The 10th Anniversary season of Heart of America choir competitions kicked off March 7, in Nashville, Tenn. Eleven groups performed in prelims in the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center with five groups advancing to finals. The day started early with bright blue skies and a promise of warmer weather in the southern town of Nashville. Known for its vibrant…
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…
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,…
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…
Music Travel Consultants is committed to supporting the Thirst Project. About the Thirst Project. The Thirst Project mission is simple: Build a socially-conscious generation of young people who END the global water crisis. To do this, we must educate people about it and activate them to rock the clean water cause and build real water projects all over the world.…
Heart of America Kansas City 2020 Results The Heart of America Kansas City 2020 show was held at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center. There were nine mixed groups and two single gender groups. The host from Butler Community College presented performances by “The Headliners,” and “Smorgaschords.” The judges for this show were Sandy Cordes (Vocal/Finals), Valerie Mack…