An 18-year-old from Prince George’s County could very well become the world’s next big opera star.  Aaron Crouch was accepted to the renowned Julliard School in New York, but decided to complete his first year at the Curtis Institute of Music, a conservatory in Philadelphia that is said to be the most selective program for vocalists in the world.  Crouch started singing gospel music at just 5 years old and says it quickly became his passion.  “I just wasn’t really into pop and R&B, I just wasn’t. I just liked gospel and I just sang gospel,” he said.

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