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  Show Choir Community    Events    2016 Season    Arcadia Big Pow Wow XXII 2016


Event Info



February 13th, 2016


Venue Info

Arcadia High School
Performing Arts Center
180 Campus Dr.
Arcadia, CA 91007

Phone: (626) 821-8370

Event Details

No. of Attending Choirs:

  12 Mixed Groups
  10 Treble Groups
  2 Bass Groups

Hosts:

  Arcadia "Chanteurs"
  Arcadia "Harmonix"

Judges:

  David Aldrete

  Ben Bollinger

  John Wilson


Tickets

Ticket prices unknown.

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Arcadia Big Pow Wow XXII 2016









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Event Site
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Mixed Division - Tier I
 

Groups

 Powerhouse
 John Burroughs High School
First Place 
Musicianship 
Showmanship (tie) 
Sweepstakes 

 In Sync
 Burbank High School
Second Place 
Showmanship (tie) 

 Masquerade
 Brea Olinda High School
Third Place 

 High Voltage
 Cypress High School
4th Place 


Mixed Division - Tier II
 

Groups

 Royal Stewarts
 Glendora High School
First Place 

 Tiffany & Company
 Brea Olinda High School
Second Place 

 Sound Vibrations
 Hart High School
Third Place 

 Infusion
 John A. Rowland High School
4th Place 

 Gold Rush
 Eldorado High School
5th Place 


Mixed Division - Tier III
 

Groups

 Out Of The Blue
 Burbank High School
First Place 

 Sound Waves
 John Burroughs High School
Second Place 

 Aztec Singers
 Mark Keppel High School
Third Place 


Treble Division - Tier I
 

Groups

 Impressions
 Burbank High School
First Place 
Musicianship 
Sweepstakes 

 Sound Sensations
 John Burroughs High School
Second Place 

 Tartan Silhouettes
 Glendora High School
Third Place 

 Spellbound
 Brea Olinda High School
4th Place 
Showmanship 


Treble Division - Tier II
 

Groups

 Hartbreakers
 Hart High School
First Place 
Showmanship 

 Charisma
 John A. Rowland High School
Second Place 
Musicianship 

 Illumination
 Glendora High School
Third Place 

 Decibelles
 John Burroughs High School
4th Place 

 Pink Thunder
 Cypress High School
5th Place 

 24 Carat
 Eldorado High School
6th Place 


Bass Division
 

Groups

 Xtreme
 Los Alamitos High School
First Place 
Musicianship 
Showmanship 

 Thundercats
 Brea Olinda High School
Second Place 


Attending Members displaying 2 of 2 members  



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wcpoet



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Rammar on Feb 16, 2016, 4:46 PM
Post #12
+3
To expand on what Haakon is saying, when competitions in California began in the mid-seventies, there were only mixed groups and there were no divisions. When Arcadia formed New Spirit, an all-girl group, in the seventies, there was no place for them to compete until Dave Willert at Nogales divided the mixed groups into an advanced/intermediate format. New Spirit competed in the intermediate division against mixed groups and occasionally in the advanced division. After other schools developed all-girl groups, there were sufficient groups to form an all-girl division. Typically, a competition might have 5-6 mixed and 5-6 girls groups at the same competition. The Sweepstakes was created to give that special award for the highest combined scores, as Haakon said. Each division had their own musicianship and showmanship awards (there were no "caption" awards). When some schools developed more than one mixed group and wanted them both to compete, the intermediate division for mixed groups was developed to allow that to happen. With some schools now having multiple mixed and girl groups, the present division with various tiers to accommodate both group size and performance level differences.

Some, for reasons bewildering to me, give a sweepstakes award to the highest scoring group in the whole competition, regardless of ability. It is almost always a "Tier 1", group now; although in the past, those large groups weren't always the highest scoring group. Several times, the highest scoring group came from what is now called "Tier II' and I know of a couple of cases where the all-girl group scored higher than the mixed group from the same school and would have won the "Sweepstakes Award" if it had existed, at the time.

I never understood the need for "Grand Champion" and then having the second highest scoring group winning "1st Place". Ridiculous idea, along with most of the so-called "caption awards". Who cares who has the best "female sound" in a mixed group?




KylerEstenson on Feb 15, 2016, 11:38 PM
Post #11
+1


QUOTE (Häakon @ Feb 15 2016, 06:31 PM) *

At this particular competition, however, sweepstakes was awarded to the single group with the highest overall score of the day (from any division). I suppose it's a way to recognize the best of the best, though I have always had a hard time with awards that judge choirs across multiple divisions (why split them into divisions if you are just going to judge them together anyway?).


