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Event Info

February 18th, 2023
Venue Info
Waconia High School
Performing Arts Center
1650 Community Dr.
Waconia, MN 55387
Phone: (952) 442-0670
Event Details
Number of Attending Choirs:
11 Mixed Groups
6 Treble Groups
3 Middle School Groups
Event Hosts:
Waconia "Power Company"
Waconia "The Current"
Waconia "Shockwave"
Event Judges:
Damon Brown
Mike Esser
Nick Hansberry (Band)
Adam Miller (Critique/Finals)
Adam Peters (Critique/Finals)
Debora Utley
Tickets
Adult Admission
$10 Prelims
$9 Finals
$17 All Day

Student/Senior Admission
$7 Prelims
$6 Finals
$12 All Day
Map
Waconia Star Power 2023





Awards
 Predictions
 Photos
 Event Site
 Live Stream
Finals
Groups    

Rhythm In Gold
Bloomington Kennedy High School
 Grand Champion
Best Vocals
Best Choreography
Best Soloists (Sophia Hanson and Saturn Jordan)
People's Choice

Infinity
Millard North High School
 First Runner Up
Best Soloist (Lily Ginsburg)

Bridge Street Singers
St. Francis High School
 Second Runner Up
Best Crew

Vocalmotive
Bemidji High School
 3rd Runner Up

Legacy
Sioux Falls Jefferson High School
 4th Runner Up

Celebration Co.
Benton Community High School
 5th Runner Up

Mixed Division - Tier I (Prelims) Show
Mixed Division - Tier II
Groups    

Celebration Co.
Benton Community High School
 First Place

Singsations
West Salem High School
 Second Place

Intensity
Millard North High School
 Third Place

State Street Singers
Waseca High School
 4th Place

Treble Division
Groups    

La Voce Ballo
Bemidji High School
 First Place

Illumination
Millard North High School
 Second Place

Vivace
West Salem High School
 Third Place

Jive
Bloomington Jefferson High School
 No Placement

Revelry
Sioux Falls Jefferson High School
 No Placement

Blue and Gold Velvet
Bloomington Kennedy High School
 No Placement

Middle School Division
Groups in order of performance
Shockwave
Waconia Middle School
 Exhibition Only
Valley View Voices
Valley View Middle School
 Exhibition Only
Vocalocity
St. Francis Middle School
 Exhibition Only
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thebetterbauer • on Feb 20, 2023, 7:50 PM
Post #13
+2
In case anybody is interested in how final placements were decided, it was done by a ranking system. The rankings for each group in finals are as follows (they are in a random order for each group)

Kennedy - 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Millard North - 2, 2, 2, 3, 4
St. Francis - 2, 3, 3, 4, 6
Bemidji - 2, 3, 4, 5, 5
Jefferson - 3, 4, 4, 5, 5
Benton - 5, 6, 6, 6, 6



rickymcgarry • on Feb 20, 2023, 4:56 PM
Post #12
 
Sioux falls! Beautiful singing and powerful dancing. Loved the ambience of the show, and those soloists after the ballad.

Millard North’s show was SO beautiful. I was a little confused in prelims, but by the end of their finals performance, they had me rethinking my life.

Bloomington Kennedy really puts everything out there, so happy for you guys.

St Francis had such a fun show, executed really well.

The complexity and depth of Bemidjis choreo is stunning.

Benton’s guys number is the funniest thing i’ve seen all year.

Waconia has an unfathomable amount of energy, and that band goes hard.

Was such a great comp to watch! Much love to all groups.

J

Jlundy33 • on Feb 20, 2023, 4:09 PM
Post #11
+1
Will’s analysis is spot on for every group! Great to see Kennedy getting some recognition this year. They have a very entertaining performance! Power Company AND Mega Watt really brought the energy, I’ve loved their routine all year but this was by far the best!



