MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — VSA Tennessee
is excited to introduce six young individuals competing in vocal and
instrumental music at its Feb. 22 Young Soloist Competition at MTSU.
The
annual event will last from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, in the Hinton Music
Hall of the Wright Music Building on MTSU’s campus. Tickets are $5 at the door,
with free admission to those age 13 and younger.
Competitors
are vying to represent the state of Tennessee in the International Young
Soloist Music competition at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
later this year.
The
musicians performing at MTSU are part of VSA Tennessee, the state organization
on arts and disability that was established in 2001 on the MTSU campus.
Students in MTSU professor Lori Kissinger’s Organizational Communication in
Communities EXL Class are once again handling logistics for this year’s event.
The
statewide event is open to any vocalist or instrumentalist under the age of 25
with any form of disability. In addition, bands and musical groups can apply as
long as one of the members of the group has a disability, according to the vsatn.org
website. The state contest is part of an international competition, which will
be held May 25 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and will feature
winners from across the nation.
Hosts
for the state contest include state Sen. Jim Tracy as well as VSA’s
International Young Soloist 2004 winner, Laura Dodd, who will perform a song. Dodd
has shared stages with some of country music’s best, including George Jones,
Travis Tritt, Rascal Flatts, Patty Loveless, Bruce Hornsby, Josh Turner and Ben
Vereen.
The
Young Soloist event will also feature Nashville singer/songwriter JP Williams
as a special guest for the night. Williams has built his solo artist resume,
including openers for Charlie Daniels, Ricky Skaggs, Randy Travis and Jo Dee
Messina, as well as a headliner spot for a college tour singing his original
tunes for students throughout the northeastern U.S.
The
2016-17 Tennessee VSA Young Soloist program is sponsored by U.S. Rep. Diane and
Dr. David Black and the First Tennessee Foundation as well as fundraising
efforts of the Kissinger’s fall 2016 and spring 2017 ORCO 3250 classes.
For
more information about VSA Tennessee, visit www.vsatn.org or contact Kissinger at
userk7706@comcast.net or 615-210-8819.
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