Name: Aubory Bugg School: Granite City High School Talent: Vocalist / Guitarist How long have you been performing and what inspired you to start? I have been singing since I could talk and playing guitar for about five years. I just love to learn about music! How are you preparing for finals? Are you doing…
Category: St. Louis Teen Talent Competition
Meet Finalist Alexander Unseth (Getting to Know the 2021 St. Louis Teen Talent Competition Finalists)
Name: Alexander Unseth School: St. Louis University High School Talent: Cellist / Composer How long have you been performing and what inspired you to start? I have been playing cello for 13 years – my parents signed me up for lessons at the age of five, and I’ve continued playing due to the joy…
Meet Finalist Rachel A. Jackson (Getting to Know the 2021 St. Louis Teen Talent Competition Finalists)
Name: Rachel A. Jackson School: Metro Academic & Classical High School Talent: Spoken Word How long have you been performing and what inspired you to start? I have been performing for about nine years took it seriously about four years ago. Mental health has inspired me to start and continue. Whether I was going…
Meet Finalist Akurati-Tadakamalla-Valluru (Getting to Know the 2021 St. Louis Teen Talent Competition Finalists)
Names: (pictured left to right) Mounica Valluru, Srisahithi Tadakamalla, Srijana Akurati School: Parkway South High School and Marquette High School Talent: Indian Classical Dance How long have you been performing and what inspired you to start? Valluru: I have been performing for more than 8 years. My keen interest and passion in classical dance…
Meet Finalist Arielle Pedersen (Getting to Know the 2021 St. Louis Teen Talent Competition Finalists)
Name: Arielle Pedersen School: Valley Park High School Talent: Musical Theatre How long have you been performing and what inspired you to start? I have been performing for eight years. I watched Phantom of the Opera as an 8 year old, fell in love with it and it sparked my love of musical theatre. How are…
Meet Finalist Lexie Antolik (Getting to Know the 2021 St. Louis Teen Talent Competition Finalists)
Name: Lexie Antolik School: Columbia High School Talent: Dance How long have you been performing and what inspired you to start? I’ve been in dance since I was four years old. Watching older kids dance inspired me. I wanted to do what they did. How are you preparing for finals? Are you doing anything differently…
Meet Finalist Shaniya Perry (Getting to Know the 2021 St. Louis Teen Talent Competition Finalists)
Name: Shaniya Perry School: Innovation High School Talent: Singing How long have you been performing and what inspired you to start? I have been performing since I was five, God called me to start singing at church and it went from there. How are you preparing for finals? Are you doing anything differently from your…
Meet Finalist Alex Chen (Getting to Know the 2021 St. Louis Teen Talent Competition Finalists)
Name: Alex Chen School: Marquette High School Talent: Piano How long have you been performing and what inspired you to start? I have been studying and performing piano now for over ten years. I always loved music as a child and liked going to the symphony a lot when I was young. I got to…
Meet Finalist Lucy Schene (Getting to Know the 2021 St. Louis Teen Talent Competition Finalists)
Name: Lucy Schene School: Kirkwood High School Talent: Musical Theatre How long have you been performing and what inspired you to start? I have been performing since I was a little girl. I was surround by music growing up and was always drawn to musical theatre. I remember singing along to soundtracks of my favorite…
11th Annual St. Louis Teen Talent Competition Finals Will Be Broadcast by Nine PBS
The Fabulous Fox Theatre opened their stage door to welcome the 14 Finalist Acts (21 students) in the 11th Annual St. Louis Teen Talent Competition produced by the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation (FoxPACF). Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, the competition Finals were filmed for a special broadcast airing on Nine PBS on Monday, May…