Will. • on Feb 19, 2023, 3:47 PM
Post #9
+5
Was so great to pop over for finals last night! Hadn't seen any of these shows yet this year so it was super duper fun to see them all live. Here are a few thoughts on all of the shows I saw:
Benton - the definition of a novelty set done right. Guys number was incredible. I didn't realize that two of the new 87,000 IRS agents wound up in Van Horne! Kevin Chase is so good at that kind of choreography. The show wasn't as well put together vocally or visually as some others, but was definitely more entertaining.
SF Jefferson - The a capella part in the ballad was so very well done that I almost forgot it was a capella. There were definitely cool staging moments within the song and it was cool to see the dark lighting for most of the show. I can't believe this is only the second year of existence, can't wait to see where the future takes y'all!
Bemidji - Your choreography was a different game than anybody else. It had been a while since I had seen an April James group, and I am reminded yet again why she is considered one of the best in the business. Vocally, the show was missing the last 20 percent of precision and power that most other groups had during finals.
St. Francis - This show is definitely better than when I saw it at New London, and that's not just because you were able to use the fog machine here. The closer was absolute chaos in the best kind of way. I am going to miss seeing Joe Jacobsen on stage because goodness gracious, what a star.
Millard North - Knocked my socks off with how well of a choral sound the group produced. I'll be honest, I still don't really understand the show, but that doesn't take away from the singing and dancing. The choreography wasn't as 'innovative' as other groups on the night but it was still executed very well!
Bloomington Kennedy - Wow! Hello there! Great to see that the Bloomington to Broadway pipeline is continuing to churn out incredible soloists. Such an entertaining show. Not much to say besides that it was great! The Bad Romance/Seven Nation Army/Toxic arrangement is very popular this year, but that was the best execution of it I've seen anywhere.
Waconia - Home performances always feel good, but this one was an extra level of special. The band was incredible as always. The energy, vocals and choreo got better as the set went along. The storyline of the show wrapped up nicely with the closer. It continues to be an absolute travesty that comp season has to end in mid-February for y'all, but this was another fantastic PoCo show.




kennyhernandez • on Feb 19, 2023, 5:01 PM (Edited)
Post #10
+2
the bad romance/ seven nation army/ toxic arrangement is from the moulin rouge musical!! our show is moulin rouge! its funny its so popular this year lol- thank you for watching our show <3



Will. • on Feb 19, 2023, 1:18 AM
Post #8
+1
Final results posted.



KrisKim • on Feb 18, 2023, 9:02 PM (Edited)
Post #4
+2
Best soloists Sophia hanson and saturn Jordan from rig and someone from Infinity (sorry didn't catch name)
Best crew: bridge street singers
Best band: Neenah vintage
People choice RIG
Woman's division
Second runner up vivace
First runner up illumination
Gc la voce ballo
Prep division
Second place singsations
First place celebration co
FINALISTS
Celebration co.
Legacy
Bridge street singers
Rhythm in gold
Infinity
Vocalmotive




mbonham481 • on Feb 18, 2023, 11:25 PM
Post #7
+1
Lily Ginsburg is the best soloist from infinity!!!

D

dander8953 • on Feb 18, 2023, 8:20 PM
Post #3
 
It is sad that they do not do the afternoon awards on-line, there are those of us that would like to hear the annoucements of the places.
Some of us are unable to travel to these sites because of physical problems.


S

ShowQuireFan • on Feb 18, 2023, 9:48 PM
Post #6
+2
The prelim awards are not held in the location as the performances, so it's is not an option.



LylePundt • on Feb 18, 2023, 9:04 PM
Post #5
 
Celebration Company - 7:30
Legacy - 8:00
Bridge Street Singers - 8:30
Rhythm In Gold - 9:00
Vocalmotive - 9:30
Infinity - 10:00
The order is from preliminary times.



thebetterbauer • on Jan 11, 2023, 11:03 PM (Edited)
Post #2
 
Schedule is posted.
5:30pm - The Current EXHIBITION
6:00pm - Daytime awards in gym
7:30pm - Finals begin (6 Finalists)
10:30pm - Power Company EXHIBITION
11:00pm - Finals Awards



thebetterbauer • on Nov 14, 2022, 8:56 PM (Edited)
Post #1
 
So far it's looking like:
Bemidji
Benton
Bloomington Kennedy
Millard North
Neenah
Sioux Falls Jefferson
St. Francis
West Salem




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