WHEATON, IL (MITCHELLNOW) Friend De Coup ended their competition season with Best Supporting Ensemble and a 4th place finish at the 16th annual Wheaton Warrenville South High School Choral Classic, in the suburbs of Chicago, on March 9, 2024.
The competition was extremely competitive, with twenty-five high school show choirs from California, Oklahoma, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, and South Dakota competing in the treble/bass and mixed divisions for the daytime, caption, and championship awards. FDC entertained the packed crowd with their show about their home state of SD.
Grand Champion of the event was Sound System from Center Grove High School in Greenwood, IN, earning their 4th Grand Champion award of the season. Second Place went to Sound FX from Los Alamitos, CA, just outside of LA. Third place went to the Royalaires from Zionsville, IN, who came into the competition with three Grand Champion awards.
The 2024 FDC competition schedule will conclude with some hometown opportunities to see FDC’s 2024 competition show.
This Saturday, March 16th, FDC is hosting the Mitchell Show Choir Classic at the MHS Performing Arts Center, and will conclude the day with an exhibition performance at 10:30pm. Show choirs from Omaha, Sioux City, Vermillion, Aberdeen, and more will be competing. The public is welcome.
The 2024 Show Choir season will conclude with Friends Forever Cabaret – Celebrating 40 years of Show Choir. FDC alumni from all over the US will be returning to participate in the show taking place April 11-13 at the MHS Performing Arts Center (PAC).
More information can be found at http://www.mitchellmusicboosters.com.
Pictures from Mitchell Friend de Coup competing in the Wheaton Warrenville South Choral Classic in Wheaton, Illinois on March 9th:
