All A Capprofile: Straight No Chaser
Straight No Chaser, an all male A Cappella group, will be performing at the South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset, Massachusetts, on July 28th of this year. The group, consisting of original members Randy Stine, Dave Roberts, Charlie Mechling, Jerome Collins, and Walter Chase, as well as newer members Michael Luginbill, Don Nottingham, Ryan Ahlwardt, [...]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
If you, like me, are a fan of both a cappella music and William Shakespeare, you are in for the best treat: from June 28 until June 30, Opera Hub presents the East Coast premiere of “A Midsummer’s Night Dream Opera A Cappella”! The show will be taking place at The Boston Center for the [...]
All A Capprofile: The BU Dear Abbeys
The Boston University Dear Abbeys are everything an all-male a cappella group should be and more. The group was founded in 1992, creating the first group of its kind at Boston University. Since then, they have had many accomplishments that only a few groups can boast. In 2005, the group won the International Championship of [...]
All A Capprofile: Brandeia Voicemale
In March of this year, WERS hosted an All A Cappella Live Competition, where many of the best Boston collegiate A Cappella groups competed. The Brandeis University Voicemale group was one of the competitors, and though they didn’t win the competition this year they recently had another chance to prove themselves. At the CARAs this year, [...]
A Cappella News: Save “The Sing-Off”!
It is safe to say that one of the most disappointing events that can occur is when your favorite television series is in danger of being cancelled. NBC’s live vocal competition The Sing-Off is being canceled after only three seasons. Although there are many efforts to save the program, we really need to step up [...]
All A Capprofile: Mountain Man
Mountain Man is a threesome consisting of Molly Sarle, Amelia Meath, and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig. The group sings remarkable a cappella songs, as well as a selection of vocal heavy songs that contain minor guitar accompaniment. The three girls came together in 2009 when they met at Bennington College in Vermont and since then have been [...]
All A Capprofile: Pentatonix
The Pentatonix are anything but a traditional a cappella group. This five person group started in Arlington, Texas with the three original members: Kirstie Maldonado, Mitch Grassi, and Scott Hoying. The trio – who were all high school friends – entered a local radio station contest for the chance to meet the cast of Glee. [...]
Fermata Town
Today we had Boston a Cappella group Fermata Town come in and perform for us. Maria had the privilege of interviewing the energetic native Bostonians and talked to them about what it’s like being out of the college a cappella scene and performing in what they referred to as “the real world.” They discussed the [...]
All A Cappella Live ’12
The best Collegiate A Cappella groups in Boston performed on the Cutler Majestic Stage
10 Questions For: MIT Chorallaries
The Chorallaries are MIT’s oldest co-ed a cappella group. They have an impressive history dating back to 1976, with 13 albums, and many competition achievements including placing as the first runner up in quarterfinals of this year’s ICCAs. 1. When you guys aren’t laying out sweet a cappella beats, what do you do for fun? [...]
Socialize
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 [...]
-
May 25
Boston Calling
-
June 8
The XX / Grizzly Bear
-
June 12
The Postal Service
Recent Comments