American Pops Orchestra Looks for the Voices of Tomorrow

The next Michael Bublé or Idina Menzel could be discovered but it’ll depend on the audience’s votes when the American Pops Orchestra presents the third annual “NextGen: Finding the Voices of Tomorrow.”

“We think it’s important that the best college singers throughout the Mid-Atlantic have a chance to explore the Great American Songbook and perform these treasured songs before enthusiastic fans,” says Luke Frazier, APO’s conductor. “Best of all, the performer who receives the most votes will return to sing with the full APO during a future concert.”

Student vocalists from the following universities have made it to the initial rounds of competition; their performances will be opening for voting at these dates and times:

SEMI-FINALS: Friday, April 24 at 8:00 pm EDT

FINALS: Saturday, April 25 at 8:00 pm EDT

WINNER ANNOUNCED: Sunday, April 26 at 8:00 pm EDT

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Student vocalists from the following universities have made it to the initial rounds of competition:

• American University
• Catholic University
• George Mason University
• James Madison University
• Howard University
• Liberty University
• Marshall University
• Mary Washington University
• Ohio University
• Shenandoah University
• Temple University
• West Virginia University
• William and Mary University

In addition to the audience’s vote, four judges will have a say in who’s crowned the “NextGen” voice. The judges are: Mauricio Martinez, Broadway star of "On Your Feet!"; Nova Payton, a Helen Hayes Award winner and a member of the national tour of "Dreamgirls"; Charles McKay, the managing director of the New York Festival of Song; and Robert Pullen, executive producer of Nouveau Productions.

Highlights from previous competitions are at http://bit.ly/2PPBMcm