WESTFIELD – Eleven-year-old Sophie Lawry is having the experience of a lifetime. A Westfield resident, Lawry was just recently selected to sing the national anthem at a New England Revolution soccer game.
Weeks ago, Lawry’s mother saw a post on Facebook that announced the New England Revolution were hosting auditions for children to sing in front of judges and the final three individuals would sing the national anthem at a Revolution game. After interested kids would submit their audition tapes to the judges, 11 lucky singers would be selected to attend the audition, and Lawry was one of them.
Sophie Lawry, 11, of Westfield, has been chosen to sing at an upcoming New England Revolution game. (Photo by Elevate Communications)
Lawry was excited to take on something on she hasn’t done before.
“I always wanted to push myself to try new experiences,” said Lawry.
The auditions took place on April 3 at the Lansdowne Pub in Boston, which is located right near Fenway Park. The guest judges consisted of Kelyn Rowe, a New England Revolution midfielder; Patrick Heenehan, Event Presentation Supervisor, Kraft Sports Productions; and Medha Gandhi, of Kiss 108 Matty in the Morning.
In the first round, each contestant was asked to sing an A Capella of their choice. Once all 11 finished, the judges would deliberate and cut the contestant pool down to six people. Those six would then each sing the national anthem.
After hearing she was selected as one of the three finalists, Lawry was overjoyed.
“I was very excited, I still can’t wait to sing at Gillette stadium,” said Lawry. “It’s going to be an honor.”
Lawry is scheduled to sing at the New England Revolution game on April 28, as the team takes on Sporting Kansas City at 7:30 p.m.
Lawry began singing at the age of four and has always enjoyed singing around the house. She started attending singing camp at age six and has now performed national anthems at games for the Springfield Thunderbirds, Pawtucket Red Sox, as well as at the 2016 Babe Ruth World Series in Westfield.
