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NEXT ROUND, INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION 2006
From over 14,000 entrants, 12 of Queen Esther's songs have advanced to the next round of judging for the 2006 International Songwriting Competition in four categories: AAA, Americana, Blues and Performance.

FINALIST, 2006 LEHMAN ENGEL MUSICAL THEATER WORKSHOP
Out of several thousand entrants, Queen Esther has been chosen as a finalist for the prestigious 2006 BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop. Participants have included Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Once On This Island, Ragtime ), Paul Scott Goodman (Bright Lights, Big City), Edward Kleban (A Chorus Line), Michael John LaChiusa (George C. Wolfe's Wild Party), Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx (Avenue Q), Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors) and Maury Yeston (Nine, Titanic, Grand Hotel).

SEMI-FINALIST, JAZZMOBILE VOCAL COMPETITION 2006
Queen Esther continues as one of 8 finalists in Round 2 of the Jazzmobile Vocal Competition, to be held in various nightclubs in New York City. Celebrity judges next Thursday will include Ulysses Slaughter. New to the panel: Dr. William (Billy) Taylor, founder and chairman emeritus of Jazzmobile.

FINALIST, JAZZMOBILE VOCAL COMPETITION 2006
Out of several hundred entrants, Queen Esther has been chosen as one of 12 finalists for the 3rd annual Jazzmobile Vocal Competition, sponsored by Anheuser-Busch. This year's Grand Prize will be $1,000.00 and a guest appearance at a NYC nightclub.

HONORABLE MENTION, 2006 MOUNTAIN STAGE NEWSONG COMPETITION
Queen Esther's song "Promise Me" received an Honorable Mention from the 2006 Mountain Stage NewSong Festival's annual songwriting contest in the R&B/Soul Category.

WFUV'S IDIOT'S DELIGHT
Check out JC Hopkins Biggish Band featuring Queen Esther performing live on Vin Scelsa's Idiot's Delight on WFUV 90.7 8pm - 12mid (EST) www.wfuv.org

WNYC'S SOUNDCHECK
If you missed Queen Esther's live performance/interview on WNYC's Soundcheck, you can hear it online.

NPR's WEEKEND EDITION
Missed Scott Simon interviewing JC Hopkins and Queen Esther for NPR's Weekend Edition? You can hear it online, too.

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