Viewers voted: the next PBS superstar is Will Hedgecock!
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Hundreds of WLIW21 viewers voted for who they think will be “the next PBS superstar” among three new PBS concert specials: jazz/classic pop from 16-year-old singer/prodigy Nikki Yanofsky; R&B/adult contemporary from singer Will Hedgecock; and Broadway hits from English singer/actress Elaine Paige.
The results are in: 84% picked Will Hedgecock! See his New York public television premiere on Saturday, June 5 at 6 p.m.
Will Hedgecock
Will Hedgecock Live from the Saenger Theatre
From timeless R&B and adult contemporary standards to classical and doo wop, Will Hedgecock performs with members of the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra and Nashville vocalists at the historic and newly renovated Saenger Theater in downtown Pensacola, Florida. Hedgecock began singing with the renowned Pensacola Children’s Chorus when he was eight years old and traveled all over the world as the chorus’ lead singer – even performing at the White House. Recorded September 2009, Hedgecock’s PBS concert shows why he is the voice of a new generation of exceptional new performers.
Tentative Song List:
Dream Lover
Bring Him Home
Crying
Desperado
An American Trilogy…
I Don’t Know
Send in the Clowns
Ava Maria
Time to Say Goodbye…
Cara Mia
Motown Medley: Mickey’s Monkey, The Tracks of My Tears, My Girl, Duke of Earl, Reach Out (I’ll Be There), Baby I Need Your Loving, and Sherry
