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The Big Sandy Singers is the talented, vocal group from eastern Kentucky and part of the BSCTC Music Program
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The Big Sandy Singers is the talented, vocal group from eastern Kentucky and part of the BSCTC Music Program
CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR STORE AND PURCHASE OUR CDs
The Big Sandy Singers, the auditioned, elite student singing group from Big Sandy Community and Technical College (BSCTC), based in eastern Kentucky, welcomes you to BigSandySingers.com.
Auditions for the Singers are held each May and the best and brightest are chosen. The top ten students become members of the group and receive $1,200 scholarships to attend college, an album of their very own from Big Sandy Productions Digital Recording Studio on campus, and they receive free marketing and promotion as a solo artist and a member of the group. The Big Sandy Singers are directed by BSCTC Instructor and veteran Kentucky Opry member Laura Ford Hall; with Timothy Cooley, album producer and technical director; and
veteran Kentucky Opry member Clayton Case, assistant director.
The group released its first album, “Down to the River to Pray,” in March of 2005 and have sold over 1,500 albums, with all proceeds benefiting the college music and drama department and music scholarships. In December of 2006, the Singers released their second album “Going Home,” in December of 2007. In November of 2008 the group released "Heal Our Land." In total, the Big Sandy Singers have sold over 5,000 albums locally.
The Singers have performed for Hal Rogers’ PRIDE Envi Awards, opened for Naomi Judd, performed for Presidential Candidate John Edwards, opened for the Grammy winning gospel group Gold City and Grammy-Nominated bluegrass gospel group The Isaacs, they have performed several times on WYMT, at the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center and the Mountain Arts Center as well as many other venues. They have also performed at the state capital for the Kentucky State Senate. 
The group also takes shows into area high schools and elementary schools, presenting a “go to college” and “drug free” message. The Singers also host, entertain and judge Big Sandy Community and Technical College’s Big Sandy Idol competition - a program that takes the Singers and/or their directors into 14 eastern Kentucky high schools, spanning a 5-county region, hosting talent shows. Students from each school are judged and two winners from each go on to the regional competition held each spring, where one talented contestant will win a $1,200 scholarship to BSCTC, an album of their very own, and a spot with the Big Sandy Singers.
Please enjoy browsing our site. Take a look at our discography, group members pages, and read about the other Music and Drama Programs BSCTC has to offer.
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"We Are the World" Project for Haiti
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Congratulations to our
Big Sandy Idol 2010 Winners!
Pictured are the Idol winners, BSCTC Music Department Directors, and the BSCTC Administration (from left): BSCTC Vice President of Institutional Services Bobby McCool, Idol Sponsor Jennifer Reynolds of State Farm Insurance, Essay Winner Tyler Stephens (Allen Central High), 1st-Runner Up and Senior Winner Chesi Spriggs (Johnson Central High), 2nd Runner Up Nicole Pennington (Pike Central High), Big Sandy Idol Grand Champion Kaeli Fletcher (Belfry High), 3rd Runner Up Kaitlyn Good (Pike Central High) 2009 Idol Grand Champion Melanie Stapleton, BSCTC Music Director Laura Ford Hall, and BSCTC Music Asst. Director Clayton Case. BSCTC President Dr. George Edwards, Provost Dr. Nancy Johnson, and Technical Dir. Timothy Cooley not pictured.
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MANY THANKS TO
BIG SANDY IDOL & BIG SANDY SINGERS
2009-2010
PREMIERE SPONSOR Jennifer Reynolds' State Farm Insurance
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THE ABOVE SPONSOR RECOGNITIONS ARE NOT PAID ADVERTISEMENTS: We are simply acknowledging community businesses who have made donor contributions to the BSCTC Music and Drama Club to further the Music and Drama Program
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