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 Show Choir Community    Events    2017 Season    FAME Show Choir National Finals 2017
Event Info

April 22nd, 2017
Venue Info
Arie Crown Theater
2301 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone: (312) 791-6000
Event Details
Number of Attending Choirs:
9 Mixed Groups
3 Treble Groups
Event Judges:
Jeff Clark
Craig Engstrom
Shanna Luckett
Linda McEachran Southard
Christopher Spaulding
Jarad Voss
Mike Weaver
Tickets
Mixed & Single-Gender Divisions
$60 General Admission
$70 Premium Ticket
Map
FAME Show Choir National Finals 2017





Awards
 Predictions
 Photos
 Event Site
 Live Stream
Mixed Division
Groups    

Sound FX
Los Alamitos High School
 Grand Champion
Best Vocals
Best Choreography
Best Show Design
Best Female Soloist (Sophia Wackerman)
Best Male Stage Presence (Justin Min)

Spotlighters
Craig High School
 First Runner Up
Best Band
Best Male Soloist (Gabe Hanna)
Best Female Stage Presence (Bruna Rubini)

Minstrel Magic
Carroll High School
 Second Runner Up
Best Costumes
Most Original Selection

Sandpipers
Chesterton High School
 3rd Runner Up

New Era
Churubusco Jr/Sr High School
 4th Runner Up

Harmony Gold
Walsh Jesuit High School
 5th Runner Up
Best Crew

Dimensions
Austin High School
 No Placement

The Ambassadors
Omaha South High School
 No Placement

Charisma
Northrop High School
 No Placement

Treble Division
Groups    

Soundtrax
Los Alamitos High School
 First Place
Best Vocals
Best Choreography
Best Costumes
Best Show Design
Best Soloist (Malia Rivers)

Select Sound
Carroll High School
 Second Place
Best Crew

Synergy
Tupelo High School
 Third Place
Best Stage Presence

Attending Members displaying 6 of 19 members (view all)
Vmatia
Alex.
cdagnew
1prettyredhead
ksilber
boogielover22
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ayyyyitsbrady • on May 10, 2017, 12:40 PM
Post #69
 
best tech crew yeehaw



Alex. • on May 6, 2017, 2:45 PM
Post #68
+4


What is the chance of getting the judge's points or rankings? Come on FAME, GIVE US A REASON TO CONTINUE LIKING YOUR OVER-ALL OBJECTIVES.
Competitions rarely ever post points and/or rankings publicly. Your best bet is to contact directors that attended for full results.

I'm pretty sure if you keep posting in that color I'm going to need a stronger glasses prescription.

P

Prtwmnshowchoir • on May 4, 2017, 10:37 AM
Post #67
 


I believe David Moellenkamp from Los Al was named Vocal Vanguard and I think Linn-mar was named the best regional competition.

In my opinion, probably should have been Sing All About It for Best Regional Comp. see why here. https://youtu.be/6esJx9sFtp4

B

bheyneman • on Apr 27, 2017, 11:25 PM
Post #66
+1
Congrats to Los Al on a well deserved win. Their vocals are amazing! I was wondering if anybody could help me understand the theme of their mixed show though?

Here's my best interpretation. Starts with a girl sleeping. Seems like the country is filled with lots of bad news. A pseudo-celebrity is running for office (presumably President), with his popularity carrying him through the election season. This girl thinks that he's bad for the country and decides to face him in the election. They go back and forth with typical rhetoric. Then the real story is revealed that actions on both sides are really controlled by the guy whom I presume portrays the media? (Which by the way, the choreo in that song with the marionette strings was amazing.)

She breaks away from the media strings and is her own person, wins the election. But alas, remember how it started? She was asleep.... was the whole thing a dream?

Again, just my guess/interpretation. Anyone else have any insight?

Final sidenote: even though my daughter was in a competing choir at Fame Nationals (Carroll), Los Al clearly was a deserving Grand Champion last weekend---their overall show, visuals and vocals were incredible. Congrats!

A

allismom • on Apr 26, 2017, 10:44 AM
Post #65
 
Full list of Aspire Awards (unofficial)

Lifetime Achievement Award

Bob Anderson - Linn-Mar High School

Vocal Vanguard

??????

