Downriver Idol 2012 Semi Finalists

Downriver Idol 2012 Semi Finalists
Lara Semetko
Grosse Ile, MI
Lara is a student at Central Michigan University with a
double major in Vocal Performance and Music
Education under the tutelage of Professor Cora
Enman. Born and raised on Grosse Ile , Michigan ,
Lara is an active participant in a variety of charity,
collegiate and community events.
Her versatile and vibrant performances have thrilled
audiences in Europe, Canada and the United
States. In the past year, Lara performed with the Edge
Productions “Almost Winter” Concert, Ontario, the
featured soloist with CMU’s 2011 Women Chorus,
European Tour, Musetta in CMU’s production of La Boheme, was seen in Concert at the Grosse Ile
Commons, as well as the featured entertainment at the William Penn Association’s 125 th National
Convention Gala in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Whether it be singing or breathing life into a character, Lara’s genuine passion for the stage has
endeared her to young and old alike. She was recently honored as the 2011 Young Performer by the
Downriver Council for the Arts. Lara was also selected as the 2010 Wayne County Young Artist Award,
2010 Detroit Hungarian Arts Scholarship, 2010 Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship, 2010 American Guild of
Music Broadway and Classical Champion and the 2010 Young Vocal Artist, by Delta Omicron, Central
Michigan University.
Ellen McCartney
Grosse Ile, MI
Ellen, age sixteen, began singing at age seven in the
Wyandotte Academy Youth Choir. Currently she sings in the
Madrigal choir at Grosse Ile high school. She also plays violin
in the Dearborn Youth Symphony and takes both piano and
voice lessons. She’s a junior in high school and loves to act.