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Outstanding local middle school student selected to perform at Carnegie Hall

April 10, 2015
/ Staff Reports
/ education

Madison Spradlin, a student at Brown-Barge Middle School, has been selected for the 2015 Middle School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall. She will perform as a vocalist at Carnegie Hall this summer with the Honors Junior Choir. Participation in one of the three Honors Ensembles is limited to the highest rated middle school performers from across North America and select schools internationally. Madison Spradlin auditioned this fall for the Honors Performance Series and was accepted after a review by the Honors Selection Board. Acceptance to the elite group is a direct result of the talent, dedication, and achievements demonstrated in her application and audition recording. Madison will join other performers from 49 United States, several provinces in Canada, and several foreign countries for a special performance at world-famous Carnegie Hall, a venue that marks the pinnacle of musical achievement. According to Nancy Richardson, Program Director, “Being selected to the Honors Performance Series is something each Junior Finalist should be extremely proud of accomplishing. We process thousands of nominations annually, selecting only the most talented performers. Working with these conductors and performing at Carnegie Hall is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that these student musicians never forget.” Madison has studied music for 6 years and is a member of Brown-Barge Chorus. She has also sang in the Escambia All County Chorus in her fifth grade year. In response to her selection as a Junior Finalist, Madison said, “This is a dream come true!” Junior Finalists from many countries will come together for five days in June 2015 in New York City to have the opportunity to learn from Greg Gilpin, an award winning choral composer and conductor, as well as work with other Junior Finalists, and get a taste of New York City. The Saturday, June 27, performance is open to the public. Tickets can be purchased beginning 60 days prior to the performance through the Carnegie Hall box office. The Honors Performance Series was created to showcase accomplished individual high school and middle school performers on an international level by allowing them to study under master conductors and perform in the celebrated venue, Carnegie Hall. The Honors Performance Series is proudly presented by WorldStrides, the nation’s leading educational travel organization. Learn more by visiting www.honorsperformance.org and www.worldstrides.com. For more information about Honors Performance, contact Nancy Richardson at 1-800-503-0807, or by email at [email protected] Brown Barge Middle School’s Band and Chorus will be performing on May 18, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. The concert will be held at the First Pentecostal Church on W Street.

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