
A day in the virtual orchestra
A day in the virtual orchestra by National Symphony Orchestra first violinist Jane Bowyer Stewart
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Operating as usual
A day in the virtual orchestra by National Symphony Orchestra first violinist Jane Bowyer Stewart
#thankyouthursday with Nicholas NSO Principal Oboe, Nicholas Stovall, thanks his oboe teacher, mentor, and friend, Elaine Douvas, Principal Oboe of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. ...
Horns in the Neighborhood! NSO principal Horn, Abel Pereira hosted an outdoor concert in his Hollin Hills neighborhood with his NSO colleagues Markus Osterlund, James Nickel, and Rober...
The American Pops Orchestra will be presenting “APO Jukebox: The Best of The American Pops on Saturday, May 30th at 8:00pm. This virtual concert, hosted by Maestro Luke Frazier and APO Director, Kelly d’Amboise, will relive some of APO’s hit performances and will feature the music of Dolly Parton, Jerry Herman, Cole Porter, and singer-songwriters of the 60’s and 70’s. Celebrity guests will join the hosts throughout the virtual show to comment on their experience performing with APO and answer questions. The 2019 NextGen: Finding the Voices of Tomorrow 2nd place winners, Kodiak Thompson and Ally Dods, will also be performing during the virtual concert! This event is by-donation, and individuals can register for free at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/apo-jukebox-the-best-of-the-american-pops-tickets-103468007596.
Our chapter is proud to be a part of this wonderful competition!
NSAL DC members are on the edge of their seats waiting to hear who won. Proud to be a part of NextGen! Together we make a difference in young artists lives.
TUNE IN TONIGHT TO FIND OUT?!?
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🔸| Winner Announcement - Live Streamed 💻
Sunday, April 26th at 8 PM
🔸| Our 2020 winners will be joining us "LIVE!" You DON'T want to miss this!
🔸| https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nextgen-finding-the-voices-of-tomorrow-registration-62285049259?aff=ebdssbeac&fbclid=IwAR3QnPfz4IdFimz5Aru_yTofuTXwfjgl4oj3gZhIzSPOAXLReX5Zllo-lTk
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Members have been texting back and forth during the competition - whom will they vote for?
WHO HAS YOUR VOTE?!?
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🔸| Voting will remain open until 9:00am EDT tomorrow (Saturday) morning.
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🔸| To access your voting link, click on the link in your registration email. You will be able to use the voting link for as many tickets you registered for.
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🔸| Please note: you must use separate devices to vote each time.
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Count down. Excited for these young artists and how their world is about to change! Thanks APO for helping NSAL DC to make a difference!
TONIGHT is APO's third annual NextGen competition!!! Who are you rooting for?
SEMI-FINALS:
• Friday, April 24 at 8:00pm
FINALS:
• Saturday, April 25 at 8:00pm
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT:
• Sunday, April 26 at 8:00pm
🔸 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nextgen-finding-the-voices-of-tomorrow-registration-62285049259?aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing&utm-campaign=social&utm-medium=discovery&utm-content=attendeeshare
NSAL DC is proud to partner with APO to find the voice of tomorrow!
It’s Time For “NEXTGEN VIRTUAL.”
YOU be the judge and help pick the voices of tommorow!
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SEMI-FINALS:
• Friday, April 24 at 8:00pm
FINALS:
• Saturday, April 25 at 8:00pm
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT:
• Sunday, April 26 at 8:00pm
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🔸 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nextgen-finding-the-voices-of-tomorrow-registration-62285049259?aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing&utm-campaign=social&utm-medium=discovery&utm-content=attendeeshare
It’s not to late to join!
INTRODUCING our final six contestants for our upcoming “NEXTGEN VIRTUAL.”
