September 10th, 2008
Face the Music's Megan Laurence and Jenner Hughes were extremely happy to help out today with a United Way kick off campaign.  They spent most of the morning and afternoon performing in front of a great group of people for an amazing cause.  Don't forget your United Way donation because every little bit helps!

August 19th, 2008
Face the Music Vocal Studio would like to congratulate Haijiao Yan and Amanda Nantsios for making it to this year's final round of the Ottawa SuperEx's Stars on the Rise contest.  Haijiao will be competing this Saturday at 1pm in the senior category and Amanda will be competing Friday at 1pm in the junior category.  Good luck to both of you!

August 14th, 2008
Face The Music is pleased to announce that its Summer Sizzle show begins today at Ottawa Super Ex. The students will be performing 2 daily shows on the Giant Tiger stage at 5:45pm and 8:30pm beginning today and running August 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st. Acts returning this year are Triple Threat, X-Factor, Megan Laurence, Jenner Hughes, and Erica True. Face The Music will also be unveiling a new group and a few new soloists. This year's show promises to be hotter than ever! Don't miss out!  Also, don't forget to check out some of our soloist on the Scotia Bank Stage at 7pm on the 15th, 17th, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th.

July 25th, 2008
Face the Music would like to congratulate Alicia Haines for becoming a finalist in this year's Kiwanis Idol.  Alicia is among 20 hopefuls who will vie for the title of Kiwanis Idol 2008.  Good luck to everyone!

June 22nd, 2008
Face the Music Vocal Studio would like to congratulate Amanda Nantsios for placing first overall in the Junior division of the Kanata Centrum Talent Contest. Amanda not only won the title, but a brand new laptop computer as well!

May 25th, 2008
Face The Music is pleased to announce that its Summer Sizzle show will be back again at Ottawa Super Ex 2008. The students will be performing 2 daily shows on the Giant Tiger stage at 5:45pm and 8:30pm beginning on August 14th and running August 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st. Acts returning this year are Triple Threat, X-Factor, Megan Laurence, Jenner Hughes, and Erica True. Face The Music will also be unveiling a new group and a few new soloists. This year's show promises to be hotter than ever! Don't miss out!

May 19th, 2008
Congratulations to Amanda Nantsios for winning the Laura Casselman Memorial Scholarship at the Kiwanis Music Festival.  The scholarship was awarded Friday night at their Highlights Concert held at Centrepointe Theatre.

April 27th, 2008
Face The Music Vocal Studio is proud to announce that this year's Miss Cris Ottawa Idol is none other than Amanda Nantsios! Amanda beat out 9 other singers last night and 80 contestants in total to walk away with the title and $2,000.
Face The Music would also like to congratulate Amanda and all the students who competed.  Check back soon to see pictures of the event!

April 21st, 2008
Face the Music would like to congratulate last evening's contestants in the Miss Cris Ottawa Idol.  Moving on from last night's round to the final round is Amanda Nantsios. The finals will take place this Saturday, April 26th at 6pm at Finnigan's Pub.  Tickets are $17.50 with the doors opening at 5pm.

April 16th, 2008
Face The Music Vocal Studio would like to congratulate Allona Mayost, Amanda Nantsios and Natasha Pedersen who took part in the Kiwanis Music Festival this past weekend. They all did a fantastic job with Amanda and Natasha both winning gold on Saturday in their categories.  Well done, girls!

April 10th, 2008
Face the Music would like to congratulate this week's contestants in the Miss Cris Ottawa Idol. They all did a great job and had a wonderful time! Moving on to the Quarter-Final rounds are Amanda Carson, Kaitlyn Mersereau & Amanda Nantsios. Check back next week for more results.

April 1st, 2008
Face the Music would like to congratulate last evening's contestants in the Miss Cris Ottawa Idol. They all did a wonderful job! Moving on from last night's round is Amanda Carson. Check back next week for more results.

March 31st, 2008
Face the Music Vocal Studio is excited and proud to annouce that this year's Ottawa Capital Kids Idol winner is Alicia Haines!  Alicia won this years title and the chance to record at Raven Street Studio.  Congratulations also go out to Laura D'Amico, Nicole Meranger, Amanda Nantsios, Natasha Pedersen and Mirabella Salem.  You all did a wonderful job!

