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  Show Choir Community    Events    2015 Season    McKendree University Midwest Nationals (Day Two) 2015


Event Info



April 18th, 2015


Venue Info

McKendree University
Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts
400 North Alton Street
Lebanon, IL 62254

Phone: (618) 537-6863

Event Details

No. of Attending Choirs:

  12 Mixed Groups
  2 Treble Groups

Hosts:

  McKendree University "Showstoppers"

Judges:

  Michael Engelhardt

  Jeff Bowen

  Kevin Chase

  Max Deyo

  Hersel Cremeans

  Adam Peters


Tickets

Ticket prices unknown.

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McKendree University Midwest Nationals (Day Two) 2015









Awards
Predictions
Photos
Event Site
Live Stream


Finals
 

Groups in order of placement

 Noteworthy
 Oak Park and River Forest High School
Grand Champion 
Best Vocals 
Best Choreography 

 Great Expectations
 O'Fallon Township High School
First Runner Up 

 Hillside Singers
 Pleasant Hill High School
Second Runner Up 

 IN Session
 Springfield High School
3rd Runner Up 

 the Collective
 Anderson Prep Academy
4th Runner Up 


Mixed Division - Tier I (Prelims)
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Mixed Division - Tier II (Prelims)
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Mixed Division - Tier III
 

Groups

 Reflections
 Stilwell High School
First Place 

 Crusader Innovation
 Althoff Catholic High School
Second Place 

 Harmony
 Green Ridge High School
Third Place 

 Soaring Sounds
 Miller High School
4th Place 


Treble Division
 

Groups

 Innovations
 O'Fallon Township High School
First Place 

 Hilltop Harmony
 Pleasant Hill High School
Second Place 


Attending Members displaying 3 of 3 members  



ajpulver





blong





stevesing85



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stevesing85 on Apr 21, 2015, 3:36 PM
Post #29
+1
tier III results:
1st: Stilwell Reflections
2nd: Althoff Crusader Innovation
3rd: Green Ridge Harmony
4th: Miller Soaring Sound

Tier I results:
1st: O'Fallon Great Expectations
2nd: Pleasant Hill Hillside singers
3rd: Springfield IN Session
4th: Watseka Sensations
5th: Springfield-Southeast Sensations




stevesing85 on Apr 20, 2015, 2:53 AM
Post #28
 
I like the format! Competition was on time and finals were completely different from perlims. More to come later, im so tired right now.



UOSCF on Apr 20, 2015, 12:48 AM
Post #27
+1
So, I am wondering how this went... did people like the format? Did it make things run on time or (gasp) early?

Competitions have tried other restrictions in the past, limits on number of performers, "no dance" zones, etc.




stevesing85 on Apr 19, 2015, 3:03 AM
Post #26
+1
Finals Results
4th runner-up: Anderson the collectives
3rd runner-up: Springfield IN Session
2nd runner-up: Pleasant Hill Hillside singers
1st runner-up: O'Fallon Great Expectations
Grand Champion: Oak Park Noteworthy
Best vocals: Oak Park Noteworthy
Best choreography: Oak Park Noteworthy




stevesing85 on Apr 19, 2015, 2:59 AM
Post #25
+1
In finals
Anderson the collectives
Springfield IN Session
Pleasant Hill Hillside singers
O'Fallon Great Expectations
Oak Park Noteworthy




Jeff. on Apr 14, 2015, 6:38 PM
Post #24
 
Thanks for the updates, it's all been posted above. Very cool to see a group from Oklahoma venturing out for this one!



stevesing85 on Apr 14, 2015, 1:15 PM
Post #23
+1
Final List of Groups and performance times in each division/Tier

Division split up by group size:
Tier 1: 50-39 singer/dancers
Tier 2: 38-27 singer/dancers
Tier 3: 26-15 singer/dancers

Tier 3
Miller HS "Soaring Sound" 10am
Green ridge HS "Harmony" 10:20am
Stilwell "Reflections" 10:40am
Althoff HS "Crusader Innovation" 2:20pm

Tier 2
Anderson "The Collective" 11:20am
Oak Park/River Forest "Noteworthy" 11:40am
Cole Camp "Encore" 12pm

Tier 2 (women's)
Pleasant Hill "Hilltop Harmony" (women's group) 2:40pm
O'Fallon "Innovations" (women's gorup) 3pm

Tier 1
Watseka "The Sensations" 2pm
Springfield-Southeast "Sensations" 3:40pm
Springfield "IN Session" 4pm
O'Fallon "Great Expectations" 4:20pm
Pleasant Hill "Hillside Singers" 4:40pm

There are 5 finalist spots. In perlims all groups will perform their opener, ballad and closer only. In finals the top 5 show choir will perform their entire show. At perlims awards each tier will have their own caption awards (best vocals, best choreogrpahy, best male & female soloist in a show and outstanding performer in each group).During final awards, there will also be captions awards.