Visual Vanguard
Kevin Chase

Best New Director
Megan Tantillo - Millard North High School

Best New Choreographer
Nicholas Quamme

Best Arranger

Brock Keiper

Best Costumer

Gail McInnis Productions

Spirit of Service

Clover Hill High School - Sandra Thomas, Director

Student Spirit of Service

None Listed

Most Promising New Program

Broken Arrow High School Tiger Rhythm

Best Regional Competition
?????



I believe David Moellenkamp from Los Al was named Vocal Vanguard and I think Linn-mar was named the best regional competition.



nachoninja • on Apr 25, 2017, 4:39 PM
Post #64
 
Full list of Aspire Awards (unofficial)

Lifetime Achievement Award

Bob Anderson - Linn-Mar High School

Vocal Vanguard

??????

Visual Vanguard
Kevin Chase

Best New Director
Megan Tantillo - Millard North High School

Best New Choreographer
Nicholas Quamme

Best Arranger

Brock Keiper

Best Costumer

Gail McInnis Productions

Spirit of Service

Clover Hill High School - Sandra Thomas, Director

Student Spirit of Service

None Listed

Most Promising New Program

Broken Arrow High School Tiger Rhythm

Best Regional Competition
?????

P

Purplerain • on Apr 25, 2017, 1:30 AM (Edited)
Post #63
+2
Best Arranger goes to the uber talented Brock Keiper.

What about the rest of the Aspire Awards?

D

drumcorpsnut42 • on Apr 24, 2017, 5:13 PM
Post #62
 


What is the chance of getting the judge's points or rankings? Come on FAME, GIVE US A REASON TO CONTINUE LIKING YOUR OVER-ALL OBJECTIVES.

R

raptordirector • on Apr 24, 2017, 3:17 PM
Post #61
+12


Janesville?

Yes, Janesville Craig Spotlighters. Clean and vocally powerful.

I will say that FAME needs to change how they reveal the first runner up however. That was awful. This is not some lame beauty pageant. Spots deserved their round of applause for putting on a great show, as did Carroll in the Women's Division. But they didn't get it. Instead they announced the grand champion and left them standing there. They deserve the same applause that all the groups that came before them got because they were that good.

If you don't glean the field by announcing the top 6 groups and leaving the other three standing there hapless then it wouldn't be that obvious. Make it better.



ThomasL • on Apr 23, 2017, 10:54 PM
Post #60
+1
Congrats to Los Al on a well deserved win. Their vocals are amazing! I was wondering if anybody could help me understand the theme of their mixed show though?

I'm pretty sure it's the 2016 Presidential Election: D. Trump Vs. H. Clinton. It goes back and forth showing pros and cons to both sides. If any one knows more about there theme, I would love to hear your ideas.

A

allismom • on Apr 23, 2017, 6:01 PM
Post #59
+2
Congrats to Los Al on a well deserved win. Their vocals are amazing! I was wondering if anybody could help me understand the theme of their mixed show though?



EthanL • on Apr 23, 2017, 1:13 PM
Post #58
+1


Janesville?

Janesville = Craig, I think.



kalcoh • on Apr 23, 2017, 1:02 PM
Post #57
 

It was a fun day featuring a variety of styles of show choir. The ladies weee probably performing in what will be rank order. In the mixed Los was great with one minor carpet snag. Janesville was a solid wall of sound and very clean and Carrol had a cool show. For my money that is 1-2-3


Janesville?



nc • on Apr 23, 2017, 10:37 AM
Post #56
+2
Anybody know the full list of Aspire Awards??



Jeff. • on Apr 22, 2017, 10:32 PM
Post #55
+1
Results posted. Congrats to Los Al!



Rian • on Apr 22, 2017, 10:19 PM (Edited)
Post #54
+3
Best Arranger goes to the uber talented Brock Keiper.

R

raptordirector • on Apr 22, 2017, 10:04 PM
Post #53
+1
Any reviews of performances?

It was a fun day featuring a variety of styles of show choir. The ladies weee probably performing in what will be rank order. In the mixed Los was great with one minor carpet snag. Janesville was a solid wall of sound and very clean and Carrol had a cool show. For my money that is 1-2-3



ChelsiKerrn • on Apr 22, 2017, 9:29 PM
Post #52
+1
I thought awards happened at 10?

They do, but they're in Chicago. It's 9:30 their time right now.



EthanL • on Apr 22, 2017, 9:14 PM
Post #51
 
I thought awards happened at 10?



kalcoh • on Apr 22, 2017, 7:33 PM
Post #50
+1
Any reviews of performances?


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