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TRMF Sponsors North Dakota Songwriting Contest
The Medora Musical's Burning Hills Singers may be singing a new song soon. The North Dakota Songwrirting Contest, sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation is a new competition and open to all independent songwriters.
Entrants are encouraged to write a new song that captures the attributes of the state of North Dakota and the spirit of North Dakotans. The winning selection is scheduled to become a part of the 2011 Medora Musical line-up.
The contest is being launched on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 and will run through the summer season. Along with having their song featured in the 2011 show, the grand prize winner will receive $5000, a Medora Experience vacation package, and a Medora Musical gift basket.
"For 45 years the Medora Musical has worked to feature talented North Dakotans in a show that our state can be proud of. This is a new opportunity that the Medora Musical is offering for a talented songwriter" said Kinley Slauter, Burning Hills Amphitheatre Manager for TRMF. "We encourage our contest songwriters to share their submissions on Medora's YouTube Channel as well. All official rules still apply, but this will be a way for us to see what fans are saying about some of the entries" Slauter said.
The competition is open to any U.S. resident who is at least 18 years of age and entrants may submit multiple entries. The winner will be selected by a juding panel that includes members of the Medora Musical production team and the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation. Judging will be based on lyrics, melody, composition and originality.
Participants must send a copy of their song on a CD along with an entry form and lyrics sheet. Entry forms and a complete listing of the official rules are available at
Official Rules
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