Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Both the city and the baseball team are seeking individuals to sing the national anthem.
Think you’ve got singing chops? Bowie residents have two chances to flex their vocal chords and showcase their singing talents in upcoming auditions for both the city and the Bowie Baysox. The city of Bowie is holding open auditions for individuals or groups to perform the national anthem at various city events. They are also looking for individuals to act as stage announcers, or the Voice of Bowie, at various city events, including the Memorial Day Parade, Bowiefest, the Fourth of July and the International Festival. Auditions will be held on Feb. 23 at the Kenhill Center. Singing auditions will be held at 9 a.m. and performers should come ready to sing The Star Spangled Banner a capella in front of a judging panel. Auditions for the …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Auditions will be held on Feb. 25 to sing or be a stage announcer at city-sponsored events.
If you think you can sing the national anthem better than Steven Tyler did before last month's Ravens playoff game, mark your calendar for Feb. 25. The city of Bowie will host open auditions for individuals or groups to perform "The Star-Spangled Banner" at local events. The auditions will be held starting at 10 a.m. on Feb. 25 in the studio at the Kenhill Center. For inspiration (or to hear how not to sing), see Tyler's national anthem performance on YouTube. In addition, the city is searching for a stage announcer to be the "Voice of Bowie" for events such as the Memorial Day Parade, Bowiefest, 4th of July and the International Festival. The auditions will be held starting at 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 25 in the studio at the Kenhill Center. …
Thursday, February 24, 2011
The Bowie Baysox are holding open auditions to sing the national anthem at one of their 71 home games this season.
Singing the national anthem in front of a crowd before a professional sporting event is an opportunity that doesn't come around every day, but the Baysox are giving area performers a chance with open auditions next month. Roughly between 50 and 100 people show up each year to try out, said Tom Sedlack, communications director for the Baysox, in an e-mail. "Last year we had 66 people audition on a cold, rainy day. The year before on a beautiful Saturday morning, 103 turned out," he said. There is a live performance of the national anthem before each of the team's home games—there are 71 in the 2011 season—and the Baysox encourage anybody to try out. They accept soloists, small groups, even instrumentalists. "Anyone who registers and …
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Sheila King
7:50 pm on Sunday, February 5, 2012
Looking forward to auditioning. I auditioned a couple of years ago, it was cold, and my voice was just returning. I don't normally sing base, but I was definately singing it that day. It was fun! more ›