Class 3A
1st Place - Keokuk - Purple Harmony
2nd Place - Center Point-Urbana - Summit Street Singers
3rd Place - Benton Community - Celebration Co.
4th Place - Mount Pleasant - InMotion
5th Place - Dallas Center-Grimes - Revelation
6th Place - Harlan - Breaking Cy-lence
7th Place - Carrollton - 9th Street Singers
8th Place - West Liberty - Voices Unlimited
9th Place - Williamsburg - Sound Attraction
10th Place - Webster City - Music 'n Motion
Best Vocals, Best Band, Best Choreography - Keokuk
Class 2A
1st Place - Central Lee - CENTRifugAL Force
2nd Place - Emmetsburg - High Voltage
3rd Place - West Branch - Christopher Jive and the Uptown 45
4th Place - BCLUW - Rhythmic Force
5th Place - Van Meter - Vocal Locomotion
6th Place - Ogden - The Bulldog Beat
Best Vocals - Central Lee
Best Band - West Branch
Best Choreography - Emmetsburg
Class 1A
1st Place - Fort Madison Holy Trinity - Commotion
2nd Place - HLV - Audacity
Best Vocals, Best Band, Best Choreography - Fort Madison Holy Trinity
Prep Class
1st Place - Keokuk - Vibrations
2nd Place - Benton Community - Jubilation Inc.
3rd Place - Center Point-Urbana - Illumination
4th Place - Emmetsburg - Black & Gold
5th Place - Dallas Center-Grimes - Luminocity
6th Place - West Branch - EnerJive
Best Vocals, Best Choreography - Keokuk
Best Band - Benton Community
How deep is Dutch Masters this year? In the last two years, the HS groups on stage this weekend have performed in over fifty (50) finals rounds. All of the six finalists from last year are back, as well as three time Dutch Masters champs Benton Community Celebration Co. and perennial finalists West Branch (CJ&U45) and West Liberty (Voices Unlimited), as well as 15 other groups vying for their place in the finals. Competition should be intense!
And the weather forecast for Saturday? 57 and sunny. Boom!!!!
Follow along on Twitter and Instagram with the tag #DMshow choir (all one word...darn Haakon points!)
Once again it looks like this is going to be a great competition! Pella is on my bucket list of competitions I want to attend in my lifetime. Someday...
Speaking of hardware...there are 89 different trophies to be handed out this weekend. Class placement, Best Band, Best Choreo, and Best Vocals in each class, Star Performer for each group, Best Soloists, and six finals trophies, so my apologies in advance to the showchoir.com crew for making you work overtime inputting results!!!!
No, but really we're happy to post any and ALL results and captions! You've always done a fantastic job reporting information to us on here so we're super appreciative.
It's the Best Week of the Year....Dutch Masters Week!
We're looking forward to hosting 30 fantastic groups this Friday/Saturday. Dutch Masters is packed with competitive groups this year, so we are excited to see who takes home the hardware. With this level of competition, it will be a major accomplishment just to make the finals on Saturday night!
Speaking of hardware...there are 89 different trophies to be handed out this weekend. Class placement, Best Band, Best Choreo, and Best Vocals in each class, Star Performer for each group, Best Soloists, and six finals trophies, so my apologies in advance to the showchoir.com crew for making you work overtime inputting results!!!!
Follow along on Twitter and Instagram at @DMshow choir to keep up with the fun and results!
Here is the schedule for Saturday, February 20 at Dutch Masters Show Choir Invitational in Pella.
