Songbook Academy selects 40 finalists from across USA

  The Great American Songbook Foundation, founded by Grammy-nominated vocalist,Michael Feinstein, has selected 40 students from across the country to participate in the 2015 Songbook Academy. High school vocalists representing 16 states will compete for top awards on Saturday, July 25 at the Songbook Academy Finals at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Tickets for this popular event…

Texas girl wins Great American Songbook in Carmel

Maddie Baillio was crowned the 2014 winner of the Great American Songbook Vocal Academy and Competition Friday night. The 18-year-old from League City, TX, competed with a dozen others from around the nation for the third annual event. During the finals concert at The Palladium, she sang two American standards: “Misty,” and “Murder, He Says.” As the first place winner, Baillio…