Just Love to Sing! opera competition in Gilford October 27

GILFORD — On October 27, 7:30 p.m. at Gilford Community Church, Just Love to Sing! will present the 6th Annual Opera Competition. Over 50 young singers will compete for $2,500 in cash and contracts for the 2013 season of events. Tickets will be available at the door, beginning at 7 p.m. General admission is $12.

"For the past six years, we have offered young singers the opportunity to perform in a smaller level vocal competition. We have allowed these young performers to not only receive cash prizes, but an event they can use on their resumes. Smaller opera

competitions are becoming extinct in our country, I am sad to say" says Jane Cormier, founder and director of Just Love to Sing!.

"This competition offers the young singers the opportunity to "cut their teeth" in a small event, so when they perform for a larger competition, they have had the experience to offer their best," says Cormier.

Sponsors for this year's competition include: Meredith Village Savings Bank, Opera NH, Gilford Community Church, as well as individual private donors. The audience will also be invited to vote for the "Audience Favorite" award, given to the singer who

scores highest on the audience ballots.

Judges on the panel will include Dr. Wayne Rivera, Director of Opera at Hartt School of Music in Connecticut; Ellen Nordstrom

Baer, Director of Voice Faculty at Concord Community Music School, and Directors of JLTS!, Jane Cormier and Carlos Martinez, both former opera performers and current music teachers in NH.

For more information, call 855-2160 or visit www.justlovetosing.com.