Songbook Academy

Soren McLaughlin | Noblesville, Indiana | Noblesville High School | 2025 Alum

Soren, who is from Noblesville, Indiana, will be attending Purdue University in the fall to study kinesiology on the pre-med track!

She likes to run, spend time outside, listen to music, and watch documentaries. She also plans on singing with Purdue’s Jazz Band next year!

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Finn Davis | Mill Valley, California | Tamalpais High School

Finn Davis (he/him), from Mill Valley, California, is a rising freshman at Manhattan School of Music, where he will be majoring in musical theater this fall.

Finn has loved theater and singing since he was young, starting with choir in 3rd grade and performing in musicals at the Throckmorton Theatre soon after. Some of his favorite theater roles have been Javert in “Les Misérables,” Motel in “Fiddler on the Roof,” and Sweeney Todd in “Sweeney Todd.”

Finn's other interests include making movies with his friends, birdwatching, and board games. He is thrilled to have the opportunity to participate in this program and grow and learn from all of these incredibly talented mentors and peers.

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Charlotte Green | Wheaton, Illinois | Wheaton Academy

Charlotte is so excited and grateful to have the opportunity to attend Songbook Academy®! She is a rising junior at Wheaton Academy in Wheaton, Illinois, where she is involved in the theater, band, jazz ensemble and dance company.

Charlotte has been dancing since the age of two and performing in musicals since the age of eight. She recently had the privilege of playing the role of Cosette in “Les Miserables.” Other roles include Mary Poppins in “Mary Poppins,” Liesl von Trapp in “The Sound of Music,” and Marian Paroo in “The Music Man.”

Offstage, Charlotte enjoys spending time with her friends and family. Charlotte also enjoys attending musical productions whenever she gets the chance. She’d like to thank her mom and dad for their endless support and encouragement, and give a special thanks to her voice teacher, Mrs. Robin Wiper, for her great expertise and guidance. Soli Deo Gloria!

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Kellyssa Rose Vincent | West Palm Beach, Florida | The King's Academy | 2024-2025 Alum

Kellyssa is excited and grateful to return to the Songbook Academy® for her third year. She is a 17-year-old rising Senior at The King's Academy in West Palm Beach Florida.

For the five past years, Kellyssa has been a part of the Smith Conservatory at The King's Academy, where she performed with the Honor Choir and in eleven plays. This past year, she played Miriam in “The Prince of Egypt,” Catherine in “Henry V,” and an ancestor in “Moana.”

This summer, she will be playing a Sith Acolyte in “Knights of the Old Republic : Episode II (TKA Studio 70).” This fall, she will be playing The Ghost of the Past in “A Christmas Carol: The Musical.” She would like to thank her voice and acting teachers Kyle Schnack & Summer Hoskins, Austin Parenti, Jackie Bayne & Jason Gillman, Michelle Laliberté, and her mom and dad for their ongoing support.

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Mia Rettig | Indianapolis, Indiana | Park Tudor School | 2025 Alum

Mia has recently graduated from Park Tudor School in Indianapolis, IN, and will be attending Duke University in the fall. She is thrilled to return to the Songbook Academy® this year!

Mia has always loved singing and performing on stage. She has participated in multiple Summer Stock Stage musicals and has also participated in her high school choir, PT Singers. Mia has also performed at The Cabaret as a member of the Park Tudor Madrigal Singers.

In her free time, Mia enjoys playing piano, listening to music, and spending time with friends and family. Mia would like to thank her parents and friends for supporting her, and would like to extend a special thanks to her vocal coach, Tamara Totty, and her school's choral director, Lamonte Kuskye, for their assistance and encouragement.

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Maggie McBride | Ashburn, Virginia | Rock Ridge High School

Maggie McBride, a rising junior at Rock Ridge High School, is so excited to be joining the Songbook Academy for the first time this summer! Maggie participates in the school treble choir and the musical theatre program.

She has received superior ratings at the International Thespian Festival and the Virginia Thespian Festival for Musical Theatre solo and duet performances. Some of her favorite shows she has participated in are “Come From Away” (Beverly Bass), “Footloose” (Vi Moore), and “Six: Teen Edition” (Katherine Howard).

Maggie is grateful for this opportunity and is looking forward to a week of learning and spending time with people who share her love for music and performance.

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Annabelle Kim | Carmel, Indiana | Carmel High School

Annabelle Kim is an incoming senior at Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana. She is a member of the award-winning Ambassadors show choir and served as one of its vocal captains this past year.

Outside of singing, Annabelle loves to dance, play piano, and hang out with her friends. She is so excited to become a part of the Songbook Academy® community this year!

Akshara Shrikant | Boston, Massachusetts | American Embassy School, New Delhi, India

Akshara is currently a junior at the American Embassy School in New Delhi, India. She spent her freshman and sophomore years studying theatre at Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, MA, where she will be returning for her senior year.

Along with music, her passions include tennis and visual arts. She is really excited to be a part of the Songbook Academy® for her first year!

Grady Griffin | Carmel, Indiana | Carmel High School | 2025 Alum

Grady Griffin is a 2026 graduate of Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana. Grady plans to pursue a degree in Commercial Music studying vocal performance at Belmont University.

He is a member and vocal captain of the Carmel Ambassadors, his high school's nationally ranked show choir. He also is a member of the acapella group Select Sound.

He recently recorded for the Songbook Foundation’s Perfect Harmony® program. He enjoys singing a wide variety of musical styles and is excited to return to Songbook Academy® and further develop his skills with the Songbook Academy community this summer.

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Adrienne Nicastro | Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania | Lower Moreland High School | Songbook Academy Alum (2024-2025)

Adrienne Nicastro is so excited to be returning to the Songbook Academy® for her third year! She just finished her senior year at Lower Moreland High School in Huntingdon Valley, PA, where she participated in Drama Club, was a Choir president, and occasionally sang with the jazz band.

Adrienne hopes to pursue a career in musical theatre. Favorite roles include Ariel in "The Little Mermaid," Dorothy Gale in "The Wizard of Oz" and Cady Heron in "Mean Girls." In the fall she will be attending Slippery Rock University for her BFA in Musical Theatre.

Outside of performing, Adrienne loves drawing/painting, frolicking, and spending time with her favorite people! Endless gratitude to everyone who granted her this opportunity, especially her family and her vocal coach, Anne Odland!

Adrienne adores this program and is so excited to be here one final year!

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