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 [...]
“Off the Hook” by Ithacappella
Off the Hook, Ithacappella’s sixth studio album, is the perfect example of accessible a cappella done right. Ithacappella is a collegiate all-male a cappella group from Ithaca College. From the on-par ensemble, gifted soloists, and masterful arrangements, this album displays all the artistic strengths of Ithacappella. The album begins with a simple telephone ring, then [...]
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 [...]
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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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