March 30th, 2008
Face the Music would like to congratulate this evening's contestants in the Miss Cris Ottawa Idol. They all did a great job! Moving on to the next round are Kait Mersereau and Amanda Nantsios. Check back later this week for more results.

March 28th, 2008
Congratulations to Alicia Haines, Amanda Nantsios, Laura D'Amico, Mirabella Salem, Natasha Pedersen and Nicole Meranger for being chosen to participate in this weekend's Capital Kids Talent Search. The show will take place on Saturday and Sunday at the The 2008 Capital Parent & Kids Show being held at the Nepean Sportsplex (Woodroffe near Hunt Club Road). Good luck to all of you!

March 25th, 2008
Face The Music Vocal Studio is proud to announce that Amanda Carson, Allona Mayost, Kaitlyn Mersereau, and Amanda Nantsios have all been chosen to take part in the 3rd Annual Miss Cris Ottawa Idol! Congratulations to all of you!

March 14th, 2008
Just a reminder that the studio will be closed from March 15th to March 24th.

Lessons will resume on March 25th, 2008.  Thanks!

March 3rd, 2008
Face The Music would like to congratulate Ben Egli and Antoinette Liang for their wonderful performances this past weekend.  Ben performed in the musical "Godspell" put on by Suzart and Antoinette was part of Carleton's Black History Month Gala.

February 19th, 2008
The 3rd annual Miss Cris Ottawa Idol is back!  This is a great opportunity for students to go out and showcase their talent.  Auditions have already started, but it's not too late to book a time.  Check out www.misscris.com for more details!

January 1st, 2008
Congratulations to Amanda Nantsios who is one of many competitors from across Canada, taking part in the “Hockey Song Challenge” contest on CBC!

Voting is open until January 6th.  Let's show some studio support by voting for Amanda today! The link is listed below.

December 24th, 2007
Face The Music held its Holiday recital this Sunday at the Manordale Community Centre. Everyone did a wonderful job and when all was said and done, Face The Music donated close to a 100 pounds of food to the Ottawa Food Bank and $150.00 to the Ottawa Mission for its Christmas dinner. Thanks to everyone for making this recital such a huge success!

November 17th, 2007
Congratulations to Megan Laurence and Jenner Hughes who last night performed for Loeb Inc. Recognition Banquet at the Chateau Cartier. The two performers entertained the honourees and their guests from 7pm to 11:30pm. A great evening was had by all!

November 16 th, 2007
On Saturday, November 17th, Amanda Carson will be performing at the Rideau Carleton Raceway as part of the Greely Players annual dinner cabaret.  The theme this year is "Riches to Rags" and promises to be an amazing show.

October 24th, 2007
Face The Music Vocal Studio would like to congratulate Katye Donoghue for debuting one of her songs on the radio.  To hear the show go to www.madison2media.com and click on Madison Media Radio.  It'll be up all this week!

October 16th, 2007
Relive the magic of this year's Ottawa Super Ex by visiting our event photo gallery.  Thanks to all those who submitted.

October 8th, 2007
Face the Music would like to congratulate Laura D'Amico and Shayla Valentino for doing a wonderful job this past weekend in Toronto.  Both girls participated in S.A.O. a national talent search.  Great job girls!

September 28th, 2007
Face The Music Vocal Studio would like to wish Amanda Carson good luck this weekend!  She will be competeing at the Kanata Centrum Plaza on Saturday, September 29th, from 12pm to 2pm.

September 17th, 2007
Face the Music would like to congratulate Amanda Nantsios for advancing to the semi-final round in the High School Musical 2 Competition presented by The Family Channel.

September 12th, 2007
Don't forget to check out this week's Ottawa South Weekender for an interview by our very own Laura Turner and Megan Laurence!

September 4th, 2007
Face The Music Vocal Studio would like to welcome everyone back!  I hope you have enjoyed your holidays and that you have a great first day back.  This year is already shaping up to be one of the best yet!

August 20th, 2007
Face the Music would like to thank everyone who came out to our Summer Sizzle show at this year's Ottawa Super Ex.  It was a huge success and everyone did an amazing job!  Thanks to all the families for their constant support over the past few months as we put this show together.

