Send ENTRY to

Earlville Opera House Programming

PO Box 111

Earlville, NY 13332

(or see details about digital entry below)

YOUTH SHOWCASE OF SINGER-SONGWRITERS

Sponsored by the Earlville Opera House, Orbital Sound, & Big Apple Music

At the Earlville Opera House,

18 East Main St, Earlville on

Saturday, October 15th at 8pm

Grand Prize: Recording Demo CD with Orbital Sound! - link

DETAILS OF ENTRY: Songwriters must submit recordings of at least 2 original songs: 

Here's how:  burned on CD in *.wav, *.mp3, or CD format. Cassette tapes are also acceptable. CD’s must arrive at the Earlville Opera House office by or before 5 PM by September 15.

Recordings should be submitted in an envelope with a submission form (see link to pdf form) that lists the song titles, the songwriter’s name(s), and the names and roles of any other performers, along with email and/or telephone contact information.

Lyrics and instrumental music must be clearly audible on the CD, but sophisticated production quality is not important.  If you don’t have the ability to make the recordings on your own, the Earlville Opera House may be able to refer you to local musicians who have the appropriate equipment.

Music submitted for consideration must be original and have been created by the submitting songwriter. No covers!

Members of the Earlville Opera House Program Committee will judge the submissions. The judges recognize that not all styles of music can be measured with the same yardstick. Nevertheless, the judges will be considering the timeless elements of what makes a good song: conveyance of emotion or an idea; melody; phrasing; word craft; and the ability stand out in a world full of bland, copycat music.

All styles of music are acceptable provided that the music can be presented within the logistical constraints of the Opera House Theater and can be appreciated at sound pressure levels under 100 dB.

Since the event is about live performance, the judges must be convinced that the submitter’s live performance will be a worthwhile experience. Songwriters are allowed to have others perform their compositions, but the submitted CD must be performed by those who will perform at the Opera House if selected.

Selected songs may be performed by a single person or by an ensemble. Please outline details in your submission so that our sound person can do the best job of supporting your performance.

Successful submitters will be notified at least one week prior to the Showcase.  Six to eight songwriters will be selected for the showcase that will have a panel of new judges with backgrounds in music. Those selected should be able to supply lyrics and bios for printed program.

Submit any questions by Contact Us Online.  

New for submissions: If you have a myspace site where your music can be heard, you may e-mail your submission to the link above.  You may also e-mail digital musical files above for entry.

E-mailed submissions: Copy and paste the Youth Showcase Entry Form (see pdf link above for form) for your songs into your e-mail and add the link to your site to the e-mail that you send us.  (Please test your link by mailing to yourself.  We cannot be responsible for figuring out technical difficulties with digital submissions.)  Thanks!

Here is link to submission form: ( link to pdf form)