International Mariachi & Folklorico Festival
The People's Choice Singing Contest:
A New Featured Event At The 2nd Annual Rosarito Beach
International Mariachi & Folklorico Festival
One
of the new events at the upcoming Mariachi & Folklorico scheduled
for September 28th through October 2nd is aptly named The People's
Choice. Some have called it 'Mariachi Idol' but that is actually a
misnomer since it differs from the popular 'Idol' concept in
several significant ways. First and foremost, the only judges will be
the actual people voting...the members of the audience that will be
attending the two-day Competencia sessions scheduled for October 1st and
October 2nd. At the noon-time intermissions of both days competitions,
five hand-picked vocal performers will sing one selection of their
pre-approved (to eliminate redundancy of repertoire) choice, either
self-accompanied by an instrument of their choice or by pre-recorded
tracks (pistas).
Pre-printed
ballots with the names of each day's contestants will be pre-sold for
$2 each before the sing-off. One half of the proceeds collected will go
to The People's Choice (the performer with the largest number of ballots
marked in their favor) while the other half will be donated to the Club
de Ninos y Ninas Sección Rosarito.
You
must contact us in advance to be part of this event. If you are not
serious about your singing AND helping the Club, (or if you do not have a
fully developed sense-of-humor), there is no need to read any further.
Once you commit (give us your name and song of choice) and are chosen,
the ballots will be pre-printed. A week before the event, the committee
will hold a drawing of the names of the contestants to determine order
of performance.
Please contact Gil Sperry via e-mail at gilsperry@yahoo.com or via phone at (619) 887-9288 with your name, address, e-mail address, phone number, and song of choice so that we can be in touch with you.
We
appreciate your support of this very special event which will hopefully
discover new talent while definitely helping the at-risk children of
our area.
Muchisimas gracias. We look forward to introducing the world to the next People's Choice.