Agenda
Stream 
Day April 2016
ACA-Idol is a fast-paced competition with big money at stake! Groups perform for 10 minutes. A panel of judges gives live feedback.
You, the audience vote by cel phone to decide which group -College or Pro- wins $1,000! (Rules here).
Ten competitors each give their best 10 minutes. Bid at the Silent Auction too! Competors will all compete for your love and votes in this show!
Check out our Competitors!
Food, drink and song! A meet and greet for SingStrong groups, singers and attendees! Held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel!
This is an awesome party, but it isn’t for everyone. This event is not supervised by SingStrong, South Lakes HS, Rita Gigliotti or any other person or entity. This is not an official SLHS or SingStrong event. No credit is offered at the HS for attendance. No fee is charged for attendance. This is simply the spot where some performers and adult summit attendees will be relaxing after the show. It is not for HS students to attend.
All high school competitors start off right here! HS Competitors should check out this special schedule.
Gather at 10:15 in the main theatre. And be silent as there are other sound checks occurring!
At 10:30 SHARP it will be YOUR turn to soundcheck! Follow the instructions of your director and the sound engineer and enjoy the massive sound system and multitudinous wireless microphones!
Click here for information on the Single Singers, SingStrong’s open group that anyone can join!
Julia Easterlin is an award-winning songwriter and one of the rare a cappella performers to have focused her career on original material. Come hear Julia’s thoughts on the creative process. And take careful notes! SingStrong is proud to partner with Cure Alzheimer’s Fund in announcing an original a cappella songwriting contest with a $2,500 prize!
Diana Preisler says this: “They see you louder than they hear you.”
The Broadway performer, film actress (Oscar Nominated “Chico and Rita”), singer and manager of Blue Jupiter and star of TV’s “Pitch Slapped” on Lifetime will show you how to make that message work for you. Groups will hop on stage and have their performance crafted to perfection.
This seminar is one of our most popular! Have your group come ready to perform! Catch Coda Conduct & IVGotteN SuitCase!
No special tickets required! Anyone with a ClassPass may attend!
Pro, Semi-Pro, Collegiate and sometimes even HS groups of all types strut their stuff in a casual, non-competitive showcase.
The best High School groups get only 8 minutes of stage time to impress a team of a cappella experts as they compete for trophies. The Single Singers perform while the judges deliberate.
TAKE 6 is the most awarded a cappella group in history. They’ll discuss performance, arranging and more in this intimate seminar setting.
TAKE 6 boasts ten Grammy’s, ten Dove Awards (Gospel Music Awards), Best Jazz Vocal Group honors for seven consecutive years in Downbeat’s prestigious Reader’s and Critic’s Poll, a Soul Train Music Award, BRE (Black Radio Exclusive) Vocal Group of the Year, two NAACP Image Award nominations, induction into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and countless other musical and humanitarian citations. Known for dense jazzy chords and wondrously melismatic soloists, this gospel jazz sextet has been heard from New York’s famed Blue Note to the Montreux Jazz Festival, from PBS to ABC-TV specials. Heralded by Quincy Jones as the “baddest vocal cats on the planet!”, TAKE 6 (Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea and Khristian Dentley) boast performances on Saturday Night Live, the Oscars, the Grammys, and have had the honor of performing for four sitting U.S. Presidents. They remain the quintessential and pre-eminent a cappella group in the world. Although these days the group often performs with instruments in other venues, at SingStrong Take 6 returns to their purely a cappella roots. Take 6 performs two times on Saturday night, and the two shows will NOT be the same. Don’t miss this incredible glimpse into the genius of Take 6. [Performing Sat 7PM and Sat 9:30PM]
7PM -8:30 with Take 6, MAXX Factor, Vivid Voices, Kaila Mullady and more!
See the best professional groups in fast-paced sets. Each Pro Show is different!
The Weekend’s Performers: http://dc.singstrong.org/performers.html
The Concert Schedule: http://dc.singstrong.org/concert-schedule.html
Doors open 30 minutes in advance. Stadium seating.
The Silent Auction (which is actually quite loud) accepts bids from Saturday Morning onwards, but this is the the final 40 minutes of Silent Auction time! The crowds gather and bidding intensifies!
Get unbelievable deals as you bid on a plethora of packages, and every dollar goes right to the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund!
Hotel get-aways? We’ve got em! Hard to find a cappella CDs? We’ve got em? Headshot and recording packages? We’ve got em! Local discounts for every day items? We’ve got those too!
Don’t miss this great chance to do well (for yourself) while you do good (for others)!
All conveniently placed in the cafeteria, between the end of the Sat. 7PM show and the beginning of the Sat. 9:30PM show!
Feel like donating a good or service? Fantastic! Contact Diana@SingStrong.org
Check out our FAQ for more info: http://dc.singstrong.org/faq.html
9:30 with Take 6, Julia Easterlin, Connect, Vox Pop and more!
See the best professional groups in fast-paced sets. Each Pro Show is different!
The Weekend’s Performers: http://dc.singstrong.org/performers.html
The Concert Schedule: http://dc.singstrong.org/concert-schedule.html
Doors open 30 minutes in advance. Stadium seating.
Food, drink and song! An open mic for all groups and singers!
Held at the Houlihan’s Restaurant and Bar attached to Crowne Plaza Hotel Dulles Airport. Herndon, Virginia 703-471-6700.
Any group of adult singers at any level can get up and jam! Need a bass? Just call out for one! This is the time for once in a lifetime connections! Pros and amateurs and everything in between!
This is an awesome party, but it isn’t for everyone. This event is not supervised by SingStrong, South Lakes HS, Rita Gigliotti or any other person or entity. This is not an official SLHS or SingStrong event. No credit is offered at the HS for attendance. No fee is charged for attendance. This is simply the spot where some performers and adult summit attendees will be relaxing after the show. It is not for HS students to attend.
No special tickets required! Anyone with a ClassPass may attend!
Pro, Semi-Pro, Collegiate and sometimes even HS groups of all types strut their stuff in a casual, non-competitive showcase.
Pro Show with Connect, Julia Easterlin, Vivid Voices, Kaila Mullady, and more!
See the best professional groups in fast-paced sets. Each Pro Show is different!
The Weekend’s Performers: http://dc.singstrong.org/performers.html
The Concert Schedule: http://dc.singstrong.org/concert-schedule.html
Doors open 30 minutes in advance. Stadium seating.