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Event Info

April 27th, 2013
Venue Info
Arie Crown Theater
2301 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone: (312) 791-6000
Event Details
Number of Attending Choirs:
19 Mixed Groups
11 Treble Groups
Event Judges:
Tony Atienza (Vocal - Womens)
John Burlace (Vocal - Mixed)
Stacie Craig (Visual - Mixed)
Gates Crisler (Visual - Womens)
Michelle Jensen (Vocal - Mixed)
Linda McEachran Southard (Visual - Womens)
Shawn Miller (Vocal - Womens)
Verda Slinkard (Visual - Mixed)
Scott Thorne (Vocal - Mixed)
Eric Van Cleave (Instrumental - Mixed)
Mike Weaver (Visual - Mixed)
Tickets
Friday, April 20:
(Non-Adjudicated)
$30.00
$40.00 (Premium Seating)

Saturday, April 21:
$50.00
$60.00 (Premium Seating)

BOTH DAYS:
$70.00
$90.00 (Premium Seating)

Live Feed:
$20.00 (Available through FAME website)
Map
FAME Show Choir National Finals 2013





Awards
 Predictions
 Photos
 Event Site
 Live Stream
Mixed Division
Groups    

Powerhouse
John Burroughs High School
 Grand Champion
Best Choreography
Best Diction
Best Crew
Best Costumes
Best Female Sound
Best Male Soloist (Joe Leone)

Sound FX
Los Alamitos High School
 First Runner Up
Best Vocals
Best Show Design
Best Repertoire

Visual Adrenaline
Ankeny High School
 Second Runner Up
Best Male Sound

Choraliers
Fairfield Senior High School
 3rd Runner Up
Best Band
Best Horn Section

Swingsations
Mt. Zion High School
 4th Runner Up
Best Rhythm Section

Trojanaires
Jenks High School
 5th Runner Up
Best Male Stage Presence (Blake Pettigrove)

Sound System
Center Grove High School
 6th Runner Up

Delegation
Danville High School
 7th Runner Up

Rhythm of the Knight
Uniondale High School
 8th Runner Up
FAME Award
Most Original Selection

Minstrel Magic
Carroll High School
 9th Runner Up
Best Female Soloist (Paige Matteson)
Best Female Stage Presence (Paige Matteson)

Company
South Jones Jr/Sr High School
 10th Runner Up

Vocalmotive
Bemidji High School

Voices of Central
Keller Central High School

Reveillon
Jackson Preparatory School

Knight Moves
Norwell High School

Singers
Sullivan High School
Gillette College Scholarship Winner (Garrett Griffin)

West in the Groove
Millard West High School

West Side Delegation
Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School

Step on Stage
Horizon High School
Gillette College Scholarship Winner (Ellen Fairfield)

Treble Division
Groups    

Sound Sensations
John Burroughs High School
 First Place
Best Vocals

Soundtrax
Los Alamitos High School
 Second Place
Best Show Design
Best Soloist (Tailynn Carlton)

Knight Stars
Norwell High School
 Third Place
Best Choreography
Best Stage Presence (Addy Johnson)

Debtones
Center Grove High School
 4th Place
Best Costumes

Sound Unlimited
Bonita Vista High School
 5th Place

Les Femmes
Mt. Zion High School
 6th Place

Contemporaires
Danville High School
 7th Place

Uptown Girls
Millard West High School
 8th Place

New Edition
South Jones Jr/Sr High School
 9th Place
Best Band

Innovations
Petal High School
 10th Place

Nothin' But Treble
Andover High School
 11th Place

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Jeff. • on Apr 17, 2013, 7:02 PM (Edited)
Post #93
 
Didn't Los Al go very early last year?
Yes. "Sound FX" performed third last year.

edit: And I second your earlier question about judges. You would think that info would be on the website, but it's not. Hopefully a student or someone can fill us in!

T

tscott • on Apr 17, 2013, 6:57 PM
Post #92
 
Didn't Los Al go very early last year?



Jeff. • on Apr 17, 2013, 6:44 PM (Edited)
Post #91
+1
Ouch, poor Fairfield.
Ouch that is really unfortunate for Fairfield...
Yeah as a definite contender coming in, this puts a bit of a damper on that momentum. Fairfield has just had bad luck with random drawings/national competitions as of recent by being the first performing group during finals at FAME Chicago 2011, SCN 2012, as well as having the scoring fiasco earlier this year at FAME Orlando #2. Hopefully, though, they will be able to set the bar really high since they are used to this!

" Los Al certainly got a gift!"

Both of their groups seemed to...
For two groups that both finished 6th at their respective qualifier and received "wild card" spots, Keller Central and Jackson Prep also seemed to have luck on their side! Went from not even qualifying for the National Finals to having prime performance slots!



Get_Ready0203 • on Apr 17, 2013, 6:09 PM
Post #90
 
Ouch that is really unfortunate for Fairfield... but I am very excited for this competition. It is going to be a very diverse set of groups. I'm interested to see how the judges have this one play out. I also can't wait to go again, I love the Arie Crown Theater, it is a great venue.

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214griffin • on Apr 17, 2013, 5:44 PM (Edited)
Post #89
 




Patrick • on Apr 17, 2013, 5:17 PM
Post #88
 

There has been the last couple of years, but it's been really expensive... like $30 if I remember correctly.

Is the feed clear?

J

Jazzy • on Apr 17, 2013, 4:15 PM
Post #87
+1
" Los Al certainly got a gift!"

