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Music performed a cappella (/ ˌɑː kəˈpɛlə / AH kə-PEL-ə, UK also / ˌæ kəˈpɛlə / AK ə-PEL-ə, Italian: [a kkapˈpɛlla]; [1] lit. 'in the style of the chapel'), less commonly spelled a capella in English, [2] is music performed by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment. The term a cappella was originally ...
Collegiate a cappella (or college a cappella) ensembles are college-affiliated singing groups, primarily in the United States, and, increasingly, the United Kingdom and Ireland, that perform entirely without musical instruments. The groups are typically composed of, operated by, and directed by students. In the context of collegiate a cappella ...
The 1999 National Championship of Collegiate A Cappella tournament was never held due to financial difficulties. It was resumed in 2000 and renamed the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella after its purchase by Don Gooding. The 2020 ICCA tournament was cut short in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Yale Whiffenpoofs is a collegiate a cappella singing group at Yale University. Established in 1909, it is the oldest such group in the United States. Best known for "The Whiffenpoof Song", [1] the group is composed of 14 senior students who compete for admission in the spring of their junior year. [2] Former members include Cole Porter and ...
Tim Tripp. Gary Yeager. Website. www.acappella.org. Acappella is an all-male contemporary Christian vocal group founded in 1982 by Keith Lancaster, who has been the singer, songwriter, and producer throughout the group's history. [1][2] The group only consists of vocalists who sing in a cappella style without instrumental accompaniment.
The Persuasions were an American a cappella group that formed in Brooklyn, New York in 1962, singing under corner streetlights and in subway corridors. Their style combined gospel, soul, early rock, and jazz into melodic five-part harmonies. Since being discovered by Frank Zappa, the Persuasions have released 23 studio albums to date.
Years active. 1946. (1946) –present. Website. www.dartmouthaires.com. The Dartmouth Aires is an Ivy League a cappella group from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The group rose to fame in the third season of the NBC musical competition The Sing-Off, placing runner-up behind international a cappella sensation Pentatonix.
Here, in order of founding date: Mendicants (f. 1963): Stanford's oldest a cappella group. Counterpoint (f. 1979): first all-female collegiate a cappella group on the West Coast. Fleet Street (f. 1981): comedy a cappella group known for original songs. Mixed Company ("Mixed Co"; f. 1985): group focused on pop and Top 40 hits.