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CAMILLE CAPERS | Howard University
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SAMANTHA MAUTNER| Temple University
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ETHAN SMITH | The Catholic University of America
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EMMA WALLACH | American University
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KAYLEE MICHAEL | Ohio University
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SAVANA VAUGHN | Liberty University
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SEMI-FINALS:
~ Friday, April 24 at 8:00pm
FINALS:
~ Saturday, April 25 at 8:00pm
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT:
~ Sunday, April 26 at 8:00pm
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🔸 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nextgen-finding-the-voices-of-tomorrow-registration-62285049259?aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing&utm-campaign=social&utm-medium=discovery&utm-content=attendeeshare
Counting down the days to NextGen! Have you registered for the virtual competition? https://eventbrite.com and enter "NextGen: Finding the Voices of Tomorrow: in the search box.
INTRODUCING our next six contestants for our upcoming “NEXTGEN VIRTUAL.”
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JANELLE ODOM| Howard University
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DRAKE LEACH | George Mason University
KATHLEEN WEST | George Mason University
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SHANNON TIERNEY FLACK | James Madison University
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ANDREA GORMLEY | Frostburg State University
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BRODY GRANT | Shenandoah Conservatory
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SEMI-FINALS:
~ Friday, April 24 at 8:00pm
FINALS:
~ Saturday, April 25 at 8:00pm
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT:
~ Sunday, April 26 at 8:00pm
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🔸 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nextgen-finding-the-voices-of-tomorrow-registration-62285049259?aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing&utm-campaign=social&utm-medium=discovery&utm-content=attendeeshare
Join the fun and help select the next winner of NextGen!
Introducing our next five contestants for the upcoming "NEXTGEN VIRTUAL."
• ALEXA JOSEPH | Temple University
• MAX SWARTOUT | Ohio University
• JESSICA ELKINS | University of Mary Washington
• OLIVIA BLOCH | American University
• ZAC DOSS | University of Mary Washington
SEMI- FINALS - Friday, April 24th at 8:00pm
FINALS - Saturday, April 25th at 8:00pm
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT - Sunday, April 26th at 8:00pm
🔸 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nextgen-finding-the-voices-of-tomorrow-registration-62285049259?aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing&utm-campaign=social&utm-medium=discovery&utm-content=attendeeshare
Stay home, stay safe and enjoy our good fried, Maestro Luke Frazier’s music.
APO UNITED | MAESTROS PLAYLIST
🔸Luke Frazier’s recommended songs for the week!!
🔸 What’s your favorite song on the playlist?
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1E36vqUrEaWvJd?si=uXn_FFhSRDqKDSAcLwokvg
Supporting these young artists is one of the many ways we help aspiring g young artists - and you can too. Join today!
THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT! The 🌟’s of tomorrow compete for the coveted title of winner of the NEXTGEN competition. YOU pick the winner!
🎶 | March 28th | 8PM | Arena Stage
Partnering with APO to support the masterclass component of NextGen! theamericanpops.org.
Inspiring kick off to the National Drama Competition with Edward Gero - 35 year veteran of the Washington theatre community and a past NSAL award winner - recreating his role of Justice Antonin Scalia in The Originalist.
It All begin on Newlands Street. The National Society of Arts and Letters celebrates 75 years of assisting young artists in six different disciplines: music, musical theatre, drama, literature, art and dance.
So true....not!
NextGen dressing room excitement! Help us find the voices of tomorrow. Join us tonight at 8 pm at arena stage!
Do you have your tickets???
This is an incredible opportunity for young aspiring artists. Come out and support APO and NSAL DC and all they do for the Arts.
College singers duke it out in the American Pops' NextGen competition - Metro Weekly Luke Frazier toured the country to find the 31 finalists who will compete in this year's event
Proud to be a part of this incredible program!
The National Society of Art and Letters - DC and American Pops Orchestra continues to make a difference in young artists lives! Join the excitement Saturday, March 9, at 8 p.m. at Arena Stage. Tickets - bit.ly/nexgen2019.
The American Pops Orchestra To Present 'NextGen: Finding the Voices of Tomorrow' - DC Metro Theater Arts Imagine seeing Stefani Germanotta perform before she became Lady Gaga, or seeing Beyoncé sing before she was famous. That’s the vision for The American Pops Orchestra’s NextGen: Finding the Voices of Tomorrow. On Saturday, March 9th, APO’s Jazz Quartet will perform, as 30 semi-finalists from ...
