30th Annual Freshmore Clinic
February 07, 2023
JCC will host the 30th Annual Freshmore Clinic on Tuesday, March 7th, 2023. This is a clinic Mr. Doran started in 1994 to help strengthen the younger voices (Freshmen and Sophomores) for choirs from area schools. We’ll rehearse all day in the Elementary Auditorium and present a 6:30 PM concert that evening. The concert is only $1.00 so come join us!
This year’s clinicians & accompanists are Kevin Boesiger & June Bowers. Because it’s an anniversary year, we will be premiering a new commissioned song “Let Your Light Shine” written for us by Kevin Boesiger. Daniel Christian will be performing a set at the beginning of the concert. Ashley Juilfs will be making special anniversary cupcakes for the singers and directors during one of their breaks. We will also be marking the 30th anniversary with t-shirts for all the singers and directors.
Here are some interesting facts about Freshmore:
- There have been 47 schools participating (some of which are no longer around): Adams; Ashland-Greenwood; Auburn; Beatrice; Columbus; Conestoga; Crete; Cross County; Dawson Verdon; Diller-Odell; Doniphan-Trumbull; Fairbury; Falls City; Falls City Sacred Heart; Freeman; Gretna; Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer, Johnson-Brock; Johnson County Central; Lewiston; Lincoln Christian; Lincoln Lutheran; Lincoln Northeast; Lincoln Southeast; Louisville; Lourdes Central Catholic; Malcolm; Mead; Meridian; Nebraska City; Nemaha Valley; Palmyra; Parkview Christian; Pawnee City; Plattsmouth; Southeast Consolidated; Syracuse; Table Rock-Steinauer; Tecumseh; Tri-County; Wahoo; Waterloo; Waverly; Weeping Water; Wilber Clatonia; & Yutan.
- There have been a total of 75 different directors who have brought students from those 47 schools.
- A total of 4218 singers have performed (not including guest show choirs) which averages to 151 a year. The high participation was 228 and the low was 66. We have had only one cancellation due to weather.
- Four have been held on March 4 & 7, three on March 8, and two on March 5 (Mr. Doran's birthday). While the others have been spread around the months of February & March with one in April.
- 93 different songs have been performed.
- 3 of those songs have been written for us.
Come listen to the concert at 6:30 pm in the Elementary Auditorium in Tecumseh.
The 30th Annual Freshmore Clinic Concert (2023) - Special Guest - Daniel Christian
The 30th Annual Freshmore Clinic Concert (2023)