And I too searched for the website. It appears they are simply a registered address and phone number in Lynchburg, VA. I was unable to find any kind of website, only a phone number.
I want to thank the cosby student for the comment about the "Amherechos".. we get that alot with the way the name is spelled, but thanks.. it means alot to have others comment our courageousness for jumping up in divisions. We knew from the start it would be hard, but we were up to the challenge.. we enjoy learning from the top groups of how to be better... btw i'm the soloist in the final number "Let Me Entertain You"lol.. if anyone wanted to know!
Sister schools!!!!! wooohoooo!
We all need one- to bad C-Hill has the number one sister school!
I finally got to meet your director and family- what great people. So jsut to let everyone know it starts at the top- great, exciting and respectful kids/youngadults come from great,exciting and respextful parents. Thank You all for allowing us to have so much fun.
We cant wait to have you all back!
Hanover Ryan!
We were actually talking about you and Clover Hill Ryan yesterday.
Our director told us you posted saying we were a sweet group and then someof us said we were gonna try to find you on facebook ha
I want to say as a member of the Colerain "Show Cards" that I really enjoyed this competition. It was nice to see some new groups and be in a more friendly environment. Clover Hill forever has a place in our hearts as our new sister school and ya'll were so much fun at dinner afterwards! The shows I saw were amazing and seriously blew my mind. The vocal quality of some of the groups there was utterly mindblowing. It was nice to see kids perform out of love and not cut throat rivalries for once. The statement that our "style" helps is invalid; our director arranges for some of the groups who were at CVSCI and we've always enjoyed East Coast style. Either way, the day as a whole was great and really memorable. There was so much talent on the stage all day. Congrats to everyone for announced and personal accomplishments and thanks to Manchester for having us.
All I know is that there is a host of ancient equipment that I'm pretty certain I've seen for the last 5 years on a table at the entrance to the auditorium, and a sign with "Pro Video" displayed.
What they are doing is taking a direct feed from the sound mixing console and slapping it on as the audio track, resulting in the very awkward feeling that we're listening to a shifting group of singers standing 8 inches from the mics. There were two shotgun mics and two tall condenser-looking mics on either side of the stage, but they are proving ineffective in their placement, if they are even being mixed in. The overall sound quality is very poor, and, frankly, I can't say much for the video either.
IMHO, if they were to scratch mixing the sound consoles signal in at all and rely on a single or dual high quality mic setup (X-Y pair) in the center of the audience, the video would be much more listenable, not to mention educational to the students and WORTH PAYING 20(!!!!!) bucks for only one show. Seriously, the quality of the crappy little cassette recorders that the judges use is better than the $20 "Pro" video.
~ End b*$ching ~
I loved seeing the shows at this competition. It's an awkward space, and I remember just last year there were groups who came in and got eaten by the awkward acoustics, short thrust, and difficult sound reinforcement situation. This year, I was very much impressed by the groups who exhibited much greater control of the space. Director's around here are getting better every year!!
I love you C. Kraig!! ~disclaimer: Your arrangements and judging, only, I swear!~
I think all the students WERE amazing. I have never seen so much "reaching out" at any VA competition before-there was sportsmanship and respect all around.
Manchester Central Virginia Show Choir Invitational 2009
