After a day of auditions featuring 44 performers, the Top 20 finalists have been selected for Hamilton’s Got Talent. Their talents ranged from dance and magic to singing, instrumental music and impressions.
The finalists will take the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, in the Hamilton High School Auditorium. Audience members will help choose the winners in each category and the overall winning act by voting on their phones or with voting devices provided at the event.
This year’s finalists are:
Elementary: Mia Carlson, hip-hop dance; Fiona Mayhew, piano; Lillian Toppen, piano; and Stella Wellman, gymnastics.
Middle school: Conner Bosscher, singing and guitar; Ryder Crippin, piano; Abigail Mayhew, piano; Isaac Mayhew, piano; Harper Schutmaat, singing; and Annie Slagh, flute.
High school: Nick Byrne, singing; Hudson Hoke, singing and guitar; Addy Lamar and Emma Lamar, singing; Colton Kelly, magic; Breckin Preisner, magic; and Madelyn Schultz, singing and guitar.
Adult/mixed ages: Sophia Csapos and JoAnn Csapos, singing and piano; Carlyn Hammer, singing; JJ Louden, impressions; and Pike Zoerhof and Josh Zoerhof, singing.
The finalists were selected by judges Luke DeVries, Jo-Ellen Ming and Casey Lampen, a 2011 Hamilton High School graduate.
Reserved seating tickets are $10 and are available at hamiltonvocalmusic.seatyourself.biz. Proceeds support Hamilton Vocal Music.





