Shown Winner of the 2009 Youth Showcase - Joey Harrison.

Are you a performing songwriter under 22?

TO ENTER: Bands or solo performers should send EOH a demo CD or tape (or MySpace link or MP3) with at least two original songs by September 15 to be considered.

Click this link to the 2010 entry guidelines!

YOUTH SHOWCASE OF SINGER-SONGWRITERS

The Earlville Opera House is pleased to be showcasing some of the finest young talent in the region at its Youth Showcase of Singer-Songwriters at the Earlville Opera House main stage this year.  Come for a fast-paced evening where you will hear two original songs from each songwriter or songwriting team.  Vote for your favorites and help decide who will go home with the grand prize!

 

The showcase is sponsored by Orbital Sound who will be donating the grand prize of a professional four-song recording demo package valued at over $650.  Big Apple Music is also sponsoring the showcase with three gift certificates of $100, $75, and $50 values.  

 

Last year we heard original songs by these featured artists with songwriting credits:

Mark DeBottis, 17, Joe Billy, and Zach Rowland, Georgetown

Carl Lowenguth, 17, Cooperstown

Dana Bowers, 15, Hamilton

Keenan LeBlanc, 17, Morgan LeBlanc, Canastota

Joey Harrison, 16, North Brookfield

Sally Hartwick, 18, South New Berlin, (SUNY Cortland)

Caitlin Crossjung, 18, Hamilton (Colgate)

Lauren Mettler, 21, Joe Mettler, Mason McDowell, Taylor McDowell & Ellen Fagan from Sherburne, Eaton & Earlville

 

JUDGING THE SHOWCASE is a challenge but we hope our judges will be up to it!  We are recruiting 3 judges for the event.  Their scores will be 85% of the performance score.  The final 15% will be crowd enthusiasm, which will be measured by a decibel meter.  The decibel measurements will be taken at the end of the evening after all performances are finished.  The judging will also be tallied at the end of the show.  We ask that all the performers and the audience please be supportive of all of their fellow musicians.

There will be an admission charge for the event of $4 for youth and $5 for adults.  All proceeds will benefit EOH youth programs.  Performers will have free admission.  EOH will also be sponsoring free tickets through the Madison Community Action Program.

Hear original songs by our previous winning artists:

 2007 Zach Collins of Same Blood Folk, Hamilton

 http://www.myspace.com/samebloodfolk

2008 Emelia Failing Band, Utica

 http://www.myspace.com/emeliafailing

 

Ticket info will be available soon!