CASA - the contemporary a cappella society - m-pact And Groove Society Share The Stage!

m-pact And Groove Society Share The Stage!

Written by Rol Sharette

Tuesday, 18 April 2006

BOULDER, CO -- “Dream concert” kicks off “Spring Sing in the Rockies” celebration on May 5.

“Imagine . . . The swing and style of Manhattan Transfer, the hip jazz licks of Take 6, the percussive power of Stomp, the funk and drive of Earth, Wind, & Fire, the moves and soul of Motown, and the brass bite of the Harry Connick Jr. Big Band. All created by the human voice alone!” -- Sonicbids.com

Well, -- Coloradans and 200+ a cappella singers from across the country won’t have to imagine it any longer. All who show up in Boulder, CO, just northwest of Denver, if they hurry, may be able to get a ticket ($12 for schools to $20 general admission) at the Boulder Theater, 7:30 pm on Friday, May 5 for the best a cappella treat of their lives. m-pact takes the stage and takes you along with them on a vocal jazz/pop tour of the possibilities of the human voice.

And the only group that would dare to share that stage is opening for them. Colorado’s award winning Groove Society sets the scene for a night to be remembered. The show is confidently called “a cappella m-pact” and that’s exactly what will result.

These groups, as many of you know, are just that good! Here's what else is special about this program:

m-pact is celebrating its 10th anniversary as the leading six-voice star of contemporary a cappella following their 1996 win as National Harmony Sweepstakes Champion -- also the 10th anniversary of their last Spring Sing appearance on their way to those same National Finals. m-pact will release its newest album at the Boulder Theater that night -- one of the biggest CD release parties anyone's ever scheduled in Colorado.

m-pact is celebrating these activities in Colorado, where many of its large fan base reside, by including six days of school residencies here as part of their visit, thanks to Flesher-Hinton Music Company and Frontier Airlines. Call 888-949-2857 to find out about this.

Groove Society, well respected in Colorado and lately far beyond our borders, will make its own "impact" on the national audience of singers who will be on hand at the Boulder Theater for this signal event.

Groove Society's significant reputation, based upon their members' Grammy Award-winning experience in "Vocal Jazz I" at University of Northern Colorado, extends beyond vocal jazz to superb renditions in the variety of Latin, Blues, Rock and R&B selections on their initial CD.

Susan Gatschet Reese of Denver Jazz station KUVO says it right: "Colorado's favorite a cappella m-port is definitely m-pact."

Tickets for this performance are being gobbled up in groups (among those groups the 200+ singers coming from across the country), so if you’re within range of Boulder, consider ordering your own group or individual tickets right now. Information is available at www.cvjs.org.

This program is just the first event of a remarkable annual weekend known as Spring Sing. In its 49th year, this Boulder version is called “Spring Sing in the Rockies. It will feature participation by ten groups from across the country and is the principal activity of the American A Cappella Alliance, a consortium of avocational singing groups who gather each year to share new music, new styles and new methods with their member groups and the general public.