Music Idol Comes to Huntington
Huntington’s version of the popular television show American Idol is ready for its public debut after 40 semi-finalists survived from a field of 150 during the initial stage of the competition.
Students from Huntington High School and J. Taylor Finley Middle School have been auditioning for a chance to become a Huntington Idol and win a free professional recording session complete with airtime on WBLI 106.1. The competition will climax with the selection of winners on the high school and middle school levels this spring.
The next round of competition will come when semi-finalists perform on Thursday, April 2 at 7 p.m. in the Huntington High School auditorium. From that group, judges will select 20 students to advance to the finals on Friday, May 15 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Tickets will be available at the door for $10 and will also be sold to students and staff members in the middle school and high school cafeterias during lunch periods during the week of the respective performance.
Lisa Leonardi, orchestra director at Huntington High School, is coordinating the event. Proceeds will benefit orchestra student scholarships.
Advancing to the semi-final round were high school students Jenn Szilagy, Samar Nadi, Samuel Sainthil, Mary Liz O’Neill, Akeem Muhammad, Kierah Thompson, Rebecca Deegan, Meghan Latini, Noelle Woods, Ariel Wertheim, Renna Wirchin, Lauren Corcoran, Leslie Stephen, Odunayo Balogun, Ayomide Balogun, Christian Wilbur, Daniel Herion, Hannah Rice, Emily Mormile and Anastacia Lodge.
The ranks of Finley semi-finals include Taivon Lapalmer, Mary Elizabeth Coepele, Wilmarie Aviles, Gilda Goldental-Stoecker, Anna Schiffmacher, Josh Morris, Kristin Berner, Stephanie Shea, Brianne Bennett, Katherine Gerdes, Jaime Moskowitz, Alexandra Grabowski, Lyndsey Williams, Nick Freiman, Sara Totura, Rebecca Alligood, Lacey Schedler, Monica Casabona, Zyashia Webb and Alexa Antonucci.
The public is welcome to attend either of the shows this spring.
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