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 Show Choir Community    Events    2018 Season    Decatur Premier Choice Show Choir Invitational 2018
Event Info

March 16th-17th, 2018
Venue Info
Millikin University
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
1184 West Main Street
Decatur, IL 62522
Phone: (217) 424-6318
Event Details
Number of Attending Choirs:
13 Mixed Groups
4 Treble Groups
1 Bass Group
6 Middle School Groups
Event Hosts:
Decatur Show Choir Complex "Elite Energy"
Event Judges:
Jena Adrianson
Steven Harris
Kathy Hull
Toney Keeler
Adam Pulver
David Reed (Solo Comp)
Martez Tidwell (Band)
Tickets
Friday
$12 - Adult
$7 - Student/Senior

Saturday
$20 - Adult
$12 - Student/Senior
Map
Decatur Premier Choice Show Choir Invitational 2018





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Middle School Division
Groups    

Center Stage
Arlington Heights Middle School
 First Place
Best Vocals

Sound System
Mt. Zion Junior High School
 Second Place
Best Choreography

Vocal Velocity
Peoria Area Performing Arts Studio
 Third Place
Best Male Performer (Jackson LeWallen)

Singers, Jr.
Sullivan Middle School
 4th Place
Best Male Soloist (Oliver Adamson)

Sound Check
Mt. Zion Junior High School
 5th Place

Xperience!
Johns Hill Magnet School
 6th Place
People's Choice
Best Female Performer (Trinity Bond)

Music Machine
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
 7th Place
Best Female Soloist (Taniyah Armour)

Mixed Division
Groups    

Sound System
Center Grove High School
 Grand Champion
Best Vocals
Best Choreography
Best Crew
Best Costumes
Best Female Soloist (Morgan Keller)

Titan Fever
Glenwood High School
 First Runner Up
Best Band

Swingsations
Mt. Zion High School
 Second Runner Up
Best Crew

Mixed Company
Prospect High School
 3rd Runner Up

Legacy
Wheeling High School
 4th Runner Up

Singers
Sullivan High School
 5th Runner Up
Best Female Performer (Madi Wall)

Great Expectations
O'Fallon Township High School
 No Placement
Best Male Soloist (Bennett English)

Noteables
Pekin Community High School
 No Placement
People's Choice

Single Clef Division
Groups    

Debtones
Center Grove High School
 First Place
Best Vocals
Best Choreography

You've Got Male
Mt. Zion High School
 Second Place
Best Male Performer (Noah Ruenger)

Les Femmes
Mt. Zion High School
 Third Place

Accents
Center Grove High School
 No Placement

Company
Prospect High School
 No Placement

Prep Division
Groups    

Soundwave
Peoria Area Performing Arts Studio
 First Place
Best Choreography

Surround Sound
Center Grove High School
 Second Place
Best Vocals

Premiere
Mt. Zion High School
 Third Place

Sensations
Springfield Southeast High School
 4th Place

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libbitjean • on Mar 17, 2018, 11:46 PM
Post #13
 
Sullivan got ripped off!




BradleyDavis • on Mar 18, 2018, 2:53 AM
Post #14
+2
Not sure if "ripped off" is the correct phrase for that. There were a ton of amazing groups.


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JacobShowChoir • on Mar 9, 2021, 12:37 PM
Post #19
 
Agreed. Also, David Moellenkamp isn't directing them anymore FYI

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aol/si80 • on Mar 22, 2018, 2:19 AM
Post #16
+1
Comparing groups by style. Glenwood has finished 1st runner-up 3 times over the past 2 years and has won GC 10 times at some good comps. Question, how does one compare the different styles of the groups competing. We have lost to Center Grove twice and Lin-Marr once during this period of time apples v. oranges. Just curious. Thanks for this forum. Good luck to all of the groups competing this week and the rest of the year. Four year dad who is really going to miss watching our group and my child perform.


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bheyneman • on Mar 22, 2018, 8:08 AM (Edited)
Post #17
+3
Good conversation topic. Also, from one show choir dad to another, I totally get how you are feeling. My two daughters have given me 8 straight years of pride watching them and their groups. I don’t know what I’m going to do next year, other than live vicariously through showchoir.com.




svazzano • on Mar 23, 2018, 6:35 PM
Post #18
 
It's hard. I like to think judges do their best to separate the spectacle of some groups from the singing and dancing, but sometimes they don't. Not saying that was the case here, as I wasn't in attendance. That being said, Center Grove is consistently one of the best groups in the country, and this year is no different. Likewise, Linn Mar is usually very solid, and this year happened to be a record breaking year for their program. Their wins by no means diminish the fact that Glenwood is one of the greatest show choirs in the nation and has been for a number of years now.

