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Monday, 28 April 2008 |
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A group of 15 students huddled in a circle last week, dancing, swaying their arms and belting out songs by pop artists such as Flo Rida, Goo Goo Dolls and OneRepublic. They occasionally burst out laughing, cracked jokes mid-song and munched on snacks.
This scene might sound like a description of a Friday night party winding down at a friend's apartment, but in actuality, it was a practice session for None of the Above, the oldest co-ed a cappella group at Penn State.
The group will be performing a free concert at 3 p.m. Sunday in 105 Forum to coincide with the release of its latest CD, titled You Don't Even Know.
None of the Above (NOTA) is composed entirely of undergraduate students -- sopranos, altos, tenors, bass and even a "beatboxer" -- and is also managed and directed by students.
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Saturday, 26 April 2008 |
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Looking on the cover of Camille’s new album, Music Hole, the thought that clings to me is who or what exactly she is gesturing to with one arm clutching her chest and the other one reaching out.
If you’re not familiar with her then this is the part of the review that brings up the inevitable comparison with Bjork’s a capella masterpiece Medulla. It’s a point Camille must surely be wary of by now but there’s no escaping the similarities between the two. Her last album, Le Fil, caught on outside her native France partially because of it as well as the single "Ta Douleur" was such an irresistible piece of ear candy. Music Hole is sung fully in English so it’s easier to follow, therefore one can truly gauge the effectiveness of her sound. Of course, the novelty of her sound has worn off and critical love being the bitch that it is, reactions to the album will be interesting to say the least.
It’s a point worth making because Camille has chosen to broaden the a capella-meets-rhythm path Le Fil began...
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Sunday, 20 April 2008 |
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Most of us use our voices every day and never think about what power they have.
The cast members of the music group "Toxic Audio" clearly take their voices more seriously than most people, and they know how to use them in impressive ways.
The Orlando-born Fringe Festival act has grown into an off-Broadway and Las Vegas hit and Grammy Award-nominated musical act that is now in Sarasota through May 4 to close Florida Studio Theatre's Stage III season.
The program is a theatrical concert of a capella singing, like a vocal
variation on the long-running hit "Stomp."
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Tuesday, 08 April 2008 |
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The Madeleine Festival of the Arts and Humanities opened its 20th season Sunday with a stunning performance by the Calmus Ensemble. The a cappella ensemble presented four centuries' worth of sacred music from Leipzig, Germany, where all five young singers received their musical training.
Calmus Ensemble members are soprano Anja Lipfert, countertenor Sebastian Krause, tenor Tobias Pöche, baritone Ludwig Böhme and bass Joe Roesler. Including a woman in the lineup is a bold move for an ensemble like this; the blend of soprano and countertenor timbres is the Calmus Ensemble's most distinguishing feature. The effect was particularly arresting when Lipfert's and Krause's vocal lines crossed, or when Krause took the higher line, as he did in Bach's "Herr, nicht schicke deine Rache (Lord, send not thy wrath)." In another Bach chorale, "Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam (Christ the Lord came to Jordan)," arranged by Böhme, the baritone took the lead.
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Saturday, 29 March 2008 |
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The Renaissance came alive again tonight at the Pontifical College Josephinum as Early Music in Columbus presented Pomerium, a 14-voice a cappella choir founded in 1972 by conductor Alexander Blachly.
Titled “Musica Vaticana, 1503-1534,” Pomerium's program featured a collection of 16th-century papal music, many parts of which were performed in the Sistine Chapel in the time of Michelangelo's service.
As should be expected, the selections were richly textured, dripping with reverence and nobility. Most pieces were scored with five- or six-part polyphony, which creates an interesting complexity without muddiness.
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