{"id":2503,"date":"2010-07-29T09:11:30","date_gmt":"2010-07-29T15:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/?p=2503"},"modified":"2010-07-29T09:11:30","modified_gmt":"2010-07-29T15:11:30","slug":"cam-sing-off-finalists-selected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/2010\/07\/29\/cam-sing-off-finalists-selected\/","title":{"rendered":"CAM Sing-Off Finalists Selected"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press Release<\/p>\n

For Immediate Release<\/p>\n

Sing-Off Finalists Selected<\/strong><\/p>\n

Branson, Mo\u2026A preliminary judging committee has selected the 12 finalists for CAM\u2019s Gospel Sing-Off on Sunday September 5th<\/sup> at Sight & Sound Theatres.\u00a0 The finalists were selected from nearly 50 very talented entries that arrived from as far east as West Virginia, north from Iowa, south from Texas, and west from Oklahoma and Kansas, as well as from throughout the state of Missouri.\u00a0 The 12 finalists will perform before a panel of celebrity judges as they compete for prize money that has been donated by the Branson Tourism Center.<\/p>\n

The finalists selected are:<\/p>\n

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  1. A trio consisting of Gregg Busch from College of the Ozarks, Branson songwriter Lynda Lynn and her husband Bud Lynn.<\/li>\n
  2. The Peterson family, the locally popular bluegrass group consisting of Dr. Jon Peterson and his family.<\/li>\n
  3. Jericho, a quartet from DeSoto, Missouri that took 2nd<\/sup> place last year.<\/li>\n
  4. Connected, a duet of Steve Anthony and Darlene Jones from Branson West.<\/li>\n
  5. The New Joy Quartet from Ash Grove, Missouri.<\/li>\n
  6. Psalmody, a trio of Branson women (Darla Ramos, LeAnne Kelly & Teri Barry) that were among last year\u2019s finalists.<\/li>\n
  7. Todd Braschler, an ordained minister from Wichita, Kansas<\/li>\n
  8. Of One Accord, a quartet from Frisco, Texas.<\/li>\n
  9. One for All, a trio from Harrison, Arkansas that also competed last year.<\/li>\n
  10. Matt\u2019s Family Jam, a quintet made up of Branson\u2019s Rolf family.<\/li>\n
  11. Shelley Luginslad, a singer from Branson West.<\/li>\n
  12. Zach Svoboda, a young man who recently moved here from Iowa.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In case any of the finalists are unable to perform, the committee named three runner-ups to the final twelve: Sarah Clemmens of Chouteau, Oklahoma, Bethany Schroeder of Ava, Missouri,\u00a0 and the quartet Proclaim! Of Kimberling City (one of last year\u2019s finalists).<\/p>\n

    Branson\u2019s George Dyer, currently performing at the Dutton Theater, will set a high mark for the contestants as he opens the show with a guest performance, before moving on to the judging panel.\u00a0 Last year\u2019s winners, Sons of the Silver Dollar, will be on hand with a closing performance and announcement of this year\u2019s winners.\u00a0 Aside from the competition and guest performances, the Sing-Off will feature Bob Hubbard of the Foggy River Boys as the host emcee.<\/p>\n

    According to Christian Action Ministries\u2019 board chair Jack Burke, \u201cSelecting the final twelve was extremely difficult for the committee due to the high level of talent amongst the entries. We really wished we could have allowed all of them to perform.\u00a0 As the best of the best compete for the prize purse, we anticipate a truly exciting and motivating show this year and urge everyone to come out and support CAM.\u201d\u00a0 Burke also added that they are still accepting business sponsors for the event, offering ad space and mentions in the event program in exchange for donations.<\/p>\n

    The Sing-Off will be CAM\u2019s major fundraiser for the year in support of the food pantry for Taney County, which provided services to over 14,000 individuals in 2009, 36% of whom were children.\u00a0 CAM has recently expanded to operate a food pantry in Forsyth, as well as Branson.<\/p>\n

    The Sing-Off will be held at Branson\u2019s beautiful Sight & Sound Theatres, home to the show \u201cNoah-the Musical\u201d. Tickets for the event are available through Sight & Sound Theatres reservations at 1-800-377-1277, at the Sight & Sound Theatres lobby box office, or through the Branson Tourism Center at 1-800-785-1550.\u00a0 Reserved seat tickets are a $12 donation for adults, $6 for children 12 and under.<\/p>\n

    For more information, contact the CAM offices at 417-334-1157.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Press Release For Immediate Release Sing-Off Finalists Selected Branson, Mo\u2026A preliminary judging committee has selected the 12 finalists for CAM\u2019s Gospel Sing-Off on Sunday September 5th at Sight & Sound Theatres.\u00a0 The finalists were selected from nearly 50 very talented entries that arrived from as far east as West Virginia, north from Iowa, south from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}