August 19th, 2007
Face the Music Vocal Studio would like to wish Amanda Carson and Kaitlyn Mersereau good luck tomorrow in the Stars on the Rise competition at Ottawa Super Ex.  The competition begins at 1pm on the Pizza Pizza Stage.

August 4th, 2007
Face The Music would like to remind you that its Summer Sizzle show will be back at Ottawa Super Ex 2007. The students will be performing 2 daily shows on the Giant Tiger stage at 5pm and 8:45pm beginning on August 16th and running until August 19th. Acts returning this year are Triple Threat, Megan Laurence, Jenner Hughes, and Melin Peng. Face The Music will also be unveiling three new groups.

The students have been working diligently and this year's show promises to be hotter than ever! Don't miss out!

June 8th, 2007
Trying to figure out what you should do this weekend? Why not attend the Ottawa Cappies Gala taking place this Sunday at the National Arts Centre. The show starts at 7:30pm and tickets are only $20.00. Face The Music's very own Melin Peng is nominated for Lead Actress in a Musical for her role as Toffee in Zombie Prom. She will also be performing in an excerpt from the show. We wish you luck Melin!

June 4 th, 2007
Don’t forget that season 5 of Canadian Idol premieres Tuesday and episode one will feature the Ottawa auditions! Over 10,000 people auditioned across Canada, so tune in to see some Face The Music students try for a spot in the top 200.

May 29th, 2007
Congratulations to Shaina Dubé for being chosen as the lead vocalist in
Canterbury High School’s vocal jazz ensemble.

May 16th, 2007
Face the Music Vocal Studio would like to congratulate Katye Donoghue on
completing her demo! Katye has worked hard for the past few months in writing and recording her demo and has finally finished. Everyone at the Studio wishes her luck as she pursues her dream!

April 26th, 2007
Face The Music Vocal Studio would like to congratulate Shaina Dubé for taking home a bronze yesterday in the Musical Theatre Solo portion of the Kiwanis Music Festival. You did an amazing job!

April 24th, 2007
Face the Music would like to wish Shaina Dubé good luck tomorrow at the Ottawa Kiwanis Music Festival! Shaina will be competing in the Musical Theatre Solo portion of the Festival taking place at City View United Church. Go Shaina!

April 16th, 2007
Face The Music Vocal Studio would like to congratulate Shaina Dubé and Amanda Nantsios who both took part in the Kiwanis Music Festival this past weekend. They both did a fantastic job with Shaina bringing home silver on Saturday and Amanda bringing home gold on Sunday. Well done, girls!

April 13th, 2007
Face the Music would like to wish Shaina Dubé and Amanda Nantsios good luck this weekend as they compete at the Ottawa Kiwanis Music Festival! Shaina will be competing at 7pm on Saturday and Amanda at 1pm on Sunday at Saint Paul's University.

April 12th, 2007
Pick up a copy of this weeks Nepean-Barrhaven Edition of The News for an
interview with our very own Melin Peng. She will be starring in Merivale's
High School musical "Zombie Prom" opening April 25th and continuing until April 28th. To reserve tickets please call 613-224-1807 ext. 223.

March 26th, 2007
Congratulations to Stephanie Aitken, Kaitlyn Mersereau and Amanda Nantsios for being chosen to participate in this weekend's Capital Kids Talent Search. The show will take place on Saturday and Sunday at the The 2007 Capital Parent & Kids Show being held at the Nepean Sportsplex (Woodroffe near Hunt Club Road). Good luck to all of you!

March 17th, 2007
Good luck to Jamie and Anne-Marie who are going out for Canadian Idol this weekend. Everyone at the studio is rooting for you!

March 8th, 2007
Face The Music would like to remind students and parents that entry forms for this year's Capital Kid Talent Search are due tomorrow. Good luck to all those who enter!

February 25th, 2007
Face The Music would like to congratulate Nika Booker-Grandea, Amanda Carson, Jenner Hughes, Kaitlyn Mersereau, Caitlin Muma, Amanda Nantsios, Jamie Simpson, and Lisa Stewart who all took part in the 2nd Annual Miss Cris Ottawa Idol! Each of you did and amazing job and should be extremely proud of yourselves. Congratulations again to all of you!

February 23rd, 2007
Face the Music would like to congratulate last night's contestant Amanda
Nantsios for advancing to the final round in the Miss Cris Ottawa Idol. Check back Sunday for the final results.

