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 Show Choir Community    Events    2013 Season    FAME Show Choir National Finals 2013
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
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 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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Bridget_broadway • on Apr 27, 2013, 10:18 AM (Edited)
Post #153
 
Good Luck to all show choirs at FAME Nationals finals.



Jeff. • on Apr 27, 2013, 5:39 AM
Post #152
+6
As I'm sadly stuck in the desert unable to attend, I decided to partake in a favorite SCC-pastime ... YouTubing show choirs in the middle of the night. And I just have to say, I really hope Ankeny has an excellent performance. Everytime I watch "Visual Adrenaline" 2013, I enjoy the show more and more. From a jaw-dropping Titanium opener, to back-to-back Jessie J songs that are really cool, including a great ballad, to Beyonce's Sweet Dreams, AC/DC's Back In Black, and closing with Marry The Night by Lady Gaga. I love the song selections and the theme is implicitly wonderful.

This Des Moines Register article is also very sweet. For anyone unaware, the nationally-known and historic "Visual Adrenaline" name will be retired after this performance due to Ankeny splitting into 2 separate high schools. My favorite part of the article is, "We’re making a statement to the country — ‘This is who we are, and this is who we’ve been,'"

Although I wholeheartedly love Fairfield and Powerhouse this year, Ankeny does classic show choir like no other. And I hope they wrap up the illustrious "Visual Adrenaline" legacy with a great placement. Best of luck to Ankeny and all other competing show choirs.



PaStRaMi • on Apr 27, 2013, 4:02 AM
Post #151
+3
On a bus to Chicago from the University of Iowa (at 3am) just to cheer on Los Al

Excited to see many of the other talented show choirs as well



Patrick • on Apr 27, 2013, 3:05 AM
Post #150
 
I'm happy to say that I had the honor of meeting Häakon tonight, he's a cool dude.
Been there, done that ;) hahaha :D



Caleb :P • on Apr 27, 2013, 2:45 AM
Post #149
+2
I'm happy to say that I had the honor of meeting Häakon tonight, he's a cool dude.
Jealousy...

J

JBizzleB1R • on Apr 27, 2013, 2:13 AM
Post #148
+9
I'm happy to say that I had the honor of meeting Häakon tonight, he's a cool dude.



wcpoet • on Apr 26, 2013, 11:17 PM
Post #147
+1
Anyone know the Aspire Award winners yet?
I believe the winners for the FAME 2013 ASPIRE Awards will be announced tomorrow during the course of the competition. Now when during the competition - I am not sure.



Rian • on Apr 26, 2013, 11:08 PM
Post #146
 
Anyone know the Aspire Award winners yet?



JWill • on Apr 26, 2013, 6:33 PM (Edited)
Post #145
+2
ASTOUNDING performance by Uniondale, NY. Some vocal issues, but I have never seen dancing like that!

Judges effusive in their praise.



wcpoet • on Apr 26, 2013, 9:12 AM (Edited)
Post #144
+1
Before we get started with this stunning weekend of show choir with the sound checks on Friday and the actual National Show Choir Finals Competition tomorrow, I would like to wish all 30 groups competing tomorrow (it's hard to believe, isn't it?) the best of luck this weekend! I'm sure everyone is thrilled and honored to be competing against some of the best show choirs in the country. My eyes will be glued to the computer screen tomorrow watching the live feed from the start of the competition (which is 5:00 AM PST) to the very end! It is going to be a long day, but a day that will be in record books for sure of this wonderful art of show choir in which we all love and cherish. All in all, congratulations to everyone competing for qualifying at the National Show Choir Finals. With a competition of this caliber, I think it is impossible to predict results at this point... so we'll just have to wait and see tomorrow night!

Also, one last thing... Special shout-out to John Burroughs, Bonita Vista, and Los Alamitos who I know will represent California VERY WELL at this National Invitational Competition!!

