Talent for TeamMates Competition - General Information
Talent for TeamMates 2011 Winners Selected
Jae Hyun Lim from Scott Middle School and On Approach from Lincoln High School were named winners at Lincoln's second annual city-wide talent competition held on Oct. 23, at St Mark's Church, 8550 Pioneers.
The two winners were among the 19 finalist acts that represented their schools at the finale. Before they performed at the talent event, the finalists went through two rounds of auditions and competed against more than 300 other performers. That field of performers was narrowed to 55 acts at a live audition and from that group, 18 finalists from every LPS middle and high school and an At-Large act were selected to compete at the talent finale. The panel of audition judges also selected an alternate for each school and At-Large. Those acts were put online and voted on. More than 39,500 votes were cast in the online voting competition to select the 19th act for the finale competition.
The two winners, Jae Hyun Lim and On Approach, were named the best performances and will go on to perform at the Lied Center during the 2011-2012 season. Dietze Music will provide a $100 gift card to Scott Middle School and Lincoln High School.
Jae Hyun Lim's winning performance was "Czardas" by Vittori Monti. He was accompanied by Lisette Deemer. Jae Hyun has been playing the violin since 2nd grade. His favorite part of performing is entertaining others with his music. After the competition, Jae Hyun said, he wasn't expecting to win. "I thought someone else would be the winner. I'm really proud of myself." He said his favorite part of the talent competition was "hanging back in the Green Room and getting to know all the people from all the different schools."
"On Approach" is a three piece ensemble featuring Jim Rhian, Ory Wickizer and Sam Costello.
They have been performing together since 2010 and got together because of their mutual love of playing music. At the competition they performed an original piece they wrote entitled "Faces of the Broken".
Jim said of the competition, "It was a lot of fun." Ory agreed and said his favorite part was meeting all the other musicians. "Meeting all the other musicians was fun, and" Sam said, "we liked to show what we've got. Winning was great."
TeamMates wishes to extend a special thank you to LPS and all of the administration, staff and faculty for their help with student support, ticket sales, promotions and use of the facilities.
Additionally, Teammates wishes to thank and recognize the volunteers, celebrity judges, event supporters, committee members and faith based partners for their help with auditions, promotion, ticket sales and the event.
The panel of judges: Rod Bates, General Manager of Nebraska Educational Telecommunications; Barbara Zach, Director of the Lincoln Symphony; Bill Stephan, Executive Director of the Lied Center for Performing Arts; Eddie Brown, a member of the D*Funk band and original TeamMate, Ken Siemek, Chief Meteorologist for KOLN/KGIN, Dr. Marilyn Moore, LPS Superintendent for Instruction, Lindsey, KFRX On-Air Personality, and L. Kent Wolgamott, arts and entertainment writer for the Lincoln Journal Star.
Event supporters are Dietze Music, Three Eagles Communication and KFRX and KFOR Radio, Williamson Honda, Signs Now, the Lied Center for Performing Arts, and First National Bank.
The Faith Based Partners are: Christ United Methodist Church, First Plymouth Congregational Church, Grace United Methodist Church, Saint Paul United Methodist Church, Sheridan Lutheran Church, South Gate United Methodist Church and Southwood Lutheran Church and St. Mark's United Methodist Church.
Media Note: Walter Powell, Lincoln TeamMates Coordinator or Amanda Duensing, Events Coordinator are available for interviews. (402) 436-1990. END
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