yeah. the character voices can be a little annoying.
but idk. i just always have such high expectations for
manchester. i have it embeded in my mind that they're
still amazing as they were my senior year. but oh well.
dale and cosby do have amazing vocals.
stanny and ms. glynn are quite amazing.
yeah, quite obvious. i don't think it was possible for them
to partner up. there were only like 20 guys and 5 billion girls.
lol. idk. carlos is still my boy. but it troubles me with that show.
Personally, I think it is fitting that Manchester won but didn't get best vocals. They had the showmanship and choreography down pat, but I just can't stand the character voice that they always use. It just seems like a facade to cover up a lack of mature sound.
But they do know how to transport an audience to another place.
I was oping that either Dale or Cosby got vocals, so that was nice.
It was very apparent that WC had two choirs smashed together. Especially since they never danced partnered up. I don't know if this is a one-time thing or if it is how it is going to be form now on...idk...
i wasn't "surprised" with manchester winning.
i mean, they're manchester. but they were good.
cosby deserves to place at every comp. they're
always amazing and never disappoint.
but i was surprised with WC getting 2nd.
they were average. and carlos is my boy,
i just thought a few other groups were better.
i thought dale had a very good chance at placing.
but yet again, i was wrong i suppose. oh well.
Agreed...I got this email once explaining that people don't read the middle of each word. To demonstrate this, every word in the email had an error in the middle of the word, but you could still understand the whole email.
Personally, I have a name that gets mispronounced all the time...so I'm used to it.
I wanted to meet you...but I wasn't sure what you looked like or where you were!!!
Thank you so much for your kind words. Jasmine will be thrilled to know you enjoyed her performance.
Also, thanks for noticing we are "Menchville" and not Mechanicsville". We seem to be getting that a lot lately. lol
Hanover High School is in "Mechanicsville" so that might be why people were confused. since the Hampton Roads area is relatively unknown in the east, people from other parts of Central Va might have misread the name.
I don't know how many of you were there at 10am on Saturday, but the soloist during "One Night Only" from Menchville was seriously one of the best solos I have ever seen at a competition.
Thank you so much for your kind words. Jasmine will be thrilled to know you enjoyed her performance.
Also, thanks for noticing we are "Menchville" and not Mechanicsville". We seem to be getting that a lot lately. lol
I don't know how many of you were there at 10am on Saturday, but the soloist during "One Night Only" from Menchville was seriously one of the best solos I have ever seen at a competition.
Totally appreciate all the support from other directors. Well now the hard journey to enter A division next year and start finding a way to compete with the amazing talent and experience in those schools.
To my own students, I have wonderful kids. I am so proud of all of you.
To Jamie Barrack, wow. Great work this weekend! Thanks for all you and your parents did... it was first class.
Ratings:
B Division:
Menchville Monarch Magic: Excellent
Monacan Center Stage: Excellent
Kecoughtan Harbor Lights: Excellent
Godwin Debut: Excellent
Colonial Forge Mixed Select: Excellent
Varina Strutin-R-Stuff: Excellent
Amherst Amherechos: Superior
A Division:
Patrick Henry Soundsations: Superior
Winston Churchill Sing.Chronicity: Superior
Cosby Spotlight: Superior
Dale Knight Scene: Superior
Bird Sudden Image: Excellent
Clover Hill New Dimensions: Superior
James River Current Edition: Superior
Manchester Capital Swing: Superior
Atlee Illusion: Superior
Outstanding Backstage Crew: James River
Outstanding Sportsmanship: Cosby
Soloist M: Stefan Bailey, Amherechos
Soloist F: Kim Hester, Kecoughtan
Judges’ Merit Award: Choreography Duet, Kecoughtan
Outstanding Show Design: Manchester
Best Band: Manchester
I thought that pretty much all of the girls' groups had about the exact same tone quality, so the scores are probably pretty close together. The results from this competition are also all over the place.
Cosby had just about the cleanest on-stage costume change that I've ever seen. It was very nice, and their choreo was clean.
I'm really interested in Winston Churchill since the program says that it is both of the former WCHS show choirs put together, and that it has 50 people. Not so sure how that's going to look on those 12 show choir risers...
B Division:
Deep Run Sound Steps: Excellent
Godwin Modern Appeal: Excellent
Monacan Steppin' Out: Excellent
Hopewell Female Intuition: Excellent
Varina Sassy-N-Sapphire: Excellent
Colonial Forge Treble Makers: Superior
Atlee Serenade: Excellent
Kecoughtan Touch of Jade: Excellent
Powhatan Revv'd Up: Excellent
A Division:
Patrick Henry Essence: Excellent
Atlee Elegance: Superior
Cosby Rhapsody: Superior
James River Anything Goes: Superior
Clover Hill Irridescence: Superior
Manchester Touch of Swing: Superior
Dale Knightingales: Superior
Bird Reflections: Superior
Outstanding Backstage Crew: Kecoughtan
Outstanding Sportsmanship: Thomas Dale
Soloist: Kristina Blem, LC Bird
Outstanding Show Design: Cosby
Best Band: Colonial Forge
Jazz Choir:
J River Jazzy Ladies: Excellent
L.C. Bird: Girls VJ Ensem: Excellent
Prince George Vocal Ensem: Superior
Chamber:
Dale Madrigals: Excellent
Dale Chorale: Superior
J River Chamber Ensem: Superior
Godwin Acapella: Superior
Varina Honor Choir: Excellent
Bird Madrigal Ensem: Excellent
Patrick Henry Soundsations: Superior
Colonial Forge Ladie Chorale: Excellent
Brooke Point Chamber Choir: Excellent
Colonial Forge Lady Madrigals: Superior
Dale Chamber Ensem: Superior
Cosby Chamber Ensem: Superior
Brooke Point Madrigals: Excellent
Colonial Forge Mixed Madrigals: Superior
Godwin Madrigals: Superior
Rockapella:
Clover Hill Acropolis: Excellent
Dale Boys Acapella: Excellent
J River Priority Male: Superior
Clover Hill River City Sound: Excellent
Jazz Division:
1 Prince George
2 James River
3 LC Bird
Women's Chamber
1 Godwin
2 Colonial Forge (Mads)
3 James River
Mixed Chamber
1 Godwin
2 Patrick Henry
3 Cosby
Rockapella
1 James River
2 Dale
3 Clover Hill
Best Choral Sound: Godwin Madrigals
Best Soloist: Rachel Disselkamp, Cosby; Darnell Drew, Dale
Hanover/Lee-Davis Festival Of Choirs 2008
