Wisconsin Show Choir Download

A FAME National Finals recap, including how Wisconsin groups took all major captions and placed at the top of the board!

Tomah and Sparta ship off to Branson, Missouri to compete in the FAME National Show Choir Finals! But what awaits them there?

April is here, and so is 2024 season review content! This one was recorded before the La Crosse news broke, but the storylines remain unchanged. (P.S. - submit your questions and rate the show!)

Two of Wisconsin's oldest and most storied show choirs will be one in 2025. All the facts, some opinions and other assorted rumblings for next competition season.

Put a bow on the 2024 Wisconsin competition season this episode! - Sparta takes their first-ever win at Janesville Craig, plus other assorted storylines - De Pere takes home their second-consecutive sweep of Green Bay Southwest

The last full review-preview episode of the season is upon us! - A collection of out-of-state notes, including Totino analysis - Someone has to win Janesville Craig (I say this in the best way possible to snap a long winless streak) - Green Bay Southwest sees interesting varsity storylines

Questions regarding state supremacy, state championships and scoring!

- Out-of-state review - Interview with Washburn director Zachary Olson - Questions and answers! - Out-of-state preview

- Out-of-state review (1:08) - Sparta analysis (3:36) - Monona Grove review (14:10) - Out-of-state preview (26:30)

The Download is back with another 'thick of the season' episode! - North St. Paul debrief (2:20) - Logan review (4:40) - Fort Atkinson analysis (11:30) - Out-of-state preview (39:20) - Sparta preview (42:25) - Monona Grove Preview (46:10)

Lots to talk about after another jam-packed week! - La Crosse Central review (1:30) - Eau Claire Memorial Winterfest review (4:05) - De Pere review and analysis (8:33) - Consecutive three-peats in Wisconsin show choir history (32:32) - A glimpse at North St. Paul Rock the North (37:38) - Logan Showcase preview (39:36) - Fort Atkinson Showcase preview (48:50)

Allllllright everyone! Two competitions in the rearview mirror, three in the windshield, and a set of scoresheets to digest highlight this episode!

- Analysis of every single group at New London! - Reviews of Milton and West Salem - Previews of Altoona and Sauk Prairie

Welcome to the thick of show choir season! - Onalaska review - Milton preview - West Salem preview - New London preview

Live interviews are back for 2024! - Drummond director Nick Kuka - Holmen alum Ian Bauer discussing prelim awards - Judge Adam Peters about the finalists

What a weekend, and we're only at the start of January! - Group-by-group analysis of what I saw at Holmen - Out-of-state coverage - Onalaska preview

Competition Weekly is BACK for its fifth (!!) season! This one starts off with a short look at Ankeny Centennial, then does a deep dive into everything Holmen and finishes out with a news nugget or two at the end. Happy comp season!

2024 is here and that means rankings are too! All of the state's groups are definitively and infalliably ranked, including: - 27 varsity groups - 14 prep groups - 7 womens groups - 26 middle school groups 2023 postseason rankings are contained in episode 65!

Presenting the final installment of 2024 preview episodes! This edition includes: - Thoughts on varsity groups in the front half of the alphabet - Five groups to watch this year - Roughing out competitions that don't have public lineups yet

Thoughts on the upcoming season for the Mayville Cardinal Singers, Milton Choralation, Monona Grove Silver Connection, Neenah Vintage, New London Vision, Onalaska Hilltoppers, Plymouth Momentum, Preble Center Stage, Reedsburg Choraliers, Sauk Prairie Executive Session, Sparta Upstage Adrenaline, Tomah Limited Edition and West Salem Singsations.

Preview season is here! Catch all the details on the 14 prep groups, 7 womens groups, and 26 middle schools that will be active in the state this upcoming season!

Touching base in the 'calm before the storm' period before competition season starts. Checking in on updated school enrollment numbers, competition lineups that have already been released, and the Monona Grove Preview Show lineup. Link to 2022 episode about school enrollments: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/42-changes-and-numbers/id1493352340?i=1000581423344

- More assorted news and rumors from throughout the past month! - Previews of the Chippewa Falls SuperShow and Washburn Show Choir Extravanganza - Includes previews of new groups debuting on the scene this month!

The Download is BACK! Summer was a busy time in the Wisconsin show choir world and the Download has you covered. Changes at Parkview, Colby, Milton, Tomah, Janesville Craig, Green Bay East, Logan, Onalaska, Green Bay Southwest, Sparta and Monona Grove plus a look ahead at the La Crosse Heritage Night!

The off-season is here! The Download looks at five shows that were not covered during the 2023 season. Included are reviews of: - West Salem Singsations - DeForest DeFortes - Westosha Central Central Swing Inc. - Fort Atkinson South High Street Singers - Janesville Craig Spotlighters