Sing and Play ’20 moved to snow date; music competition is now February 26

SILER CITY, N.C. — With the threat of winter weather, Sing and Play’ 20 has been moved to its snow date.

The third-annual student music competition will now be held on Wednesday, February 26, at 6:30 p.m., at Jordan-Matthews High School in Siler City.

It was a difficult decision, said Rose Pate, president of JMArts, the Jordan-Matthews Arts Foundation, which produces the event to raise money for high school musicians, actors and artists. While the forecast was still uncertain on Wednesday morning, JMArts was advised that there was a significant chance that all after-school activities for Thursday would be canceled — and that a decision could come as late as Thursday morning.

“Making a decision that late wasn’t something we could do,” Pate said. “We have so many families and volunteers participating in the show that we needed to respect their schedules and their plans. We hope everyone will now come out next week to see their friends and neighbors perform and enjoy this very fun, uplifting show."

Musical acts selected during auditions will perform in separate elementary, middle and high school competitions.

Elementary contestants are Dahlia Neff Burt of Siler City Elementary, Ember Lindley of Silk Hope School, Lainey Parker of Praise Homeschool and Oliver Vang of Moncure School.

Middle school contestants are Ari Carrillo Ibarra of Chatham Middle School, Cameron Parker of Praise Homeschool, Natalie Zagada Morales of Chatham Middle School and one duet act featuring Katelyn Emerson of Chatham Middle School and Mylana Fulcher of Siler City Elementary.

The competition will conclude with seven high school performances. Mark Aguiluz, Laci Burt, Litzy Garcia, Kayli McIntosh, Rilee Rains and Edith Soto compete from Jordan-Matthews High School. Luz Borrayo represents Chatham Charter School.

Two guest performances also are on the program. This year’s showcase will feature past winners Jennifer Trejo Benitez of Jordan-Matthews and Jack and Jillian Dixon of Silk Hope.

“Sing and Play” is open to both instrumental and vocal acts, with students competing for a $50 prize in each age division. Winners will be selected by audience vote during the showcase concert.

General admission is $5 per person and includes one vote in each age-based competition.

More information about “Sing and Play” and other events scheduled for this season are online at jmarts.org.

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