February 22nd, 2007
Face the Music would like to congratulate last evening's contestants in the Miss Cris Ottawa Idol. They all did a wonderful job! Moving on from last night's round to the Final round is Jenner Hughes. Check back tomorrow for more results.

February 18th, 2007
We at Face the Music would like to wish Haijiao Yan good luck tonight as she performs at the Casino du Lac-Lemy! She will be performing as part of the Chinese New Year's celebrations taking place at 7pm!

February 18th, 2007
Face the Music would like to congratulate last evening's contestants in the Miss Cris Ottawa Idol. They all did a great job! Moving on from last night's
round to the semi-final rounds is Jenner Hughes. Check back Wednesday for more results.

February 17th, 2007
Face the Music would like to congratulate last evening's contestants in the Miss Cris Ottawa Idol. They all did a great job! Moving on from last night's
round to the semi-final rounds are Amanda Carson and Amanda Nantsios. Check back tomorrow for more results.

February 10th, 2007
Face the Music would like to congratulate last evening's contestants in the Miss Cris Ottawa Idol. They all did a great job! Moving on from last night's
round to the quarter-final rounds are Nika Booker-Grandea and Amanda Nantsios. Check back next Saturday for more results.

February 9th, 2007
Face the Music would like to congratulate Jenner Hughes for advancing to the quarter-final round in the Miss Cris Ottawa Idol. He did a wonderful job! Check back tomorrow for more results.

February 8th, 2007
Face the Music would like to congratulate last evening's contestants in the Miss Cris Ottawa Idol. They all did a great job! Moving on from last night's
round to the quarter-final round are Amanda Carson and Jamie Simpson. Check back tomorrow for more results.

February 5th, 2007
Face the Music would like to congratulate last night's contestants in the Miss Cris Ottawa Idol. They all did a fantastic job! Moving on from last night's preliminaries is Amanda Carson. Remember to check back on Wednesday for second round results. Good luck!

February 3rd, 2007
Face the Music would like to congratulate last night's contestants in the Miss. Cris Ottawa Idol. They both did a fantastic job! Moving on from last night's preliminaries are Jenner Hughes and Amanda Nantsios. Check back tomorrow for more results.

February 1st, 2007
Face the Music would like to congratulate this evening's contestants in the Miss Cris Ottawa Idol. They all did a great job! Moving on from tonight's
preliminaries are Nika Booker-Grandea and Caitlin Muma. Check back tomorrow for more results.

January 31st, 2007
Face the Music would like to congratulate this evening's contestants in the Miss Cris Ottawa Idol. They all did a wonderful job! Moving on from tonight's preliminaries are Jamie Simpson and Lisa Stewart. Check back tomorrow for more results.

January 29th, 2007
Congratulations to Amanda Carson, for also making it into the 2nd Annual Miss Cris Ottawa Idol! Round one of the competition begins this Wednesday. Don't forget to check back for updated results. Good luck to everyone!

January 25th, 2007
Don’t miss the 2nd Annual Showtune Showdown this Saturday at the Bronson Centre. Our very own Shaina Dubé will be competing along with the Ottawa School of Speech & Drama for a top cash prize of $500. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $15.00. Go out and show your support for musical theatre in Ottawa!

January 16th, 2007
Face The Music is proud to announce that Nika Booker-Grandea, Jenner Hughes, Kaitlyn Mersereau, Caitlin Muma, Amanda Nantsios, Jamie Simpson and Lisa Stewart have all been chosen to take part in the 2nd Annual Miss Cris Ottawa Idol! Congratulations to all of you!

January 5th, 2007
We are pleased to inform parents and students that Miss Cris will be holding its 2nd Annual Ottawa Idol this year. Many of you already know that are very own Melin Peng was last year's winner. Auditions begin Wednesday, January 10th and continue through Sunday, January 14th. Check out www.misscris.com for further details and to set up an audition time! Good luck to everyone!

December 21st, 2006
Face The Music held its Holiday recital this Sunday at the Manordale Community Centre. Everyone did a fantastic job and when all was said and done, Face The Music donated close to a 100 pounds of food to the Ottawa Food Bank and over $50.00 to the Ottawa Mission for its Christmas dinner. Thanks to everyone for making this recital such a huge success!

