Thank you to everyone who made the Heart of America such a huge success! Directors, parents, staff, volunteers, adjudicators, and of course performers.... WOW, WOW, WOW!!
Here is a complete list of the awards handed out last night:
AWARDS
Participation Awards
CONCERT CHOIRS
Davenport North – IOWA, - Chamber Choir – Ryan Riewerts & Darcy Hendricks, directors
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Congrats and a huge thank you to Chad and his great team for putting this invitational together. The Davenport North contingency had a great time and wanted to congratulate all of the choirs and show choirs that were here! Well done all!!!
5 excellent choirs in finals from 5 very different states. I don't know much about this competition, but it seemed really REALLY cool! I hope all the students had a terrific time!
If folks could fill in some of the daytime/other division type stuff as well as maybe any captions that would be cool.
ALA - EVOLUTION from Spanish Fork Utah arrives today and is performing tonight on a combined concert with our HOST GROUP, Hillside Singers in Pleasant Hill tonight at 7pm, come check out both these groups in a "sneak peak" before this weekend!
I have called the number and tried to find out what the cost for this event is and no one can tell me what it is. So I will ask here and see if someone could please tell me.
We are so looking forward to welcoming groups from Utah, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Iowa, New Mexico, and Missouri to Kansas City this weekend.... it's going to be a GREAT event! Groups arrive beginning Thursday
This is an interesting schedule order! I think it'll shake up finals because most of these choirs won't be used to a 7-10 hour break between performances! Good groups too! Kinda surprised Ralston isn't doing Championship Division. Very interesting competition!
This WILL be quite interesting! Many groups that don't travel often, if at all. And all ranked fairly close.
This is an interesting schedule order! I think it'll shake up finals because most of these choirs won't be used to a 7-10 hour break between performances! Good groups too! Kinda surprised Ralston isn't doing Championship Division. Very interesting competition!
Here is a complete list of the awards handed out last night:
AWARDS
Participation Awards
CONCERT CHOIRS
Davenport North – IOWA, - Chamber Choir – Ryan Riewerts & Darcy Hendricks, directors
Jenks- OKLAHOMA – Concert Choir – Larry Downey & Julie Hester, directors
Pleasant Hill, MISSOURI – concert Choir – Karen Dollins, director
Jefferson City, MISSOURI – Concert Choir – Beth Dampf – director
La Cueva, NEW MEXICO – Concert Choir – Deanna Amend, director
SHOW CHOIRS
Pleasant Hill - MISSOURI– Hilltop Harmony – Karen Dollins, Director
La Cueva – NEW MEXICO – 5th Ave – Deanna Amend – director
Nevada, MISSOURI – Treble Effects – Wes Morton, director
Jenks, OKLAHOMA – Trebleaires – Julie Hester & Larry Downey, directors
Omaha Westside, NEBRASKA – Simply Irresistible – Kyle Avery, director
Grain Valley, MISSOURI – Exclamation! – Troy Spradley, director
Pleasant Hill, MISSOURI – Hillsound – Karen Dollins director
Archie, MISSOURI – Sound of Thunder, Melissa Vanhousen director
Ralston, NEBRASKA – RUSH – Jenna McKain, director
Nevada, MISSOURI – Vocal Fusion – Wes Morton director
Nevada MISSOURI – Soundsational Singers, Wes Morton director
La Cueva, NEW MEXICO – Main Street – Deanna Amend – director
Davenport North, IOWA – Northside Establishment – Ryan Riewerts & Darcy Hendricks, directors
Jefferson City, MISSOURI – RIOT, Kiesha Daulton and Beth Dampf. Directors
Spanish Fork, UTAH – Evolution – Rick Lunt, director
Jenks – OKLAHOMA, Trojanaires – Larry Downey & Julie Hester, directors
AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST OR HOST GROUP ---
PLEASANT HILL HILLSIDE SINGERS
CONCERT CHOIR AWARDS
2nd RUNNER UP – Jenks Concert Choir
1st RUNNER UP – Pleasant Hill Concert Choir
Grand Champion – Jefferson City Concert Choir
Single-Gender SHOW CHOIR AWARDS
2nd RUNNER UP – La Cueva “5th Ave”
1st RUNNER up – Jenks “Trebleaires”
Grand Champion – Omaha Westside “Simply Irresistible”
OPEN DIVISON SHOW CHOIR AWARDS
2nd RUNNER UP – Grain Valley – “Exclamation!”
1st RUNNER up – Ralston “RUSH”
Grand Champion – Nevada – “Vocal Fusion”
BEST CREW - ALA EVOLUTION
BEST COSTUMES – ALA EVOLUTION
BEST MALE SOLO – DAVENPORT IA, Pierre Young
BEST FEMALE SOLO – JENKS OK, Majeste Pearson
BEST SHOW DESIGN – ALA EVOLUTION
BEST BAND – DAVENPORT, IA Northside Establishment
4th Runner-Up Show Choir --- LA CUEVA MAIN STREET
3rd Runner-Up Show Choir --- JC RIOT
2nd Runner-Up Show Choir --- DAVENPORT NORTHSIDE ESTABLISHMENT
1st Runner-Up Show Choir --- JENKS TROJANAIRES
BEST VISUALS
BEST VOCALS
AND
GRAND CHAMPION SHOW CHOIR --- ALA EVOLUTION
Congrats to all groups for one incredible day of great music making!