SILER CITY, N.C. — “Sing and Play,” the third-annual musical competition for students from elementary through high school, will be held next month at Jordan-Matthews High School in Siler City.
Instrumental and vocal acts will compete for a $50 prize awarded for the best performance in each of three age categories — elementary, middle school and high school. Acts may be individuals or ensembles up to four people, with all performers being full-time students in a North Carolina public, private or home school.
Auditions will be held at Jordan-Matthews on February 4 beginning at 3:30 p.m., when a panel of judges will select four to six acts in each age category to perform in the competition. Each act selected during auditions must pay a $10 registration fee to enter the competition. Individuals and ensembles wanting to audition must register online by January 28.
The “Sing and Play” showcase competition concert will be February 20, at 6:30 p.m., in the Jordan-Matthews Auditorium. Immediately after the performances, winners will be selected by audience vote. General admission is $5 per person and includes one vote in each category.
An overview of the competition — including rules and a link to the registration form — is available online at jmarts.org/s/SingAndPlayRules20.pdf.
“Sing and Play” is a fundraiser for JMArts, the Jordan-Matthews Arts Foundation, a nonprofit created to provide what student artists need to excel.
Money raised by the competition will be used by JMArts for educational projects, including its third-annual New York Arts Adventure. Scheduled over spring break, the educational trip to New York City gives a group of upperclass musicians, actors and visual artists an opportunity to explore one of the world’s great cities, experience the very best in the arts and gain new perspectives and experiences that will influence their lives and work. Several world-class actors, musicians and critics will meet with JM artists during the five-day adventure.
More information about JMArts and other events scheduled for this season is available at jmarts.org.
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Winners of Sing and Play ’19 celebrate with master of ceremonies Sydney Suits. Selected as winners by audience vote were, from left, Jennifer Trejo Benitez from Jordan-Matthews High School, Buck and Maggie Thornton from Chatham Middle School, master of ceremonies Suits, and Jack and Jillian Dixon from Silk Hope School. (Photo by Chip Pate)
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