Both of their groups seemed to...



Häakon • on Apr 17, 2013, 4:02 PM
Post #86
+1
Here's the video of the "Live" drawing for time slots!
Ouch, poor Fairfield. Los Al certainly got a gift!

Is there going to be a live feed for the FAME National Show Choir Finals again in 2013??? I really want to watch the competition in California!
There has been the last couple of years, but it's been really expensive... like $30 if I remember correctly.



wcpoet • on Apr 17, 2013, 4:01 PM
Post #85
 
Is there going to be a live feed for the FAME National Show Choir Finals again in 2013??? I really want to watch the competition in California!

T

tscott • on Apr 17, 2013, 3:56 PM
Post #84
 
Anyone have a list of judges?



juanmart • on Apr 17, 2013, 3:11 PM
Post #83
+1
Ill go..
GC: John Burroughs (BV)
1stRU: Los Al
2ndRU: Ankeny (BC)
3rdRU: Fairfield
4thRU: Center Grove
5thRU: Bemidji/Danville

Haven't seen a lot of these shows live unfortunately so its a tough judge for me.



Patrick • on Apr 17, 2013, 3:10 PM (Edited)
Post #82
+5
Here's the video of the "Live" drawing for time slots!

Single Gender Finalists

7:00am - Millard West
7:30 - Norwell
8:00 - Danville
8:30 - Center Grove
9:00 - Andover
9:30 - Petal
10:00 - Bonita Vista
10:30 - Los Alamitos
11:00 - John Burroughs
11:30 - South Jones
12:00pm - Mt. Zion

Mixed Finalists

1:30 - Fairfield
2:00 - Millard West
2:30 - Carroll
3:00 - Center Grove
3:30 - Sullivan
4:00 - Norwell
4:30 - Ankeny
5:00 - Bemidji
5:30 - Mt. Zion
6:00 - Keller Central
7:30 - Jefferson
8:00 - Jenks
8:30 - John Burroughs
9:00 - Uniondale
9:30 - Danville
10:00 - South Jones
10:30 - Horizon
11:00 - Jackson Prep
11:30 - Los Alamitos



salohcin714 • on Apr 17, 2013, 2:18 PM
Post #81
+5
Prediction:

GC: Burroughs
1RU: Los Al
2RU: Ankeny
3RU: Fairfield
4RU: Center Grove
5RU: Mt. Zion

BV: Burroughs
BC: Los Al/Burroughs
BB: Fairfield



FindYourStage • on Apr 17, 2013, 2:28 AM
Post #80
+2
Prediction:

GC: Ankeny (BV, BC)
1RU: John Burroughs
2RU: Los Al
3RU: Fairfield (BB)
4RU: Mt. Zion
5RU: Center Grove

Honorable Mentions:
Danville, Jackson Prep, Bemidji, CR Jefferson


I am just so rooting for Ankeny here to win. Iowa Represent!
I really have no idea what's going to happen. So we shall see!

J

Jazzy • on Apr 16, 2013, 12:26 PM
Post #79
+6
7am will be the first group. They are drawing tomorrow for the time slots.

WEDNESDAY, April 17 - A video drawing will be posted on the www.showchoirs.org website at 12:00 PM PST for all groups to view. This drawing will be a random draw for the Saturday schedule with the Women's Groups drawn first followed by the mixed groups.



Chengsta92 • on Apr 16, 2013, 11:38 AM
Post #78
 
Does anyone know an approximate start and end time to performances on Saturday or an idea of how they'll order them? I would hate to miss some of the really great SoCal groups visiting Chicago!



Häakon • on Apr 16, 2013, 3:11 AM
Post #77
+2
So much variety!
This is my favorite part. I'm really looking forward to this competition!



Goddess • on Apr 15, 2013, 9:29 PM
Post #76
+2
This competition is stacked for sure. I wish I could be there. So much variety!



Jeff. • on Apr 15, 2013, 9:28 PM
Post #75
+2
Is this just the Friday schedule? Does anyone have the schedule for Saturday?
The schedule posted above is only relevant for the Friday sound check performance. And, as you can probably tell, the show choirs are grouped together based on their placements (ex. Fairfield, Center Grove, and Danville all placed second at their qualifiers and so on so forth for the other show choirs).

Assuming it's the same format as last year, it will be a random performance order. I don't know if/when they will draw numbers, names out of a hat, etc., but hopefully soon.

Does anyone have any girls group predictions?!
Just as epic of a competition this is for the mixed show choirs, this will be a bloodbath for the women's groups! I would expect the top three to be John Burroughs "Sound Sensations," Los Al "Soundtrax," and Center Grove "Debtones." Sound Sensations 2013 are currently unbeaten on the season. Soundtrax is the defending FAME Women's Champion, and Debtones have an excellent history including an epic 2011 season. But, you know, anything can happen.

I thought they placed higher. Great group, and really wished i could've seen the show live again! Congrats on a great year ladies!
Had it been any other qualifier, they likely would have qualified for the National Finals. The Orlando qualifiers were stacked!

L

lovelaina • on Apr 15, 2013, 8:50 PM
Post #74
+1

Pure Elegance was 2nd Runner up in Orlando and not one of the automatic qualifiers. They will not be competing in Chicago. Still a great season for a fantastic group of young ladies!
I thought they placed higher. Great group, and really wished i could've seen the show live again! Congrats on a great year ladies!


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