Break a leg, everyone!



tantan27 • on Apr 26, 2013, 8:23 AM
Post #143
+2
good luck to everyone! ill be watching showchoir.com like a hawk at prom go ankeny and Cedar Rapids Jefferrson, represent iowa! and also best of luck to bemidji, some of the sweetest people i have ever met through show choir!



ChelsiKerrn • on Apr 26, 2013, 1:16 AM (Edited)
Post #142
 
It is so hard for me to make exact predictions, so I cheated a little and I'm just going to group them instead. I got bored and went through everyone's competition record, and that definitely gives you a FAR better idea on the quality of each group when you see who they competed with and who they either defeated or lost to. You also see what kind of captions were common for them. So taking all of that into account, my predictions are...

1st-4th:
Burroughs, Los Al, Ankeny, Fairfield.
5th-10th:
Center Grove, Bemidji, Jenks, Mt. Zion, Carroll, Cedar Rapids Jefferson.
11th-14th:
Danville, Jackson Prep, Norwell, South Jones.
15th-19th:
Sullivan, Keller, Uniondale, Millard West, Horizon.

Now, I have not seen a lot of these groups. Like I said, this is almost entirely based off everyone's competition record (and reputation!). My predictions may change after seeing all of the groups.

Also, those groups vary. I don't have them in an actual order I think they'll go in. I just have them in what area I think they will place. Just to clarify

Best of luck to all competing choirs!!



ztriscari • on Apr 25, 2013, 9:42 PM
Post #141
+3
Predictions:

GC: John Burroughs “Powerhouse” Vocals/ Choreo/ Band
1st Ru: Los Alamitos “Sound FX”
2nd Ru: Ankeny “Visual Adrenaline”
3rd Ru: Fairfield “Choraliers”
4th Ru: Danville “Delegation”
5th Ru: Center Grove “Sound System”
6th Ru: Bemidji “Vocalmotive”
7th Ru: Jenks “Trojanaires”
8th Ru: Cedar Rapids Jefferson “West Side Delegation”
9th Ru: Mt. Zion “Swingsations”
10th Ru: Carroll “Minstrel Magic”
11th Ru: Horizon “Step on Stage”
12th Ru: Sullivan “Singers”
13th Ru: Norwell “Knight Moves”
14th Ru: Jackson “Reveillon”
15th Ru: Millard West “West In The Groove”
16th Ru: South Jones “Company”
17th Ru: Kellar Central “Voices Of Central”
18th Ru: Uniondale “Rhythm Of The Night”

I am pretty confident with my top 4 picks; however, 4th Ru – 7th Ru is a toss-up! I know "Bemidji" beat "Center Grove" and "Center Grove" beat "Fairfield" but I happen to disagree with that. I also saw "Danville’s" show and I love it. "Trojanaires" are the wild card. They could take any spot. Normally I would put "West Side Delegation" a lot higher but they might not be as strong with many less members on stage. I’m sure they will still be Awesome! "Horizon" is also a toss-up. They have only competed once. From what I know they are really good! It's also really hard to predict 14th Ru - 18th Ru because all of the groups have done well at some competitions and not as well at others.



PW1242 • on Apr 25, 2013, 3:49 AM
Post #140
+7
Many talented groups representing numerous states, each with their own unique styles. Exactly what a Nationals competition should be. I look forward to seeing how it all goes.

D

drumcorpsnut42 • on Apr 25, 2013, 1:23 AM
Post #139
 
SINGLE GENDER PREDICTIONS:

GC:John Burroughs "Sound Sensation"
1st RU:Center Grove "Debtones"
2nd RU:Norwell "Knight Stars"
4th: Los Alamitos "Soundtrax"
5th: Danville "Contemporaires"
6th: Bonita Vista "Sound Ulimited"
7th: Petal "Innovations"
8th: South Jones "New Edition"
9th: Mt. Zion "Les Femmes"
10th:Millard West "Uptown Girls"
11th:Andover "Nothing But Treble"

What do I know? Just curious to see how close I can come!

