2016 Songbook Academy All-Stars

July 16–23, 2016

2016 Songbook All-Stars

Jennifer Barnett, 16 East Lansing, MI Haslett High School Future Plans: Travel the world and experience different cultures while performing at different venues.

Liza Christie, 18 Carmel, IN Carmel High School Future Plans: Go into the music business and work for a record company.

Helena BeltrĂŁo, 17 Bradenton, FL The Out-of-Door Academy Future Plans: Find a successful career in the performing arts, and always do what she loves.

Ashlyn Combs, 17 Lexington, SC Home school Future Plans: Be a source of inspiration and encouragement for others by wholeheartedly living out her passion for performing.

Tracey Beresford, 18 Dubuque, IA Hempstead High School Future Plans: Become a recording artist and find a sound that is enjoyable for everyone to hear.

Julia Cooper, 17 Poland, OH Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School Future Plans: Build a career out of her passion for singing.

Josephine Bianco, 15 Staten Island, NY Talent Unlimited High School for the Performing Arts Future Plans: Keep performing, as well as becoming a psychologist or a hearing and special services teacher.

Alexander Eisenberg, 17 Loch Arbour, NJ The Academy of Allied Health and Science Future Plans: Perform as a pianist and vocalist, like Nat King Cole or Fats Waller.

Emma Browning, 18 Fort Wayne, IN Norwell High School Future Plans: Make a career out of singing and performing, hopefully on the Broadway stage.

Emily Estep, 16 Fresno, CA University High School Future Plans: Continue pursuing her passion for performance and find success as a working stage actress.

Melissa Campbell, 18 Wyoming, OH Wyoming High School Future Plans: Share impactful stories and messages with audiences through performing.

Kaitlin Folsom, 16 Bradenton, FL State College of Florida Collegiate School Future Plans: Use music in a career as a means of providing inspiration and positive impact to audiences.

Caleb Freeman, 18 Webb City, MO Webb City High School Future Plans: Continue performing onstage, with the ultimate goal of making it on Broadway.

Will Koski, 17 Bloomington, IL Normal Community High School Future Plans: Pursue a career in musical theater.

Viktor Freesmeier, 19 Saint Louis, MO Grand Center Arts Academy Future Plans: Become a solo artist, or travel as a member of a professional music ensemble.

Caroline Lacy, 16 Darien, CT Darien High School Future Plans: Become a professional classical singer, as well as run an independent voice studio.

Austin Gladstone, 18 Delray Beach, FL American Heritage Boca Delray Future Plans: Become a full-time entertainer, whether that entails performing on stage, being a singer-songwriter, or acting on screen.

Maddie Lay, 16 Chesterfield, MO Visitation Academy Future Plans: Keep music as a priority, and find a career in either musical theater or vocal performance.

Sarah-V Harnden, 17 Redondo Beach, CA Amazing Grace Academy Future Plans: Become a professional singer and songwriter.

Dominic Lipari, 16 Plainfield, IL Plainfield North High School Future Plans: Be successful and happy.

Matt Hoffman, 17 Stony Brook, NY Ward Melville High School Future Plans: Pursue a career in performing, hopefully in the world of Broadway.

Lana Kanen, 17 Santa Barbara, CA San Marcos High School Future Plans: Continue expressing herself through music, with the hopes of eventually performing on Broadway.

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Kelly Maur, 17 El Dorado Hills, CA Oak Ridge High School Future Plans: Never give up on the dream of making a meaningful impact through a career in performance.

Isabel Robin, 17 Bayside, NY Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Future Plans: Study musical theater in college, and then enter a career that fully integrates music as its focus.

Casey McCreary, 18 La CaĂąada Flintridge, CA Saint Francis High School Future Plans: Provide inspiration to others through the creation of music.

Elizabeth Ross, 18 Shreveport, LA Caddo Parish Magnet High School Future Plans: Continue performing music as a means of spreading meaning and understanding across audiences.

Andrew McGowan, 18 Webb City, MO Webb City High School Future Plans: Building a career out of performance and entertainment to positively affect all audiences.

Kate Semmens, 16 Brooklyn, NY Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Future Plans: Combine passions and explore theater history and music history, while continuing to perform as a singer and actress.

Alec Melosini, 16 Trabuco Canyon, CA Santa Margarita Catholic High School Future Plans: Become a successful Broadway performer.

Emma Shine, 18 New Hope, MN Robbinsdale Cooper High School Future Plans: Make a successful career out of performing.

Kelly Moran, 18 Encino, CA The Buckley School Future Plans: Become a writer and director of films.

Kira Siepman, 18 Plainfield, IN Plainfield High School Future Plans: Make a positive difference in the world through generosity and sincerity, while exuding these values through a meaningful career.

Samual Mulligan, 18 Mount Zion, IL Mount Zion High School Future Plans: Run a recording studio and record music there.

Gigi Sierra, 16 Long Beach, CA Robert A. Millikan High School Future Plans: Keeping her passions for singing and performing alive, as well as one day hopefully making it in the Broadway world.

Tessa Southwell, 18 Rolling Hills Estates, CA Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Future Plans: Share performances with audiences in such a way that creates a deeper appreciation for the arts.

Brighton Thomas, 17 Burbank, CA John Burroughs High School Future Plans: Attend college to study musical theater, then pursue a career on stage.

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Audrey Trullinger, 16 Ambler, PA Mount Saint Joseph Academy Future Plans: Continue finding happiness in the making of music, as well as pursuing a career on the Broadway stage.

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Cole Winston, 17 Hartland, WI Arrowhead High School Future Plans: Continue to perform in any capacity.

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