That does seem kind of weird, it seems like the only time a choir other than the grand champs to receive the award at this competition would be in the lower mixed tiers which seems to be highly unlikely due to the fact if you can score that well overall why not be in the top tier? The old way definitely sounds very unique though I could imagine the pride in receiving that kind of honor as a school. Thanks for helping me clear that up Häakon!




Häakon on Feb 15, 2016, 6:31 PM
Post #10
+2


QUOTE (KylerEstenson @ Feb 15 2016, 01:05 PM) *

Would someone be willing to explain what the "Sweepstakes" caption is? Might be a weird question but being I've never competed outside of the midwest I've never heard or seen of such a caption and it sounds interesting


It's a great question! In California, especially in the past, many schools had/have both a mixed and women's group. Sweepstakes traditionally went to the school with the highest combined score of their mixed and women's groups, which wasn't always the school who took first place in the top mixed division. It was sort of a way to show the depth and quality of a program overall and I actually thought was a pretty cool system. It was usually considered the top honor of a competition, though obviously winning first place in Tier I and beating your rivals was still a huge thrill even if you didn't manage to grab sweeps. This approach has faded over time as not every school has a women's group and the mixed divisions have become more fragmented.

At this particular competition, however, sweepstakes was awarded to the single group with the highest overall score of the day (from any division). I suppose it's a way to recognize the best of the best, though I have always had a hard time with awards that judge choirs across multiple divisions (why split them into divisions if you are just going to judge them together anyway?).




KylerEstenson on Feb 15, 2016, 1:05 PM
Post #9
+1
Would someone be willing to explain what the "Sweepstakes" caption is? Might be a weird question but being I've never competed outside of the midwest I've never heard or seen of such a caption and it sounds interesting



wcpoet on Feb 14, 2016, 5:29 AM
Post #8
+3
Congratulations to all of the groups! I was able to watch most of them and I throughly enjoyed myself!

On that note, I was most impressed with how far along all of the groups were for being so early in the season (especially Powerhouse and In Sync). Can't wait to see what the rest of the season holds for Southern California!




Häakon on Feb 14, 2016, 4:11 AM
Post #7
+2
Final Results:

Mixed Division - Tier I
1st: John Burroughs (music, show - tie)
2nd: Burbank (show - tie)
3rd: Brea
4th: Cypress

Mixed Division - Tier II
1st: Glendora
2nd: Brea
3rd: Hart
4th: Rowland
5th: El Dorado

Mixed Division - Tier III
1st: Burbank
2nd: John Burroughs
3rd: Mark Keppel




Jared. on Feb 13, 2016, 9:01 PM (Edited)
Post #6
 
Wow! Great for Impressions! Sound Sensations is not usually an easy group to beat, especially from coming right off of an undefeated season. Did Sound Sensations or Impressions have themed sets?



wcpoet on Feb 13, 2016, 9:01 PM
Post #5
+1
Intermediate Women:
1st- Hart
2nd- Rowland
3rd- Glendora
4th- Burroughs
5th- Cypress
6th- Eldorado

Musicianship- Rowland
Showmanship- Hart

Men:
1st- Los Alamitos
2nd- Brea Olinda

Musicianship- Los Alamitos
Showmanship- Los Alamitos

Advanced Women:
1st- Burbank
2nd- Burroughs
3rd- Glendora
4th- Brea Olinda

Musicianship- Burbank
Showmanship- Brea Olinda

Festival Sweepstakes- Burbank "Impressions"

Judges: David Aldrete, Ben Bollinger, John Wilson




Häakon on Feb 12, 2016, 10:20 PM
Post #4
+1


QUOTE (jwall @ Feb 12 2016, 09:05 PM) *

Is there a live feed for this comp??


There is not.


J

jwall on Feb 12, 2016, 9:05 PM
Post #3
 
Is there a live feed for this comp??



wcpoet on Feb 6, 2016, 8:45 AM
Post #2
 
Wow! Great lineup (as per the usual with Arcadia)! One thing I will say I'm pretty sure Brea's new Mixed Tier II is called "Tiffanys & Company." Just to give it a distinction from the long-term Tiffanys girls group... Thanks!



Häakon on Feb 6, 2016, 6:38 AM
Post #1
+1
Complete schedule posted.






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