MIXED DIVISION PREDICTION:

GC:John Burroughs "Powerhouse"
1RU:Los Alamitos "Sound FX"
2RU:Fairfield "Choraliers"
3RU:Ankeny "Visual Adrenaline"
4RU:Center Grove "Sound System"
5RU:South Jones "Company"
7th:Jenks "Trojanaires"
8th:Cedar Rapids Jefferson "Westside Delegation"
9th:Carroll "Minstrel Magic"
10th:Norwell "Knight Moves"
11th:Bemidji "Vocalmotive"
12th:Danville "Delegation"
13th:Mt. Zion "Swingsations"
14th:Horizon "Step Stage"
15th:Jackson Prep "Reveillon"
16th:Sullivan "Singers"
17th:Uniondale "Rhythm of the Knight"
18th:Millard West "West in the Groove"
19th:Keller Central "Voices of Central"

I'll be there. "Good Luck to all"!

R

Revolver Ocelot • on Apr 25, 2013, 12:10 AM
Post #138
+2
Awesome! And for clarification since other numbers were mentioned on previous pages, for those of you wondering the fee is $20! It's also been added up above on the event so hopefully that answers everyone's questions, but I'm sure people will still post asking about it...

A HUGE thank you goes to Horizon High School for switching times with Carroll! Thank you so much, it makes our experience at Nationals so much easier! Now go tear up that stage!!!
Why did you guys have to switch?
At first I thought it might have something to do with arriving later to Chicago possibly due to the ISSMA concert competition which I think is one of the reasons Franklin Central isn't attending, but according to the schedule on the FAME website, Carroll still has the "sound check" performance on Friday so that's probably not the reason. Regardless, though, that is really awesome for Horizon to be willing to switch their late time slot to help out a fellow show choir. That's sportsmanship! Horizon is the early frontrunner for the FAME Award.

Our band (school band, that is) actually has an ISSMA qualifier that day earlier on, and I don't believe they were able to switch time slots for that. The majority of the band is a part of that, so we wouldn't have had a band for the perfomance Saturday. That being said, I'm also incredibly grateful for the switch.

J

jacoblaeson • on Apr 24, 2013, 9:12 PM
Post #137
+2
Anyone have any experience with the live feed? Worth it?



Jeff. • on Apr 24, 2013, 7:37 PM
Post #136
+2
Hey folks. For your information you can sign up for the live feed (web cast) at showchoirs.org. We look forward to an incredible event!
Awesome! And for clarification since other numbers were mentioned on previous pages, for those of you wondering the fee is $20! It's also been added up above on the event so hopefully that answers everyone's questions, but I'm sure people will still post asking about it...

A HUGE thank you goes to Horizon High School for switching times with Carroll! Thank you so much, it makes our experience at Nationals so much easier! Now go tear up that stage!!!
Why did you guys have to switch?
At first I thought it might have something to do with arriving later to Chicago possibly due to the ISSMA concert competition which I think is one of the reasons Franklin Central isn't attending, but according to the schedule on the FAME website, Carroll still has the "sound check" performance on Friday so that's probably not the reason. Regardless, though, that is really awesome for Horizon to be willing to switch their late time slot to help out a fellow show choir. That's sportsmanship! Horizon is the early frontrunner for the FAME Award.



Patrick • on Apr 24, 2013, 6:28 PM
Post #135
+1
A HUGE thank you goes to Horizon High School for switching times with Carroll! Thank you so much, it makes our experience at Nationals so much easier! Now go tear up that stage!!!
Why did you guys have to switch?

A

Andrew_M • on Apr 24, 2013, 3:34 PM
Post #134
+1
A HUGE thank you goes to Horizon High School for switching times with Carroll! Thank you so much, it makes our experience at Nationals so much easier! Now go tear up that stage!!!


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