FAME is a tour company specializing in music ensembles. They happen to have show choir competitions in various areas in the US. check out their website to see more about them
Ok, i'm going to sound like an idiot here but i'm new to show choir ad that stuff so i don't know what FAME stands for, could you guys tell me, the on;ly ones i know are iSSMA and BOA (band things really). so could you guys help me out, sorry if it sounds stupid.
The way you are placed in the schedule may influence your performance, but the choir should be able to face that challenge. The judges probably didn't let the audio problems influence their judging drastically either.
I just have to say this about FAME Chicago Competition...I have to say that our girls group totally got screwed over...
Because of whatever reason, the group from Manchester that was supposed to go first, ended up going last...and the sound technichian was not doing a thing that our director was asking him to do, until FAME officials actually stepped in and told him to, and by then, the girls were on their closer. They pulled off a fantastic show and had they gone later in the day, they definitely would've made top 3...however manchester's girls still would've won, they were just amazing.
As for mixed...we made it into finals by chance...haha. Our closing soloists didn't even come out and we had the girl who had the solo in the previous number sing because she still had the mic in her hand...lol...but yea...I am happy with what the results were...aside from the Single-Gender!
I cried during both (I am definitely a sucker for ballads)...I watched Mt. Zion during prelims and was like, "Aww!" I think our director cried too. Then I saw Sullivan's and I was like, "Okay, I'm not going to cry," but I did. Good thing I didn't have to reapply my makeup, though, right? ;)
i have a question did people really think my group jones on stage was competing haha that's kinda funny but if anybody has feedback on what they thought about us lemme know
thanks,
tim
ps. auditions are in late april if anybody is interested
Plus, space on the sides of the stage was nonexistent, so the costume change was probably the worst it's been for us this year. Enough about us...I'm over it since I had such a good time afterwards. Shout outs to the Manchester girl who did my friend's hair and helped me with my makeup, the Bloomington-Jefferson parents I sat with during some of finals, and most of all Ricky from Sullivan -- not only are you super fun to hang out with, you can dance on a broken riser -- you rock!
Hey everyone that was at FAME Chicago this is Tim from Jones On Stage... It was a great experience hosting all of ya'll. The feedback bout our show was great. If anyone would like info on auditions to Jones On Stage just holla at me.
Sullivan, you guys rock the Rolling Stones are awesome loved the show
And to all groups ya'll were all amazing I hope performing becomes a great passion for all of you.
Thank you once again to FAME and all the High School groups who competed who enjoyed our show and if anybody would like message me and let me know what you all thought bout us.
Plus, space on the sides of the stage was nonexistent, so the costume change was probably the worst it's been for us this year. Enough about us...I'm over it since I had such a good time afterwards. Shout outs to the Manchester girl who did my friend's hair and helped me with my makeup, the Bloomington-Jefferson parents I sat with during some of finals, and most of all Ricky from Sullivan -- not only are you super fun to hang out with, you can dance on a broken riser -- you rock!
We hadn't actually seen the stage beforehand (we couldn't load in on FRIDAY) and so we didn't know where to put our extras (hence everything on the sidewalk if you saw that) We alos put huge amounts of energy into our warmup and then our timeslot was pretty tough IMO. It just wasn't our normal show. Our energy was down, vocals were way down. It just wasn't us...
ANYWAY--Everyone else was amazing. Here's my placings and captions (I watched finals).
GC- Sullivan (BV, BC)
1RU- Manchester
2RU- Mt. Zion
3RU- Bloomington Jefferson (BB)
4RU- Lawrence North
5RU- Gretna
WOW, what a year! I'm so proud of the hard work, dedication and determination you all exhibited throughout this season. As always, it has been my pleasure to work with you this year.
