Alliance High show choir event to mark 5th year
A record number of school competition choirs will be competing Saturday at Alliance High School.
Fifteen schools will be attending the Fifth Annual Royal Aviation Show Choir Competition. Schools from Pennsylvania and West Virginia, in addition to locations around Ohio, are planning to attend.
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Organizers also have a waitlist of schools hoping to attend in the future. The Alliance competition is geared for smaller schools that might not have the opportunity to participate at the same level as some of the bigger schools in Ohio and surrounding states.
“I am always overwhelmed by how much this event brings people together in so many different ways,” said Carrie Chunat, AHS choir director. “Our students and all the choirs that attend are supportive of each other during performances and after. Everyone is rooting for one another and it’s a really fun atmosphere and community to be part of. We even get to see many of the choirs at other competitions throughout the year, so they recognize us when they see us.”
Royal Aviation is an all-day competition beginning at 8 a.m. and ending late Saturday night. It features daytime performances from the show choirs, a solo contest, a daytime awards ceremony, finals and a finalist awards ceremony.
Performing in exhibitions will be Alliance High’s Jettsetters; Alliance Middle School’s Show Choir; and Lakeside Melodica.
The soloist competition will take place in the AHS Learning Commons and is open for all to attend at no cost. It will run 9:30 a.m. until about 4:30 p.m. Performers will choose a song and receive feedback from judges. The winner of the contest will perform to open the finals event.
“Our students are always saying after traveling around how grateful they are for our facilities and the way Royal Aviation is organized and run,” Chunat said. “It takes a village, and we have that. From our volunteers and sponsors to our choir families and the community members, we have the support to make the competition great each year.”
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The event also will include food trucks that will be available from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Expected to take part are Bella’s Coffee, Cold As A Mugg, A-Town Burgers, BJ’s Kitchen, Seafood and Eats and Smoosh Cookies. The food trucks will be located in the bus loop at Alliance High School and the front parking lot.
If you go
WHAT – Fifth Annual Royal Aviation Show Choir Competition
WHEN – 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday; exhibition performances will be 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
WHERE – Alliance High School, 400 Glamorgan St.
TICKETS – Daytime performances, $12; evening performances, $12. All-day passes are available for $20. There also will be an Alliance ticket that will allow community members to see the exhibition performances for $5.
LIVESTREAM – A livestream of the performances also will be available. The daytime performance can be viewed at this shortened link, shorturl.at/hACV6. The final performances will be available to livestream for $10 at this shortened link, shorturl.at/qrN29.
SHIRT SALE – Royal Aviation Show Choir Competition T-shirts will be available for purchase for $20.
Competitors
Schools competing in Royal Aviation Show Choir Competition on Saturday at Alliance High School.
Walsh Jesuit Harmony Gold
Strongsville Mustang Express
Euclid Varsity Chorale
North Royalton Royal Harmony
River Valley Middle School Revolution
Sheridan Northern Stars
Kenton High School Top Twenty
Buckeye Valley Visions
Kenton Middle School Dimensions
Martinsburg Middle School South Spirit
Ada Varsity Singers
River Valley Music Company
Musselman Kaleidoscope
Scranton High School First Edition
Lakeside Melodica (exhibition)
Alliance Middle School (exhibition)
Alliance Jetsetters (exhibition)
This article originally appeared on The Alliance Review: Alliance High show choir competition to mark 5th year
