college singers throughout the Mid-Atlantic have a chance to explore the Great American Songbook and perform these treasured songs before enthusiastic fans," says Luke Frazier, APO's conductor. "Best of all, the performer who receives the most votes will return to sing with the full APO during a future concert."
Student vocalists from the following universities have made it to the initial rounds of competition; their performances will be opening for voting at these dates and times:
SEMI-FINALS: Friday, April 24 at 8:00 pm EDT
FINALS: Saturday, April 25 at 8:00 pm EDT
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Sunday, April 26 at 8:00 pm EDT
Student vocalists from the following universities have made it to the initial rounds of competition:
- American University
- Catholic University
- George Mason University
- James Madison University
- Howard University
- Liberty University
- Marshall University
- Mary Washington University
- Ohio University
- Shenandoah University
- Temple University
- West Virginia University
- William and Mary University
In addition to the audience's vote, four judges will have a say in who's crowned the "NextGen" voice. Highlights from previous competitions are at http://bit.ly/2PPBMcm
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CrazySexyCool – The TLC Musical Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (6/12-8/09) |
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Macbeth - Academy Summer Repertory Shakespeare Theatre Company (7/16-7/25) |
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Pete the Cat: A Live Rock Musical Imagination Stage (6/17-7/26) |
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Twelfth Night - Academy Summer Repertory Shakespeare Theatre Company (7/15-7/25) |
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Josh Groban Wolf Trap (8/22-8/22) |
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Somewhere over the Border Mosaic Theater Company (9/10-10/04) |
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Hook in Concert Wolf Trap (9/05-9/05) |
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Rockville Musical Theatre presents "Caroline, or Change" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (10/31-11/15) |
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Summer Concert Series: Koo Koo McLean Central Park Amphitheater (7/30-7/30) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Washington DC (9/12-9/12) |