Judges:
Michael Engelhardt
Jeff Bowen
Kevin Chase
Maxwell Devo
Adam Peters
Hershel Cremeans




brockamper on Apr 13, 2015, 12:16 AM
Post #22
 
Any ideas on a final schedule for this one?



JWill on Mar 31, 2015, 2:04 PM
Post #21
 


QUOTE (Jeff. @ Mar 31 2015, 12:46 PM) *


This gives examples, but doesn't mandate that it has to be the opener, ballad, and closer. So if there are costuming issues or whatever, I imagine a group could select their opener, second song, and perhaps ballad. I don't know, just wanted to clear that up.



And the website says that the prelim schedule is in 20 minute blocks.




Jeff. on Mar 31, 2015, 12:46 PM
Post #20
+3
Well, to be clear, the actual language from McKendree's website is:



QUOTE

You will perform only 3 pieces, such as opener, ballad, and closer.



This gives examples, but doesn't mandate that it has to be the opener, ballad, and closer. So if there are costuming issues or whatever, I imagine a group could select their opener, second song, and perhaps ballad. I don't know, just wanted to clear that up.




Alex. on Mar 31, 2015, 12:50 AM
Post #19
 
I personally think it should just be "Pick three numbers to do from your show."



Alex. on Mar 31, 2015, 12:49 AM
Post #18
 


QUOTE (ShowOff21 @ Mar 30 2015, 02:48 PM) *

lol, we open in Long Dresses and close in a Tap Costume... I would Die laughing at my girls attempting to do this format. Bless their hearts, we'd be a disaster. Can you just Do like Opener, Ballad, 3rd Number? And Save your closer for later if costume restrictions wont allow such a style?


For most Midwest groups, the ballad is the third number.




ShowOff21 on Mar 30, 2015, 2:48 PM
Post #17
+1
lol, we open in Long Dresses and close in a Tap Costume... I would Die laughing at my girls attempting to do this format. Bless their hearts, we'd be a disaster. Can you just Do like Opener, Ballad, 3rd Number? And Save your closer for later if costume restrictions wont allow such a style?



stevesing85 on Mar 30, 2015, 9:36 AM
Post #16
 
looking for forward to this competition!



Jeff. on Mar 5, 2015, 6:21 PM (Edited)
Post #15
+1


QUOTE (linein @ Mar 05 2015, 01:12 PM) *

So not to be another smart a** but technically shouldn't this be labeled as a "regional" competition?




QUOTE (Patrickmon @ Mar 05 2015, 04:54 PM) *


Ehh. I know Grand River has always called their competition national as well.


I could be wrong, Patrick, but I don't think Joe was referring to the depth of the competition which is similar (to a lesser extent) to Grand River, but rather pointing out the oxymoron of "Midwest" and "Nationals" in the same sentence. Obviously Midwest refers to a specific region while Nationals encompasses all of the regions of the U.S. Thus, you can't really be both at the same time. Although while geographically correct, I imagine the McKendree "Midwest Regional" doesn't have quite the *umph* to it.

It's similar to when someone referred to Elkhorn South's competition as "Nebraska Show Choir Nationals". Um, no. What they were trying to say is it was a collection of Nebraska's finest show choirs, but that would inherently be a STATE contest not national. Ultimately, folks don't use "Nationals" correctly.




Patrick on Mar 5, 2015, 4:54 PM
Post #14
 


QUOTE (linein @ Mar 05 2015, 01:12 PM) *

So not to be another smart a** but technically shouldn't this be labeled as a "regional" competition?



Ehh. I know Grand River has always called their competition national as well.




linein on Mar 5, 2015, 1:12 PM
Post #13
+5
So not to be another smart a** but technically shouldn't this be labeled as a "regional" competition?

S

Samuel.Dollins on Mar 4, 2015, 12:02 AM
Post #12
+2
Since there is 30 minutes between each choir, why not do the whole show?



stevesing85 on Feb 24, 2015, 3:58 PM
Post #11
 
LOL, i'm loving these comments. All I can say is, my group will be competing at this competition, and (knock on wood) I HOPE we won't have any issues with our show. I mean, that's how we learned our show this year, opener, ballad, closer and then later on added the second and fourth number.

i'm also looking forward to seeing how other groups will adjust to fit this unique perlims.




supersonic on Feb 24, 2015, 12:12 AM
Post #10
 
McKendree's Show choir is called "Showstoppers"


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