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SoCal Ambassador Report / February 06
Written by Betsy Hanger   
Monday, 06 February 2006
FEBRUARY 1 2006:  A CAPPELLA NEWS UPDATE
from your SoCal Ambassador Betsy Hanger

LOCALS WIN AWARDS
The results of the A Cappella Community Awards (ACAs) were announced
January 15, and the following local musicians were winners:
Favorite Jazz Group: m-pact
Favorite Doo-Wop Group: The Alley Cats
Favorite Vocal Percussionist: Jake Moulton  of m-pact
Favorite Barbershop Group: OC Times
Favorite Male Vocalist: Sean Devine of The Alley Cats

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Last Updated ( Monday, 06 February 2006 )
 
CD Review: “Voices Only 2005”
Written by Dave Brown   
Sunday, 05 February 2006
Thirty tracks from 15 states. Producers Brock Harris and Corey Slutsky really get around. Between the East’s dominance of a cappella, and Harris and Slutsky’s SoCal roots, their compilation album “Voices Only 2005” presents an excellent balance of East and West, and even a few non-coast groups. Indeed, this album is the perfect sample of collegiate a cappella in America.

Sure, that’s a sweeping statement, but take it this way: If you like collegiate a cappella, you will freaking love this compilation. And if you don’t like collegiate a cappella, you will absolutely hate this compilation.

With so much to listen to, there will doubtless be something for everyone to enjoy. On the other hand, it’s also hard to keep up the quality for over two hours.

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Last Updated ( Monday, 06 February 2006 )
 
Top 10 Things I Focused On While Musically Directing A Group Going Into Competition
Written by Candice Helfand   
Wednesday, 01 February 2006
ShockWave performing at the ICCA Mid-Atlantic QuarterFinals
(Y’ know, David Letterman's Top 10 titles are a lot catchier... then again, the lists themselves aren’t that funny, so if all the creative juices are going toward naming the list, then I guess I can be forgiven for a lack-luster title if I try to infuse some kind of creativity into the entire piece.)

I'm a list-making kind of girl.  Always have been, always will be.  So naturally, when presented with the task of writing about my experience in leading a group into its first competition heat ever (the ICCA quarter-finals)… yeah, odds are it will be in list form.  So what I did was put together a list of things that I, as musical director, did my best to reinforce with the group.  They’re basics, but sometimes being in a leadership role requires you to tirelessly reinforce some basic principles in your group, especially when a group is as young as ours is.  So here are the ones I focused on:

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Last Updated ( Friday, 03 February 2006 )
 
2006 CARA Nominees Announced
Written by Julia Eve Hoffman   
Wednesday, 01 February 2006
Nominees for the 2006 Contemporary A cappella Recording Awards have been announced! Congratulations to all who participated, and good luck to the nominees! The winners will be announced on April 1, right here on www.casa.org! Check out the 2006 Nominees List.

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Last Updated ( Sunday, 02 April 2006 )
 
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