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Boston Pops Announces Winner of 2008 High-School Sing-Off Competition
BOSTON, MA:
Keith Lockhart and The Boston Pops are pleased to announce the winner of the
2008 Boston Pops High School Sing-Off, its first High School musical
competition. Katie Mayhew, from Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School will
have a dream come true, performing with the Boston Pops on July 3 and 4 as part
of the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular sponsored by Liberty Mutual. Ms. Mayhew
competed against 2 other finalists during the finals of the competition on July
1, singing "Being Alive" from Company accompanied by Keith Lockhart and the
Boston Pops. The July 4th program will also feature Rascal Flatts and will be
hosted by Craig Ferguson.
The Boston Pops High School Sing-Off invited talented vocalists from across the
Commonwealth to send in audition tapes of their performances of pieces from the
musical theater repertoire. Over 200 applications came in, and the field was
narrowed to the top 22 soloists and ensembles, who performed live in Symphony
Hall on June 2. From those 22, the six semi-finalists were selected and from
those six, three were selected as finalists. The other finalists were Samara
Oster from Milton Academy and a quintet consisting of Adam Randall, Meghan Ryan,
and Michael Ryan, of Briantree High School and Brianna Shetler, and Kirsten
Shetler, of North Quincy Regional High School The Boston Pops High School
Sing-Off is sponsored by Fidelity Investments.
Katie Mayhew, 16 and a sophomore, is a native Vineyarder and descendant of
Governor Thomas Mayhew, the first European to settle the Island in the 1640s.
Katie's aptitude and passion for music have been apparent from her toddler
years. She took Suzuki violin lessons for 5 years, starting at age 4, has
attended a summer theatre camp every year since the age of 6 and has been
studying voice since she was 8. Katie also took 5 years of dance and
participated in a by-invitation-only Dance Company. She belongs to a
by-audition-only high school choral group which just returned from a tour of
performances in Austria. She participates each year in her high school musical
and performs at Island fund raisers. She also composes music in a variety of
genres. Katie takes all Honors classes and hopes to study musical theatre in
college. Her more immediate goals include getting her braces off and her
driver's license.