Donald Lawrence, Marvin Sapp and Hezekiah Walker Headline Verizon Wireless
Gospel Choir Celebration
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Aug. 5 -- This summer, Verizon
Wireless is thought-provoking church choirs from sea-coast to coast in the company's
nationwide How Sweet The Sound(SM) gospel choir competition. Expanding upon
last year's successful How Sweet The Sound event in Memphis, Tenn., Verizon
Wireless is now giving choirs in 11 cities a chance to compete in the
national deluxe finale for a cash prize of up to $50,000 and the title of
the best church choir in America. GRAMMY(R)-winning songwriter, producer,
arranger and music director, Donald Lawrence, will be the tour master of ceremonies at
each of the 11 markets and the finale. Marvin Sapp, Hezekiah Walker and
other gospels artists volition join the competition as judges.
Verizon Wireless' How Sweet The Sound go will visit the following
U.S. cities:
-- September 13: St. Louis (Scottrade Center)
-- September 15: Atlanta (Philips Arena)
-- September 18: Newark, N.J. (Prudential Center)
-- September 20: Detroit (Joe Louis Arena)
-- September 23: Philadelphia (Wachovia Center)
-- September 26: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center)
-- September 29: Chicago (United Center)
-- October 2: Memphis, Tenn. (FedExForum)
-- October 6: Houston (Toyota Center)
-- October 10: Oakland, Calif. (ORACLE Arena)
-- October 13: Los Angeles (LA Memorial Sports Arena)
-- November 8: How Sweet The Sound Finale Concert in Atlanta
Tour Stops
The doors to each locus will unresolved at 6:00 p.m. and the usher will pop out
at 7:30 p.m. The time for the finale concert will be proclaimed in the
coming months. Prior to the take up of each show during the circuit, Verizon
Wireless testament host a number of activities, including:
-- Children's Choir Showcase -- Local children's choirs from each city
volition perform before the set off of the main outcome.
-- Green Screen Karaoke -- Attendees have an opportunity to star in a
execution video with New Direction Christian Church, the 2007 How Sweet
The Sound(SM) winner from Memphis, Tenn. Participants can sing along to one
of New Direction Christian Church's songs, and an image of the choir volition
be added via the green screenland. Participants tin also get a copy of their
performance sent to their mobile phones or upload via the Web, which they
bathroom then portion with friends and family.
Tickets for the How Sweet The Sound term of enlistment are on sale origin today;
pricing is $7 for floor seats and $5 for lower and upper tier seats. For
more information, visit http://www.howsweetthesound.com.
Entry and Selection Process
How Sweet The Sound invites choirs affiliated with a church or other
church organisation (as defined by the organization's tax-exempt security ID routine)
within one of the 11 tour cities to enter. There are deuce categories for
entry -- Small/Medium Choirs, consisting of six to 35 participants, and
Large Choirs, consisting of 36 to 100 participants.
Choirs concerned in a chance to perform on stage in their cities must
relegate an lotion and an up to five-minute public presentation audition video recording
online at http://www.howsweetthesound.com, which moldiness be received no later than
August 6. Audition videos will be reviewed by a panel of judges who volition
select choirs from each tour stop. The selected choirs testament be posted on
hTTP://www.howsweetthesound.com where people can buoy vote for their front-runner choir
August 17-23.
The forward choirs will compete in front of celebrity judges, who
will then vote to determine the finalist choirs that will be awarded the
cash prizes. The boilers suit winner in each city will come along to the finale in
Atlanta on November 8.
All details roughly the accounting entry and selection process toilet be constitute on
Verizon Wireless' official How Sweet The Sound Web site at
http://www.howsweetthesound.com or by calling 800-230-0053.
Entry Rules and Regulations
No purchase is necessary -- contest entry ends August 6 for online
entries. Participants must be 18 years of age or older and effectual residents
of the 50 U.S. and D.C. For official rules, go to http://www.howsweetthesound.com
or forebode 800-230-0053. Verizon Wireless is the sponsor of the Verizon
Wireless How Sweet The Sound choir competition.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable radio set voice and
data electronic network, serving 68.7 zillion customers. Headquartered in Basking
Ridge, N.J., with 70,000 employees countrywide, Verizon Wireless is a joint
venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE:
VOD). For more than information, go to: hTTP://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and
request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of
Verizon Wireless trading operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia
Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
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