Can you sing? Want to be recorded and have a professional photo shoot to include in your portfolio? Apply to be Calvert's Next Idol! The Calvert Library is again partnering with Garrett Music Academy to present a local, younger version of popular television series American Idol. Singers will compete according to age. There will be three categories: ages 7-10, ages 11-14, and ages 15-17. The audition date is Friday, July 30 at 6:00pm at the Calvert Library Prince Frederick. Registration is required. Register by July 23. This can be done online through the library website (calvert.lib.md.us) or by requesting a printed application. Several competitors will be selected that evening to continue to the Final Competition the next night, Saturday, July 31 at 6:00pm at the Calvert Library Prince Frederick.
Contestants must be Calvert County residents. Participants’ parents/legal guardians will be asked to sign a media release consent form at registration so a parent must attend with their child or sign a form prior to the event. Winners are selected based on a variety of criteria that span the quality of the live performance, technique, pitch, rhythm and intonation, and entertainment value. The judges will comment on the performance and may interact with the contestant by asking questions and making comments. After the last contestant of each age group has auditioned, the judges will go into a closed-door session to decide those winners that will go on to Finals. They will re-emerge that night with the list of finalists. Finalists will then be given an instruction sheet for the final night of competition. For Finals, contestants will sing up to two minutes and be judged using the same criteria as the first night. Finalists do not have to use the same song but may do so. Decisions of the judges are final.
One winner per category will receive a free demo recording in a state-of-the art recording studio, and a professional photo shoot to accompany the recording session. For more information, call the Calvert Library Prince Frederick at 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