December 11th , 2006
Face the Music Vocal Studio would like to remind you about their upcoming Christmas Recital this Sunday from 2pm to 4pm. Come ready for a fun time of music and treats at the Manordale Community Centre! Admission is a donation to The Ottawa Mission or a non-perishable food item for The Ottawa Food Bank.

Also, a small reminder to students and parents that your entry forms for this year's Ottawa Kiwanis Music Festival are due today. Good luck to all those who entered!

November 29th , 2006
Congratulations to Amanda Nantsios for being chosen one of the five finalists, out of many competitors from across Canada, in the “Get Up and Dance with High School Musical” contest sponsored by the Family Channel!

Voting has just opened, so tell all your friends and family, and start voting
for Amanda today! The link is listed below. Way to go, Amanda!!

http://www.family.ca/winit/getupanddance/

November 27th , 2006
Face The Music is pleased to announce that it will be holding its Holiday recital on Sunday, December 17th at the Manordale Community Centre. Instead of charging admission, students and staff ask that everyone who attends the event bring a non-perishable food item for the food bank or $2 to donate to the Ottawa Mission. Last year we collected over 100 pounds of food and almost $100.00 for these charities.

November 25th , 2006
Congratulations to Megan Laurence and Jenner Hughes who last night performed for Loeb Inc. Recognition Banquet at the Chateau Cartier. The two performers entertained the honourees and their guests from 7pm to 11pm. A great evening was had by all!

October 26th , 2006
Face the Music is pleased to announce that on Saturday, October 28th, Haijiao Yan will be the featured guest singer at the 3rd annual Ottawa Chinese Karaoke Contest hosted by TTCEN. The event will be held at the Carleton University Alumni Theatre from 6pm to 10pm.

October 20th , 2006
We at Face the Music would like to congratulate Amanda Nantsios for being first runner-up in the Polly and the Pockets contest. It was a close race, with first place shifting back and forth between Amanda and the girl who won the competition. We are very proud of Amanda's accomplishments and appreciate the support of all of you who voted.

October 12th , 2006
Congratulations to Amanda Nantsios for being chosen one of the ten finalists, out of 3000 competitors, in the Polly and the Pockets auditions!

Voting opens today and remains open until Sunday night. There is a limit of one vote per day. Tell all your friends and family, and start voting for Amanda today! The link is listed below. Way to go, Amanda!!
http://www.pollyworld.ca/voting

October 4th , 2006
Good luck this weekend to Amanda Nantsios who will be auditioning for the Polly and The Pockets Audition Tour. We're all rooting for you!

August 21st, 2006
We at Face the Music would like to extend congratulations to our students - Kaitlyn Mersereau, Nika Booker-Grandea, Laura Holland, Amanda Carson, Haijiao Yan and Jamie Simpson - who competed in the preliminaries of Stars on the Rise at Ottawa Super Ex. Best wishes to Laura Holland and Jamie Simpson who are among a few vocalist chosen to advance to the semi-finals this Friday.

August 2006
Face The Music would like to remind you that its Summer Sizzle show will be back again at Ottawa Super Ex 2006. The students will be performing 2 daily shows on the Giant Tiger stage at 5pm and 8:45pm beginning on August 17th and running until August 28th. Acts returning this year are One 2 One, Triple Threat, X-Factor, Megan Laurence, Jenner Hughes, and Laura Holland. Face The Music will also be unveiling a new group and a few new soloists. The students have been working diligently and this year's show promises to be hotter than ever! Don't miss out!

July 4th, 2006
Face The Music would like to congratulate Amanda Nantsios on her terrific performance in Las Vegas. Well done!

July 1st, 2006
Face the Music would like to wish Amanda Nantsios good luck in Las Vegas this weekend as she competes in the USA World Showcase.

June 26th, 2006
Congratulations to all of our students who participated at this year’s June Recital. You all did a wonderful job! Thanks to all the parents and friends who came out to support and help us raise over $100 for the Special Olympics.

June 14th, 2006
Face The Music will be holding its June recital on Sunday, June 25th at the Manordale Community Centre. Tickets are $3.00 at the door with proceeds going to the Special Olympics.

June 12th, 2006
Face The Music is proud to announce that 2 of its students have made the top 100 on Canadian Idol. Congratulations to Jenner Hughes and Haijiao Yan! We're all rooting for you!

