All A Capprofile: Achoired Taste
Achoired Taste is the newest of the A cappella groups that call Emerson College their home. Achoired Taste is currently a co-ed group that is home to eighteen Emerson College sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The members include: Daniel Begin, Marina Altschiller, Alicia Carroll, Amanda Doughty, Matt Regan, Jen Currier, Jacob Sigler, Matthew Judge, Becky Brinkerhoff, [...]
Nonsequitur Live In Studio
Even the grumpiest of music listeners would have had wide smiles on their faces had they been in the WERS studio this afternoon. This is because Columbia University’s co-ed a cappella group Nonsequitur stopped by to sing us three songs, and they brought with them an unparalleled amount of positive energy. Just because a group [...]
All A Capprofile: Dukes Men of Yale
The Duke’s Men of Yale University is an all male a cappella group that has been around since 1952. This group of gentleman have a diverse repertoire, ranging from current pop hits to traditional Yale numbers. They are no stranger to the All A Cappella music library. On the show we have gotten many requests [...]
First Annual A Cappella Jamboree
The First Annual A Cappella Jamboree will be happening this year, on September 7th in the Arts at the Armory in Somerville! MassWhole Notes, Boston Accent, No Parachute, Redline, and a mysterious guest group will be performing. All of these groups are Boston A Cappella favorites, as well as some of my favorites to play [...]
All A Capprofile: Voices in Your Head
Voices in Your Head is a co-ed a cappella group that has been making a splash at University of Chicago. The group was founded in 1998 and consists of both undergraduate and graduate students. Their repertoire includes a mix of not only pop, R&B, rock, and alternative, but also a hint of original pieces as [...]
All A Capprofile: L.B.M.
The music of Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a combination of traditional South African music and Christian Gospel. The group has been around for about 40 years, and during that time they have brought people of all faiths and backgrounds together through the magic of A Cappella music. Joseph Shabalala, who is currently the leader of [...]
All A Capprofile: AaronicStuff
Whether you define it as “vocal electronic music” or “a cappella dubstep”, the upcoming artist AaronicStuff is changing the way we understand a cappella music. With the combination of his viral YouTube videos and song selections, AaronicStuff is creating an entirely new genre of a cappella with his original arrangements of electronic music and dubstep that [...]
All A Capprofile: A Cappella Records
I recently discovered a website called A Cappella Records that I was quite intrigued by. In 2009, Chris Crawford came up with the idea to start an independent record label that allows groups to more easily acquire digital licensing and distribution services to a cappella groups. The driving force behind the idea was that because [...]
All A Capprofile: Mixed Company
From their very inception in 1985, Stanford University Mixed Company has made a lasting impression in the collegiate a cappella scene. Before the founder Bonnie Zare created the group, only three a cappella groups dominate the music scene at Stanford. Zare wasn’t the only one who felt there was more to the current a cappella [...]
All A Capprofile: Rockapella
On Friday, September 14th, Rockapella will be performing at the Berklee Performance Center. Rockapella was formed in 1986 in New York and is best known for being the in-house band for the television show Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? Singers Scott Leonard, Jeff Thacher, George Baldi III, John K. Brown, and Steven [...]
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Serenata de Amor Brings Cape Verde to Emerson
Serenata de Amor, a musical theater project spearheaded by visual media arts associate professor Claire Andrade-Watkins, was brought to Emerson this past year. The project is a tribute to the morna of Cape Verde and Brava set in the 1940s. Andrade-Watkins worked with a team of faculty and staff members from Emerson to bring Serenata [...]
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