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 Show Choir Community    Events    2020 Season    Heart of America Nashville 2020
Event Info

March 7th, 2020
Venue Info
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Delta Ballroom
2800 Opryland Drive
Nashville, TN 37214
Phone: (615) 889-1000
Event Details
Number of Attending Choirs:
10 Mixed Groups
9 Treble Groups
2 Bass Groups
2 Middle School Groups
Event Hosts:
Viterbo University "Platinum Edition"
Heart of America Entertainment
Event Judges:
Tony Atienza (critique [main stage])
Garrett Breeze (band [second stage] / finals [main stage])
John Burlace (band prelim / finals [main stage])
Jeff Gemar (vocal prelim / finals [main stage])
Michelle Jensen (vocal prelims [second stage] / finals [main stage])
Joseph Kincaid (visual prelim / finals [main stage])
Chris Kindle (critique [second stage] / finals [main stage])
Annette Layman (visual prelim [second stage] / finals [main stage])
Shane Rhoades (critique [second stage] / finals [main stage])
Jarad Voss (critique / finals [main stage])
Tickets
$60 (12 and under FREE)
cash only
Map
Heart of America Nashville 2020





Awards
 Predictions
 Photos
 Event Site
 Live Stream
Finals
Groups    

Royalaires
Zionsville High School
 Grand Champion
Best Vocals
Best Choreography
Best Band
Best Show Design

Sound System
Center Grove High School
 First Runner Up
Best Costumes

Choraliers
Fairfield Senior High School
 Second Runner Up
Best Crew
Best Female Soloist (Natalie Jonson)

Voices of Central
Keller Central High School
 3rd Runner Up
Best Male Soloist (Michael Lopez)

Masquerade
Brea Olinda High School
 4th Runner Up

Hillside Singers
Pleasant Hill High School
 5th Runner Up

Finals - Tier II
Groups    

Choralaires
Zionsville High School
 Grand Champion
Best Vocals
Best Choreography

FortissiBROS
Fairfield Senior High School
 First Runner Up

Pure Elegance
Fairfield Senior High School
 Second Runner Up

Mixed Division - Tier I (Prelims) Show
Single Clef Division
Groups    

Choralaires
Zionsville High School
 First Place
Best Vocals
Best Choreography

FortissiBROS
Fairfield Senior High School
 Second Place

Pure Elegance
Fairfield Senior High School
 Third Place

Debtones
Center Grove High School
 4th Place

Spellbound
Brea Olinda High School
 5th Place

Jive
Bloomington Jefferson High School
 6th Place

Hilltop Harmony
Pleasant Hill High School
 No Placement

Powerhouse
Pleasant Hill High School
 No Placement

Synergy
Tupelo High School
 No Placement

Select Sound
Carroll High School
 No Placement

Open Division
Groups    

Rhapsody in Red
Green Bay East High School
 First Place
Best Vocals
Best Choreography

Rhythm Express
Fairfield Middle School
 Second Place

Little Elegance
Fairfield Middle School
 Third Place

Irish Adrenaline
Cathedral High School
 4th Place

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jazzhand5678 • on Mar 7, 2020, 1:01 AM
Post #81
 
Comment down below if any fellow gamers wanna link up tomorrow!!!!!



jillykobilly • on Mar 6, 2020, 8:58 PM
Post #80
+5
Students performing tomorrow - if you are interested in being interviewed for the live stream tomorrow, please stop by the main stage Live Stream desk tomorrow between 10:00AM and 11:30AM, and we will let you know how you can participate. We would love to do a showcase of all of the different show choir jackets/spiritwear, so come on down and represent your school!

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joechoir • on Mar 6, 2020, 11:14 AM
Post #79
+2
Predictions:
GC: Center Grove “Sound System” (BV)(BC)
1st RU: Zionsville “Royalaires”
2nd RU: Brea Olinda “Masquerade”
3rd RU: Fairfield “Choraliers”
4th RU: Carroll “Minstrel Magic”
5th RU: Keller Central “Voices of Central”

Brea Olinda sings very well this year and have a beautiful choral sound. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them finish lower or higher than what I have here. This comp could finish in a lot of different ways since I think that Fairfield could definitely have a shot at this along with the top 3 I have listed this year.