June 1st, 2006
Face The Music will be performing a one hour show at the Westcliffe Community Day in Bells Corners on Sunday, June 4th. The show will begin at 2pm and will include performances by Amanda Carson, Tina Di Labio, Amanda Dowd, Laura Holland, Jenner Hughes, Megan Laurence, Amanda Nantsios, Erica True, and Haijiao Yan.

May 1st, 2006
Face The Music is pleased to announce that its Summer Sizzle show will be back again at Ottawa Super Ex 2006. The students will be performing 2 daily shows on the Giant Tiger stage at 5pm and 8:45pm beginning on August 17th and running until August 28th. Acts returning this year are One 2 One, Triple Threat, X-Factor, Megan Laurence, Jenner Hughes, and Laura Holland. Face The Music will also be unveiling a new group and a few new soloists. This year's show promises to be hotter than ever! Don't miss out!

April 10th, 2006
Congratulations to all the students who participated in the Kiwanis Music Festival this past weekend. You all did an amazing job!

Amanda Carson --- placed 3rd in Pop Vocal Solo Junior A
Katye Donoghue --- placed 2nd in Pop Vocal Solo Senior
Shaina Dubé --- placed 2nd in Pop Vocal Solo Junior A
Amanda Nanstsios --- placed 2nd in Pop Vocal Solo Novice
Erica True --- placed 2nd in Pop Vocal Open
Haijiao Yan --- placed 2nd in Pop Vocal Solo Intermediate A

April 7th, 2006
Face The Music competed today at this year's Footloose International and is pleased to announce that the students did an amazing job, sweeping the top three in the vocal category and bringing home 9 platinum, 1 gold and 2 high silver medals. Thanks to all the students and parents who attended this wonderful event!

1st place overall -- Laura Holland
2nd place overall -- Melin Peng
3rd place overall -- Katye Donoghue

Platinum Medals
Amanda Carson (2)
Tina Di Labio
Katye Donoghue
Laura Holland
Caitlin Muma
Melin Peng
Jamie Simpson
Zhen Xu

Gold Medals
Jamie Simpson

High Silver Medals
Nika Booker-Grandea
Amanda Nantsios
Alysia Summers

March 25th, 2006
Face The Music would like to wish good luck to Tina Di Labio, Katye Donoghue, Laura Holland, Jenner Hughes, and Haijiao Yan who are trying out for this year's Canadian Idol!

February 3rd, 2006
Face The Music is proud to announce that this year's first ever Miss Cris Ottawa Idol is none other than Melin Peng! Melin beat out 9 other singers tonight to walk away with the title. Face The Music would like to congratulate all the students who competed in this exciting event.

February 2nd, 2006
Face The Music would like to congratulate Melin Peng for advancing to the final round in Miss Cris Ottawa Idol.

January 31st, 2006
Congratulations to Katye Donoghue and Melin Peng for both advancing to the semi-final round in Miss Cris Ottawa Idol. Go out and show your support for these talented singers!

January 26th, 2006
Congratulations to both Katye Donoghue and Melin Peng for making it by the preliminary round for Miss Cris Ottawa Idol. We wish you both good luck in the second round!

January 23rd, 2006
Face The Music is pleased to announce that a few students will be competing in this year's first ever Miss Cris Ottawa Idol. The event will take place over a two-week period at Robbie's Spaghetti House on St. Laurent Blvd. with the winner being crowned on February 3rd. Good luck to all the participants and stay tuned for more information!

December 18th, 2005
Face The Music held its Holiday recital this Sunday at the Manordale Community Centre. Instead of charging an admission, students and staff asked instead that everyone who attended the event bring a non-perishable food item for the food bank. When all was said and done, Face The Music donated close to a 100 pounds of food to the Ottawa Food Bank and almost $100.00 to the Ottawa Mission for its Christmas dinner.

December 16th, 2005
Face The Music appeared at the National Library on Friday to perform a one hour show for E.A.G.L.E Training. Hot groups like One 2 One, X-Factor, and Triple Threat from this year's Ottawa Super Ex performed along with soloists, Megan Laurence, Jenner Hughes, Laura Holland, and Erica True. The performance included a few Christmas songs along with group singing and dance numbers. It was an amazing night!