NSAL DC and American Pops Orchestra's commitment to young, aspiring artists makes a difference!
The American Pops Orchestra To Present 'NextGen: Finding the Voices of Tomorrow' - DC Metro Theater Arts Imagine seeing Stefani Germanotta perform before she became Lady Gaga, or seeing Beyoncé sing before she was famous. That’s the vision for The American Pops Orchestra’s NextGen: Finding the Voices of Tomorrow. On Saturday, March 9th, APO’s Jazz Quartet will perform, as 30 semi-finalists from ...
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🎤 On March 9th APO’s jazz quartet will perform alongside 30 young D.C. vocalists. These talented semi-finalists will compete for your vote! Come join us at Mead Center for American Theater at 8 p.m. and vote for your favorite songbird at NextGen: Finding the Voices of Tomorrow.
Get your ticket today ➡️theamericanpops.org/shows/nextgen
Photos by Daniel Schwartz
Get your tickets now to the hottest event in town!!
Introducing our NexGen semi-finalist Camille Capers from Howard University.
🎤 Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Camille has had a passion for singing ever since she was a little girl. As an actress, she has appeared professionally in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and is currently in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (u/s Esmeralda, and Ensemble) at Toby’s Dinner Theatre.
On Saturday, March 9, APO's Jazz Quartet will perform as 30 semi-finalists from university programs compete to win the top title. Votes from a panel of judges and the audience will determine the best voice of tomorrow. Get your tickets ➡️ bit.ly/nexgen2019
Not to be missed! NSAL DC and APO's joint venture includes YOU - the audience- along with our esteemed judges in the selection process to find the voices of tomorrow. Join the fun and you'll be able to say I knew them when.....
Introducing our NexGen semi-finalist Lydia Halkias from West Virginia University.
🎤 Lydia loves to sing and perform all genres, including but not limited to classical, jazz, and musical theater. This has led her to roles such as Gladys Hotchkiss in The Pajama Game, a nicest kid and dancer in Hairspray!, and most recently she was seen as the 3rd Spirit in WVU’s mainstage production of the opera, The Magic Flute.
On Saturday, March 9, APO's Jazz Quartet will perform as 30 semi-finalists from university programs compete to win the top title. Votes from a panel of judges and the audience will determine the best voice of tomorrow. Get your tickets ➡️ bit.ly/nexgen2019
NSAL-DC Life changing Drama Competition is about to begin. Good Luck to all of our competitors!
Winston Art Scholarship
Open to ages 16-22
Up to $12,000 available in awards
http://www.nsalwashington.org/the-winston-scholarships-in-voice-and-art/naomi-winston-scholarship-in-art/
The Naomi Winston Scholarship in Art @ NSAL A brochure with information and requirements for the 2019 Winston Scholarship can be can be found here. An application for the 2019 scholarship can be found here. Chapter contacts for the 2019 Winston Scholarship can be found here.
Check out who our NSAL-DC and APO NextGen award winner, Nia Savoy, will be sharing the stage with on Saturday at Arena Stage.
Hey NSAL DC - come on out and support Nia Savoy, our first place female winner of NextGen!
You’ve Got A Friend: A Singer-Songwriter Celebration https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youve-got-a-friend-a-singer-songwriter-celebration-tickets-45627888242?aff=efbevent
NSAL-DC members, Cici Hughes, Bea Hessick and Judy Gilbert chatting with Pianist Frank Conlon (an Honorary member and chapter winner) after the 100th Birthday Tribute to Leonard Bernstein at Temple Sinai in Washington DC.
Keep NSALDC’s Drama competition winner on your radar. She’s going to take the theater world by storm.
Moses Ingram from CTC’s ‘Detroit ’67’ talks about community engagement Reporter’s Note: Each summer, Chautauqua Theater Company opens its stage doors to young actors and theatermakers for a fully funded fellowship. This summer’s conservatory includes 14 actors, four design fellows
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