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AMBIENCE 2021-22
Commonly asked questions:
Q: When does Ambience rehearse?
A: During the 1A class period every day (every other day if you are enrolled in Symphonic Band), and Tuesday afternoons from 4-6pm starting September 28th
Q: What are the dates for Ambience’s Choreography Camp?
A
:Solo Auditions will be in class time
9/21 – 4PM-8PM
10/18 – 4PM-8PM – (No School on this day)
10/19 – 4PM-8PM
Q: How come it costs so much to participate in show choir?
A: Costs are based on the actual costs of hotels, costumes, competition entrance fees, busing costs, choreographer costs, and T-Shirts.
Q: Why don’t we use Showdown money to cover the costs of participation?
A: Simply put,….we do use Showdown money to cover the cost of participation….just not the way most families would think. It costs each student far more than $600 to participate if you factor in the costs of riser up-keep, microphone up-keep, construction of boxes, stairs, and other set items, and clinician costs. These sort of costs are covered by Showdown profits and we HAVE used money to purchase risers, folders, transportation, partially funding Choir Trips to Chicago (Wheaton, FAME Chicago).
I hope this helps families understand how we “do business” at Southwest. If you have further questions, please e-mail me and I’ll do my best to answer them.
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2021-22 PAYMENT SCHEDULE
Show Choir Competition Fees
PAYMENT SCHEDULE: If you pay the full $500 costume costs, PLUS the $100 donation costs, you will follow the below payment plan(s):
Example Payment Plan with $100 donation
Payment #1 Costume– due July 18th $200.00
Payment #2 Costume– due September 1st $200.00
Donation #3 Costume/Travel/Miscelleanous – due November 10th $200.00
Example Payment Plan without $100 donation
Payment #1 Costume– due July 18th $200.00
Payment #2 Costume– due September 1st $200.00
Donation #3 Costume– due November 10th $100.00
Any outstanding balance due no later than December 10th, 2021 will be given to the bookkeeper and added to the fines list. Students that fail to make arrangements with the director will not be allowed to perform on concerts, pep rallies, and/or competitions in which the show choir is involved.
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AMBIENCE COMPETITION HISTORY
ROCK BRIDGE SHOW CHOIR FESTIVAL- (Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, Missouri)
2009: 1st Place (Prep Division) Best Opener, 6th Place (Overall)
SHOW CHOIR EXTRAVAGANZA – (Gretna High School, Gretna, Nebraska)
2008: 1st Place (Prep Division)
MIDWEST CUP (Lied Center, Lincoln, Nebraska)
2007: 2nd Place (Prep Division)
2008: 1st Place (Prep Division)
2009: 2nd Place (Prep Division)
2010: 1st Place (Prep Division)
2011: 2nd Place (Prep Division)
2012: 3rd Place (Prep Division)
2013: 3rd Place (Prep Division)
2014: 2nd Place (Prep Division)
2015: 1st Place (Prep Division)
2016: 1st Place (Prep Division)
2017: 3rd Place (Prep Division)
2019: 2nd Place (Prep Division)
2020: 1st Place (Prep Division), 6th Place Overall
COMPETITION OF EXCELLENCE (Westside High School, Omaha, Nebraska)
2007: 3rd Place (Prep Division)
2010: 1st Place (Prep Division)
2011: 2nd Place (Prep Division)
2012: 2nd Place (Prep Division)
2013: 1st Place (Prep Division)
2014: 1st Place (Prep Division)
2015: 2nd Place (Prep Division)
TOUCH OF CLASS (Benton Community High School, Van Horne, Iowa)
2007: 4th Place (Prep Division)
2009: 4th Place (Prep Division)
2010: 4th Place (Prep Division)
2011: 4th Place (Prep Division)
2012: 1st Place, Best Band, Best Choreography (Prep Division)
MUSIC LIVES (Millard West High School, Millard, Nebraska)
2019: 2nd Place (Prep Division)
2020: 2nd place (Prep Division)
SPARTAN SPECTACULAR (Lincoln East High School, Lincoln, Nebraska)
2016: 3rd Place (Prep Division)
2017: 1st Place (Prep Division)
2018: 1st Place (Prep Division)
2019: 1st Place (Prep Division)
2020: 1st Place (prep Division), 5th Place Overall
LOGAN LACROSSE INVITATIONAL – (Logan LaCrosse High School, LaCrosse, WI)
2019: 1st Place, Best Choreography (Prep Division)
MO-SHOW INVITATIONAL (Cedar Rapids Washington High School, Cedar Rapids, IA)
2016: 3rd Place (Prep Division)
CRYSTAL CUP (Elkhorn South High School, Elkhorn, Nebraska)
2015: 1st Place (Prep Division)
2018: 1st Place (Prep Division)
2020: 2nd Place (Prep Division)
LEWIS CENTRAL INVITATIONAL (Lewis Central High School, Council Bluffs, Iowa)
2009: 13th Place (Overall)
2016: 4th Place (Prep Division)
2018: 3rd Place (Prep Division)
WESTWOOD JUBILATION: (Westwood High School, Sloan, Iowa)
2007: 2nd Place (Prep Division)
TOTINO-GRACE SHOW CHOIR SPECTACULAR – Totino-Grace High School, Fridley, Minnesota
2008: 5th Place (Prep Division)
2015: 1st Place, Best Band, BEST MALE SOLOIST (Landon Friesen) (Prep Division)
2020: 1st Place, Best Band, Best Male SOloist (John Greisen), Best Female Soloist (Kinya Kairigi)
WWS CHORAL CLASSIC – Wheaton-Warrenville South High School, Wheaton, Illinois
2012: 13th Place Overall
2017: 16th Place Overall
URBANDALE SHOW CHOIR INVITATIONAL- Urbandale High School, Urbandale, Iowa
2013: 3rd Place (Prep Division)
2014: 4th Place (Prep Division)
2016: 3rd Place (Prep Division)
NORRIS FIELDS OF TALENT – Norris High School, Firth, Nebraska
2012: 1st Place (Prep Division), 4th Place Overall
2013: 1st Place (Prep Division), 6th Place Overall
2015: 1st Place (Prep Division)
2017: 1st Place (Prep Division)
SWINGIN’ ON THE RIVER – Hastings High School, Hastings, Minnesota
2013: 2nd Place (Prep Division)
FAME Chicago – Genessee Theatre, Waukegan, Ilinois)
2014: 6th Place Overall