Welcome to our eighth-annual student music competition where you pick the winners! The Sing and Play ’26 Showcase features instrumental and vocal acts with a $50 prize awarded for the best performance in each of three age-based competitions: elementary, middle school and high school.
Acts may be solos or ensembles of up to four people, with all performers being full-time students in a North Carolina public, private or home school. Competing acts will be selected by open auditions, with winners of the showcase competition determined by audience vote.
SING AND PLAY ‘26 PERFORMERS
in order of appearance
Elementary Competition
Amelia Parker
Mariah McCrimmon
Charlie Lutterloh
Riley Mason
Middle School Competition
Avery Murphy
August Olsen
Emilia Culton
Eleanor Hueske
Paisley Pieper
High School Competition
Keylor and the Chipettes
Los Bakers
Evan Andrews
Leesie Frosio Nelson
Zachary Klingel
Kayle Maxfield
Tori Adams
Josephine Chen
Emilia Smith Pumalpa and Evienne Swihart
Special Guest Performers
Madilyn Brown
Avery Jenkins and Craven Smithwick
Sing and Play ‘25 Winners
The entire event is designed as an educational experience for student musicians. It gives performers of all ages a chance to experience the audition process in a completely supportive environment and provides talented student musicians the opportunity to perform in front of a welcoming audience.
🎟️ General admission for the Sing and Play Showcase competition is $5 per person and includes one vote in each category. All tickets are sold at the door and all proceeds are used by JMArts for educational activities, including our flagship JMArts Scholars, to create opportunity for high school artists and help them thrive.
📖 PROGRAM for Sing and Play ’26
🎶 POSTER for Sing and Play ’26
🗞 PERFORMER NEWS for Sing and Play ’26
🗞 EVENT NEWS for Sing and Play ’26
📸 PHOTO ALBUM for Sing and Play ‘26 (photos added through competition)
▶️ RULES for Sing and Play ’26
🎶 AUDITION FLYER for Sing and Play ‘26
📸 PHOTO ALBUM for Sing and Play ‘25 (last year’s showcase)