Chanteurs was asked to participate in a few segments of Fox's hit show "Glee," but Mr. Rolland Maxson, the choral department's director, politely turned them down, reasoning that "the show is nothing like showchoir. If anything, [they] work 10 times harder and don't always have solo singers. [They] focus on the blend of all voices and it's Arcadia Chanteur's blend and sound quality that makes [them] one of the elite showchoirs in Southern California," according to vice president senior Tiffany Soga. Although Chanteur’s first competition won’t be coming up anytime soon doesn’t mean that the singing and dancing troupe is resting their feet and relaxing. The holidays are on their way and they are preparing for the upcoming performances and assemblies with excitement in their hands.
During the winter, Chanteurs works on different Christmas pop songs such as "Happy Holidays", "The Old Man's Back in Town", "Bring Them Home", and "Now and Forever Christmas" and performs countless shows around the entire community, ranging from retirement homes to convalescent hospitals. As Chanteurs performs their Christmas show, they silently gear up towards the upcoming competition season, as they begin choreographing the next show. The first competition of the season is the Aztec Sing, hosted in Citrus College in December. The Aztec Sing is a competition in which the nearing choirs, such as schools from Burbank, Serano, and Diamond Bar, send their best singers to perform and compete.
Chanteurs' first competition isn't until February but start rehearsals during winter break in order to prepare. They're so passionate about singing and dancing that they sacrifice their family vacation time for hard work. Luckily, their three hour choreography rehearsals are so full of laughter and energy that they don't really mind it. This group competes against schools with over $25,000 put into their show, some of which have fireworks, fog systems, 50 costume changes, and over 40 kids. Arcadia's Chanteurs has 2 costume changes, at the most, and black wooden boxes with 32 kids, yet still manage to place in the top 5 out of all the other schools in Southern California. Singing well is their main focus point, and they believe that fancy gizmos and gadgets don't help prove their true meaning of performing.
Their annual tour will be in San Francisco and is five days long. Previous years, they visited places such as Solvang and Pismal Beach and many are really looking forward to it. The tour is always the highlight of their year because it creates even more bonding other than the average 15 hours they spend together in a regular week.
Considering that Chanteurs is entirely self-funded, they have many unique fundraisers, including their famous cheesecake sales and Spookbusters. Their cheesecake sales consist of a variety of cheesecakes for purchase, as well as other delicacies. Chanteurs member sophomore Emily Liu said, "The food is really good and at a good price, so everyone should buy some." Buying a Spookbusters ticket is like buying Halloween insurance. For $5, they give you a flier with a phone number on it and come Halloween night, if any house gets egged, t.p-ed, etc., the number on the flier connects to them and they will come and clean all of the mess created.
During the winter, Chanteurs works on different Christmas pop songs such as "Happy Holidays", "The Old Man's Back in Town", "Bring Them Home", and "Now and Forever Christmas" and performs countless shows around the entire community, ranging from retirement homes to convalescent hospitals. As Chanteurs performs their Christmas show, they silently gear up towards the upcoming competition season, as they begin choreographing the next show. The first competition of the season is the Aztec Sing, hosted in Citrus College in December. The Aztec Sing is a competition in which the nearing choirs, such as schools from Burbank, Serano, and Diamond Bar, send their best singers to perform and compete.
Chanteurs' first competition isn't until February but start rehearsals during winter break in order to prepare. They're so passionate about singing and dancing that they sacrifice their family vacation time for hard work. Luckily, their three hour choreography rehearsals are so full of laughter and energy that they don't really mind it. This group competes against schools with over $25,000 put into their show, some of which have fireworks, fog systems, 50 costume changes, and over 40 kids. Arcadia's Chanteurs has 2 costume changes, at the most, and black wooden boxes with 32 kids, yet still manage to place in the top 5 out of all the other schools in Southern California. Singing well is their main focus point, and they believe that fancy gizmos and gadgets don't help prove their true meaning of performing.
Their annual tour will be in San Francisco and is five days long. Previous years, they visited places such as Solvang and Pismal Beach and many are really looking forward to it. The tour is always the highlight of their year because it creates even more bonding other than the average 15 hours they spend together in a regular week.
Considering that Chanteurs is entirely self-funded, they have many unique fundraisers, including their famous cheesecake sales and Spookbusters. Their cheesecake sales consist of a variety of cheesecakes for purchase, as well as other delicacies. Chanteurs member sophomore Emily Liu said, "The food is really good and at a good price, so everyone should buy some." Buying a Spookbusters ticket is like buying Halloween insurance. For $5, they give you a flier with a phone number on it and come Halloween night, if any house gets egged, t.p-ed, etc., the number on the flier connects to them and they will come and clean all of the mess created.