I consider myself a Titan Fever superfan, and if I were a judge, I'm not sure if there are many (if any) groups I would put ahead of them. Once you get past a certain level though, a lot boils down to personal opinion on the style of singing and dancing that you prefer and are looking for.



nc • on Mar 17, 2018, 11:42 PM
Post #12
+1
Decatur Invitational 2018 Final Results

Single-Gender
2RU - MTZ Les Femmes
1RU - MTZ You’ve Got Male
GC/BV/BC - Center Grove Debtones

Prep
2RU - MTZ Premiere
BC - Peoria Soundwave
BV - Center Grove Surround Sound
1RU - Center Grove Surround Sound
GC - Peoria Soundwave

Premiere Choice Award - Pekin Notables

Best Costumes - Center Grove Sound System
Best female Soloist in show - from Center Grove - Morgan
Best Male Soloist in Show - from Ofallon Great Expectations
Best Female Performer in a show - from Sullivan Singers
Best Male Performer in a Show - from Mt Zion - Noah Ruenger - You’ve Got Male
Best Crew - Center Grove and MT ZION
Best combo - Glenwood Titan Fever

Mixed
5RU - Sullivan Singers
4RU - Wheeling Legacy
3RU - Prospect Mixed Company
2RU - Mt Zion Swingsations (tied for 1RU, Best Vocals broke the tie)
1RU - Glenwood Titan Fever
GC/BV/BC - Center Grove Sound System



thebetterbauer • on Mar 17, 2018, 11:34 PM
Post #11
+1
Any update on today's results?



SwingsJadon • on Mar 16, 2018, 11:28 PM
Post #9
+1
Junior high results
Grand Champion -Arlington Heights Center Stage
1st RU- Mount Zion Sound System
2nd runner up- Peoria Area Vocal Velocity
3rd runner up- Sullivan Singers Jr.
4th runner up- Mount Zion Sound Check
5th runner up- Johns Hill Xperience
6th runner up- Thomas Jefferson Music Machine
Best choreography- Mount Zion Sound Staten
Best Vocals- Arlington Heights Center Stage
Premiere Choice Award (People’s Choice)- Johns Hill Xperience


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swingsationer • on Mar 16, 2018, 11:33 PM (Edited)
Post #10
 




Dylan Turner. • on Mar 8, 2018, 9:20 AM
Post #8
+1
Predictions!

GC: Glenwood (BC)
1RU: Center Grove (BV)
2RU: Mt.Zion
3RU: Sullivan

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Taylor404 • on Mar 7, 2018, 8:14 PM
Post #7
 
Friday:
MTZ "Sound Check" will compete in the same division as the other middle schools

Saturday:
"Titian Fever" and "Sound System" will switch time slots



JTrinM • on Feb 19, 2018, 11:22 PM
Post #3
+1
Arlington Heights Middle school added to day one, they are on at 6:30. Mtz soundcheck is now on at 6:00.
Wheeling legacy is now performing at 5:30, day two, all the other groups performing before Legacy are just moved up 30 minutes earlier.




Jeff. • on Feb 19, 2018, 11:40 PM
Post #4
 
Updated.


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Taylor404 • on Feb 19, 2018, 11:41 PM
Post #5
 
Changes on Day 2 only happen for these blocks of mixed groups:
O'Fallon 3:30pm
Pekin 4pm
Prospect 4:30pm
Sullivan 5pm
Wheeling 5:30pm




JTrinM • on Feb 19, 2018, 11:41 PM (Edited)
Post #6
 
You guys work fast! Thank you very much! But I think you put down John Hersey Middle School Center Stage instead of Arlington Heights.



JTrinM • on Dec 24, 2017, 7:38 PM (Edited)
Post #2
+1
judges:

Jena Adrianson

Steven Harris

Kathy Hull

Toney Keeler

Adam Pulver

David Reed (Solo Room)

Martez Tidwell (Combo)


Junior High
'Sound Check" Mt. Zion Single-Gender 6:30pm
"Music Machine" Thomas Jefferson Mixed 7:00pm
"Vocal Velocity" Peoria Performing Arts Mixed 7:30pm
"Xperience!" Johns Hill Mixed 8:00pm
"Singers, Jr" Sullivan Mixed 8:30pm
"Sound System" Mt. Zion Mixed 9:00pm
AWARDS 10:15pm

High School
"You've Got Male" Mt. Zion Single-Gender 9:30am
"Accent" Center Grove Single-Gender 10:00am
"Company" Prospect Single-Gender 10:30am
"Les Femmes" Mt. Zion Single-Gender 11:00am
"The Debtones" Center Grove Single-Gender 11:30am

"Soundwave" Peoria Performing Arts Prep 1:00pm
"Sensations" Springfield Southeast Prep 1:30pm
"Surround Sound" Center Grove Prep 2:00pm
"Premiere" Mt. Zion Prep 2:30pm

"Legacy" Wheeling Mixed 3:30pm
"Great Expectations" O'Fallon Mixed 4:00pm
"The Notables" Pekin Mixed 4:30pm
"Mixed Company" Prospect Mixed 5:00pm
"Sullivan Singers" Sullivan Mixed 5:30pm
"Titan Fever" Glenwood Mixed 7:00pm
"Sound System" Center Grove Mixed 7:30pm
"Swingsations" Mt. Zion Mixed 8:00pm
AWARDS 10:00pm

Emcee~George Walker

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Taylor404 • on Dec 24, 2017, 7:30 PM
Post #1
+1
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