“SingStrong,” an international a cappella music festival, returns to SLHS March 1-3. This 3-day festival offers clinics, concerts and competitions for music students and professionals of all ages as well as anyone who simply enjoys contemporary a cappella and great singing.
Read the information below to learn more about this incredible opportunity. For more information, go to www.SingStrong.org and for tickets, http://dc.singstrong.org/index.php/tickets.
Friday, March 1: Aca Idol @ 7 p.m.
College and semi- pro groups compete Aca Idol style in front of a panel of judges. The audience votes for their favorite via cell phone. Winners are selected by both the audience and judges votes with a $1000 cash prize to the winning group.
Saturday, March 2 High School Competition @ 2 p.m.
See the high school groups battle it out for awards and the 1st place title to open for the headliner’s Saturday night concert.
South Lakes Students will be performing at the 2 p.m. High School competition on Saturday, March 2.
Saturday, March 2 Main Event Concert 1: 7 p.m. featuring:
Traces -6 soulful, urban, R&B ladies and winners of the Boston and NY Harmony Sweepstakes
Julia Easterlin -The hauntingly seductive, award winning indie, live-looper featured at Lollapalooza
Blue Jupiter-NYC’s Funk-Pop-Twisted-Broadway quartet and Original winners of the Oreo Cookie Theme Contest w/Randy Jackson
Saturday, March 2 Main Event Concert 2: 9:30 p.m. featuring:
NOTA -Puerto Rican powerhouse pop sextet and winners of NBC’s The
Sing-Off Season 1
Ensamble Fenix – One of Venezula’s best vocal groups making their USA debut at SingStrong
The Funx-A brand new funky mixed ensemble with talent from The Sing-Off!
Featuring Nate Tao a Reston native who went to Hughes Middle School and Herndon HS and is now a contestant on American Idol!
Amy Englehardt from The Bobs
Sunday, March 3 Encore Concert @ 2 p.m.
GQ-Youngest female quartet to win the DC Harmony Sweeps and pioneers of combining rock and barbershop
Slaveya -Bulgarian for Nightengale, this ensemble of women performs in the powerful, Eastern European folk tradition
NOTA
Ensamble Fenix
Julia Easterlin
