Nu Millennium is one of New York’s premiere a capella groups. This production has a theme of Love and heart break like it was during the 1960’s and 1970’s. While the poetry is overtly hilarious, the songs are soulful and melodic. The styles are classic R and B and Doo Wop, which were staples of the times. The group performed in the Off Broadway Musical Barry White:Guided by Destiny which received raves during its run. It was also produced by Wabi Sabi Productions. The production also features Ge...

An interactive exhibit tunes in the sounds of Tufts community It could be an oracle: A glowing dial with a lens in the middle blinks with images. It hums in the key of E inside a blue-domed gazebo, which sits atop a temple of learning: Tisch Library, high on the hill that Tufts University occupies here. This is "Harmony in the Age of Noise," an interactive sound-art installation designed by Bruce Odland. It may not tell you the future, but it will certainly tune you into the present, a...

In my last article, I told you all how I finally found my way through the naming maze to find the correct session to work on. That was the easy part! Now we’re inside the session and I have to do a lot of expensive housework to get things in workable order.

The City of Gardens Chorus has something to sing about. Made up of South Island women, the a capella group was recently honoured as the third best choral group west of Manitoba. “It’s always been a high achieving chorus,” said director Julie Smith. “They set their goals for this year and achieved every one of them.” The 70-member chorus travelled to Surrey in April to compete in the annual regional competition. The group was up against more than 20 choruses from B.C., Alberta and Saskat...

UWO Don Wright music faculty voice professor Jennifer Moir just brought Finnish choral stars Rajaton to London. Now, Moir is back with the fourth edition of the Kaleid choral fest, a four-day event shared by Woodstock and London. It brings together top vocal ensembles with students and community choirs. Rajaton were guests at an earlier edition of Kaleid. The 2008 guests are Juno-nominated Toronto vocal quartet Cadence, another a cappella ensemble. Moir is the fest's artistic director. She...

Once again, Jamboree staged Swarthmore’s finest a capella groups, with the unfortunate exclusion of Cantantrix. The event was an improvement on last year, both in musicality and in theatrics. Grapevine’s intro for each group was a parody of a familiar song and a parody of each group. The first group to perform, Mixed Company, received a censure for its improper attempt at a contraction, MoCo. The climax of their set was the theatrically preformed Come Sail Away by the Styx, featuring Chris Kl...