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Is Creston’s best singer the Kootenays’ best singer?Featured in In the Daily Buzz - Jan 17, 2012 Submitted
For the third time Creston will be able to witness who its best singer is, but this time there is a bit of a twist that wasn’t there for previous contests held at the Prince Charles Theatre in 2010 and 2011.
This time, the winner of the Creston’s Best Singer Contest will move on to compete against the winners of other “best singer” contests held throughout the Kootenays to determine the region’s best singer.
“It is an exciting development in the evolution of an idea that originated right here in Creston,” says producer and creator Vern Gorham. “After the success of the first two contests in Creston I figured I might be able to hold this event in other communities throughout the Kootenays, eventually culminating in a final contest that would feature the best singers from all of the Kootenay communities singing against each other.
“Thus far I have had successful events in Nelson and Grand Forks and am going to be hitting several other Kootenay communities prior to June 2012. At that time I will have the Kootenays’ Best Singer Contest, with big prizes for the winner.”
But, prior to a regional contest, all of the local contests have to be finished, including Creston’s. Thus it is time to find out who Creston’s Best Singer for 2012 will be and who will represent Creston at the Kootenays’ Best Singer contest.
The format for the Creston event is similar to 2011 in that the event will be held over two nights. The first night will be an audition contest, otherwise known as a “you be the judge” contest where the first 250 people in the audience to be seated in the auditorium (who are old enough to read and write) will receive a scorecard. They get the opportunity to judge all the singers to determine who the top 20 will be. There will be enough time to have approximately 30 singers perform for three minutes apiece.
At the end of the night, all of the scorecards will be gathered up by Gorham and the top 20 singers, as voted by the audience, will advance to the Creston’s Best Singer Contest, otherwise known as The Big Show. Those top 20 singers will be announced exclusively in the I Love Creston magazine and Web site on Feb. 1.
Just like last year’s contest, three judges will be brought in from out of town to eliminate any possible perception of bias. Each of the 20 singers will have the opportunity to sing one song, with the top three singers as judged by the out-of-town judges singing a second song.
First, second and third places will be determined at that time, with the top three earning prizes and the top singer moving on to represent Creston at the Kootenays’ Best Singer Contest to be held in late spring.
The audition contest will be held Jan. 19 at 6:30 p.m. The Big Show will be held Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets will be available at Black Bear Books and Kingfisher Books. Tickets for the audition show are $6 for seniors and students/children and $8 for adults.
For more details contact Gorham at (250) 428-0305, e-mail kootenaysbestsinger@telus.net or visit www.kootenaysbestsinger.com.
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