Heart of America is proud to have Music Travel Consultants as our preferred travel provider. While HOA presents a comprehensive competition experience, Music Travel Consultants eliminates the headaches that can accompany coordinating group travel. Together, we aim to make the competition experience a breeze from registration to celebration. Music Travel Consultants offers: Transportation 24/7 Tour Director Online Payments and Registration…
In 2025, Heart of America will celebrate its 10th Anniversary. Special recognition and flashbacks will be presented at all venues with a 10th Anniversary Opening Ceremony planned for Los Angeles. "Celebrating our 10th anniversary, we're doing something new at our newest location. A special opening ceremony, dinner and dance will take place the night before the contest! Students and directors…
Doran Johnson, Choral Director and Performing Arts Department Chair at Westside High School (NE), shared his Heart of America competition experiences and how he empowers students to create excellence. MEET DORAN JOHNSON I have been teaching choral music for the past 36 years. I spent 10 years in a small district in Iowa and the past 26 at a large…
It’s been another successful campaign for the Thirst Project. Sharing the Love Heart of America, with a matching gift from Music Travel Consultants (MTC), will donate $16,992 to the Thirst Project and Show Choirs for Thirst. This donation will provide clean water for life for over 700 people. A village in the nation of Eswatini will forever have clean water,…
You've spent hours creating the program, rehearsing with your students and reviewing every performance detail. What's the next step? By competing in choir and show choir competitions, your students will experience unparalleled opportunities for personal and musical growth. Here are 10 reasons why your choir needs to compete. 1. Skill Development Choir competitions push students to improve their vocal skills,…
Incredible sights and sounds by some of the best choirs in the country makes HOA 2023 a huge success. After an amazing showcase of talent from across the country, the Heart of America 2023 Season has come to a close. More than 3,000 student performers, band, crew and staff members joined us for an event during March. With venues in…
Heart of America is excited to welcome Dan Baker to our team. Dan joins HOA with many years of experience. Baker is a former school and district Teacher of the Year as well as a Top 25 and Top 10 Indiana State Teacher of the Year finalist. Through his teaching career, he has served as director of choirs, music department…
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Joplin HS (Missouri) closed all school buildings and moved all learning to an online model. When this announcement was made by the administration, both faculty and students were curtailed into unknown territory with a lot of business left unattended including show choir auditions for the next school year. Until now, online show choir auditions…
The second day of March in Nashville, Tennessee was just another mid-winter day. As residents were heading to bed, the sky opened up and unleashed 10 tornadoes, seven of which touched down across Middle Tennessee during the early morning hours of March 3. All were moving at extremely high speeds of around 60-70 mph. The devastation left a community in…
Health and safety concerns amidst pandemic cancels Heart of America Orlando 2020 The Heart of America season was set to conclude in Orlando in mid-March. With the assistance of information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), Heart of America cancelled the event. Producer, Chad Alexander sent the following correspondence to attendees.…