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Vocfan • on Mar 6, 2020, 2:03 AM
Post #77
+1
Can’t wait to hit the road in the morning. Looking forward to bringing some Texas style show choir to Nashville!

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drumcorpsnut42 • on Mar 1, 2020, 6:51 PM (Edited)
Post #64
+5
Almost undoubtedly, the 2 Nashville competitions will be producing a National Champion this year. Too bad Clinton is not competing, although another unbeaten year should keep them at # 1. And you can't dismiss the ultimate showdown between the California power groups.




Häakon • on Mar 1, 2020, 7:00 PM
Post #65
+3
Depending on the method used to determine the ranks, anything is possible.


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Choirshow • on Mar 5, 2020, 10:11 PM
Post #75
 
I think this year ankeny centennial spectrum could really compete with these guys too as they are undefeated against good midwestern groups.



willieboi2000 • on Mar 5, 2020, 4:51 PM
Post #74
 
Predictions:
GC- Zionsville (BV)
1st ru- Fairfield (BC)
2nd ru- Center Grove
3rd ru- Brea Olinda
4th ru- Carroll

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ArabianNightsThrone • on Mar 5, 2020, 2:10 PM
Post #73
 
Throne Gang



Bradhutch • on Mar 5, 2020, 12:25 AM
Post #71
 
You can take off Bishop Hendricken Paramount. School decided to cancel last minute unfortunately



Schuhler • on Mar 3, 2020, 11:09 AM
Post #67
+4
Will there be any change due to the tornado yesterday? (And my condolences to all those who lost because of it)


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kflogel • on Mar 3, 2020, 1:14 PM
Post #68
+5
We have been told today that the Gaylord did not suffer any damage and all is running as normal!




Schuhler • on Mar 3, 2020, 2:02 PM
Post #69
 
Fantastic!



willieboi2000 • on Mar 1, 2020, 5:33 PM
Post #63
+2
So now Brea Olinda has beaten John Burroughs AND Burbank..


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Gabrielcastaneda199x • on Mar 3, 2020, 3:38 AM
Post #66
 
I know they have Burroughs music showcase as a possible como see them beat Los al would be like breas a force to be recon with

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Gabrielcastaneda199x • on Mar 1, 2020, 1:51 AM
Post #61
 
Brea is going to do awesome at this comp they got second. At chaparral beating Burbank



Häakon • on Feb 23, 2020, 6:33 PM
Post #44
+16
I am thrilled to formally announce that showchoir.com will be teaming up with Heart of America once again to produce the live stream for this event. We have been working around the clock getting ready to bring this to the world, and I am confident it will be our best stream yet. The lineup is fantastic, and the venue... well, if you've ever been to this place, you know it's about the coolest spot for a show choir competition ever. Sadly, Adam and Alex had scheduling conflicts this year, but we're bringing along two new hosts that I think are going to be a mountain of fun. Jill Kobilka has an impressive resumé of show choir history as a director, a choreographer, and a judge, and it doesn't hurt that she's about the nicest person I've ever met! And you may know Bradley Davis from his Southern Show Choir podcast; this guy has such wonderful insight to bring as both a former show choir member and from a fan's perspective and I know he will offer a fresh take on all of the groups performing. We are so excited to be working with them both!

I can't imagine how crazy this competition is going to be, but if you can't be there in person, now you can catch it live from anywhere in the country. It's a fully produced, top-notch broadcast that will provide a full day's worth of entertainment to the comfort of your own home. Virtual ticket presales are now officially open at showchoir.com/live - we hope to see you there!


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kflogel • on Feb 23, 2020, 7:11 PM (Edited)
Post #47
+2
Our fans disappointed 2nd stage will not be covered????




Häakon • on Feb 23, 2020, 7:20 PM
Post #49
+3
It's the same as in the past - it just takes a mammoth amount of gear, crew, and support to put on a show like this; it's not just a camera on a tripod in the back of a gym, but essentially a complete television show that we set up and aspire to rival something you'd see on network TV. We just don't have the manpower or the finances to try to duplicate that in a whole separate venue. Just for reference, I can't ship the gear to Nashville as there is too much of it and it is fragile, so each time I drive it myself - from Los Angeles to Tennessee and back - just to make this happen. Believe me that I wish we could do even more, but I think it's pretty remarkable what we can make happen at a one-day high school performing arts event.

Fortunately, Heart of America does feature a second stage finals round at their event and that will be covered in the broadcast. I know it is not every group from that stage, but we do the very best we can!


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joechoir • on Feb 23, 2020, 8:40 PM
Post #50
 
This is a really cool idea and great thing to offer.

My only question would be about the quality. Obviously free live streams are pretty popular right now, so would the quality be worth paying the 13$?




Häakon • on Feb 23, 2020, 9:08 PM
Post #51
+2
Obviously that's up to each individual, but I can say that Heart of America wouldn't be able to do it without the ticket price; it's a substantial effort to produce. Personally, I think it's super reasonable for a full day of entertainment... it's roughly the price of a movie ticket (or less, depending on where you live), and we really do pull out all of the stops. If you weren't able to see either of the previous HoA streams that showchoir.com has put together, there's a pretty cool clip of Adam and Alex from Nashville in 2017 still viewable here.

Instead of staring at an empty stage in-between groups, we pack the stream with analysis, interviews, behind-the-scenes stuff, and a whole lot more. And all of that is in addition to the actual coverage of the choirs themselves (I wish we had that to share, but we aren't allowed to record them due to copyright restrictions)! We try to make it a communal experience - there's a live chat, we take tweets from the audience, and engage in a celebration of show choir together. We're even aware of some groups that host watching parties together, which I think is so cool. There are definitely free streams out there, and this is just another option - but we work very hard at it and I hope everyone comes away feeling it is worth the price of a ticket.




jillykobilly • on Feb 23, 2020, 10:33 PM (Edited)
Post #52
+2
I am looking forward to this so much Thanks so much for the opportunity, Haakon and HOA! Brad and I have big shoes to fill... :D


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joechoir • on Feb 23, 2020, 10:36 PM
Post #53
 
I meant more in the vein of the sound and picture quality. For example, some streams this weekend couldn’t handle the huge sound of a group like Center Grove, would this be a step above that?

The idea of commentary is super intriguing to me.


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Johnathon • on Feb 23, 2020, 10:54 PM
Post #54
+3
Awesome! Fantastic news!!

Joe, if the stream is anything like the ones they have put on in the past, it is certainly worth the $13 price.

Good luck Bradley and Jill, congrats on your new exciting opportunity.


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joechoir • on Feb 24, 2020, 12:37 AM
Post #55
+1
Awesome! Guess I found what my roommates and I will be doing that Saturday.




BradleyDavis • on Feb 26, 2020, 3:53 PM
Post #58
+3
This will easily be the highlight of my year <3 can’t wait // love HOA competitions and I appreciate the opportunity


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goinggray • on Feb 26, 2020, 4:05 PM
Post #59
+5
Häakon, THANK YOU for doing this!! It's a fantastic service, and does nothing but make an already brilliant day of show choir competition even better!! I'll be judging that day elsewhere, but I'd have no problem at all ponying up the $13......heck, I'd even pay $13.50!!! The interviews that are traditionally done between groups, and the analysis, is fun, informative, and gives people some great glimpses behind-the-scenes. I know that we will have Thirst Project/Show Choirs For Thirst Road Warriors there, and they will LOVE the day. Again, thank you for your continuing and incredible commitment to this art form we all love so dearly!


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