Performance Time/Group name/School/Class
8:00 a.m. Luminosity Dallas Center-Grimes Prep
8:20 a.m. Vibrations Keokuk Prep
8:40 a.m. EnerJive West Branch Prep
9:00 a.m. Jubilation, Inc Benton Prep
9:20 a.m. Illumination Center Point-Urbana Prep
9:40 a.m. Audacity HLV 1A
10:05 a.m. Commotion Holy Trinity 1A
10:30 a.m. Rhythmic Force BCLUW 2A
10:55 a.m. The Bulldog Beat Ogden 2A
11:20 a.m. Vocal Locomotion Van Meter 2A
11:45 a.m. CENTRifugAL FORCE Central Lee 2A
12:10 a.m. Black and Gold Emmetsburg Prep
LUNCH
1:00 p.m. Christopher Jive and the Uptown 45 West Branch 2A
1:25 p.m. Music 'n' Motion Webster City 3A
1:50 p.m. Revelation Dallas Center-Grimes 3A
2:15 p.m. Breaking CyLence Harlan 3A
2:40 p.m. 9th Street Singers Carrollton 3A
3:05 p.m. Summit Street Singers Center Point-Urbana 3A
3:30 p.m. Celebration Co Benton 3A
BREAK
4:05 p.m. Purple Harmony Keokuk 3A
4:30 p.m. InMotion Mt. Pleasant 3A
4:55 p.m. Voices Unlimited West Liberty 3A
5:20 p.m. Sound Attraction Williamsburg 3A
5:45 p.m. High Voltage Emmetsburg 2A
6:10 p.m. AcaPella Pella H.S. Exhibition
DAYTIME AWARDS 6:35 PM
Six finalists advance to the night Finals round, which will also include an exhibition performance by Pella's prep group, Bravo. We award Best Band/Choreography/Vocals in each class, as well as a Star Performer award for an outstanding individual performer from each competing group.
We're looking forward to an outstanding day of competition with an incredibly deep and talented field. Best wishes to everyone, and we'll see you in Pella on February 20th!
The 2016 lineup for Dutch Masters Show Choir Invitational currently will feature 24 high school groups. The HS show choirs scheduled to compete on February 20, 2016 are as follows (schedule to be released shortly):
Carrollton 9th Street Singers
Central Lee C-FORCE
CPU Summit Street Singers
CPU Illumination
Emmetsburg Black and Gold
Emmetsburg High Voltage
Harlan Breaking Cylence
HLV Audacity
Holy Trinity Commotion
Ogden The Bulldog Beat
Van Meter Vocal Locomotion
Webster City Music 'n Motion
West Liberty Voices Unlimited
Williamsburg Sound Attraction
DCG Luminosity
BCLUW Rhythmic Force
West Branch Christopher Jive and the Uptown 45
West Branch EnerJive
DCG Revelation
Benton Celebration Co
Benton Jubilation, Inc
Mt. Pleasant InMotion
Keokuk Purple Harmony
Keokuk Vibrations
On Friday, February 19th, six (6) middle school show choirs will be competing. They are:
West Branch Jivewired
LaSalle/St. Joseph CenterStage
Southview MS (Ankeny) Dynamite
Waukee Momentum
Waukee Revolution
DCG Infinity
The hosts for the event are Pella High show choirs AcaPella and Bravo, and Pella MS show choir PELLAdrenaline. All performances will be held in the PHS auditorium, with production services by Blue Sky. 33 different groups will be performing on stage that weekend, including some of the very best "small school" show choirs in Iowa! For those who can't make it, a livestream will be offered. Make plans now to join us in beautiful Pella on February 19th and 20th!!!
Mark your calendars for the Dutch Masters Show Choir Invitational, to be held on February 19 and 20, 2016. This competition features some of the best small school show choirs in the Midwest, and annually attracts a full roster of competitors from Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Missouri.
Friday night, February 19th, is the middle school competition, featuring competition in categories for Auditioned and Non-Auditioned ensembles.
Saturday, February 20th, is the high school competition, with daytime caption awards in each class (1A, 2A, 3A, and Prep) for Best Band, Best Vocals, and Best Choreography. The top six (6) scoring groups during the day on Saturday advance to the finals that evening.
Your hosts are Pella High School show choirs, AcaPella and Bravo, and our middle school show choir, PellAdrenaline. This contest is known for outstanding performances, a beautiful auditorium (which just received a $150k+ overhaul of the sound system), wonderful food, and production services by the Blue Sky video team. What keeps people coming back to Dutch Masters each year, however, is the hospitality our guests receive. No matter whether your group is grand champion-caliber or not, your students and supporters will feel appreciated throughout your stay in Pella.
For more information or to reserve your spot, please contact Pella High Vocal Music Director Michelle Chaplin at [email protected].
Pella Dutch Masters Invitational (Day Two) 2016
