Friday Night Live – College Notes 2020

In need of some in-home a cappella therapy tonight?

We’ve got the live recording of College Notes 2020, featuring performances by The SoCal VoCalsThe Nor’eastersPitch SlappedDivisiScatterTones, and Vanderbilt Melodores tonight at 6 pm PDT/9 pm EDT – FREE on acaville.org, on the Acaville app, and the Acaville channel on TuneIn.

We’ll be continuing to bring you great concerts with our weekly Friday Night Live, as well as additional special programming as we all manage the pandemic. And as always, we’re broadcasting the a cappella you need 24/7!

VERTIGO to Air LIVE on Acaville

Need some incredible collegiate a cappella in your life? How about a concert with five of the best groups in the world?

The CMU Originals will host four of the best a cappella groups from universities across the US on October 12 and Acaville will be there! Guest groups UCLA ScatterTones, The NYU N’Harmonics, The Nor’easters from Northeastern, and Berklee’s Pitch Slapped will perform in a night of diverse, innovative, and entertaining vocal performances.

Want to go in person? Get your tickets now.

Can’t make it to Pittsburgh? We’ve got you covered! Listen to the live audio (free) or watch the live video (available for members) here at Acaville at 7 pm Eastern on October 12.

New Varsity Vocals Champions Named

The stages of Town Hall and the PlayStation Theater brought a cappella to Broadway this weekend for the 2019 ICHSA and ICCA Finals.

After two evenings of performances that marked the culmination of a year of hard work from all of the finalists, two new groups joined the legacy of Varsity Vocals champions – InToneNation and the N’Harmonics.

Here are the full results:

ICHSA Finals
InToneNation ICHSA 2019

OVERALL STANDINGS
1st Place: InToneNation (New Manchester High School) – 441 Points
2nd Place: Skyline Blues (Skyline High School) – 338 Points
3rd Place: The Thursdays (Chelmsford High School) – 331 Points

SPECIAL AWARDS
Outstanding Soloist: Tyler Lewis (InToneNation) for “Dancing On My Own”
Outstanding Vocal Percussion: Chris Ekpiken (Skyline Blues) for the entire set
Outstanding Arrangement: InToneNation for the entire set & Griffin Prillwitz (Free to Breathe) for “Sweet Dreams”
Outstanding Choreography: Evolve for the entire set

ICCA Finals
N'Harmonics ICCA 2019
OVERALL STANDINGS

1st Place: N’Harmonics (New York University) – 444 Points
2nd Place: BisCaydence (University of Miami) – 358 Points
3rd Place: ScatterTones (UCLA) – 352 Points

SPECIAL AWARDS
Outstanding Soloist: Tyler Lewis (HardChord DynaMix) for “Trainwreck”
Outstanding Vocal Percussion: Lora Riehl (Pitch, Please) for the entire set
Outstanding Arrangement: Brett Castro (N’Harmonics) for the entire set
Outstanding Choreography: Brett Castro and Devon McDowell (N’Harmonics) for the entire set

ICCA 2019 Finals Preview

On April 27, a brand new ICCA Champion will be named at the Playstation Theatre in New York City.

Each of this year’s groups brings a different set of talents and strengths – which group will rise to the top? Will the ScatterTones or The Originals finally outdo their previous 2nd place finishes? Will longtime strong competitors like The Trills, the N’Harmonics, and The G-Men learn from their past attempts? Or will a newcomer surpass them all?

Seats in the theater are sold out, but there is a livestream and we’ll be sure to bring you a full recap!

Here’s a sneak peek at this year’s finalists:

Aquapella – UK Champion
University of Bath, Bath, UK

BisCaydence – South Champion
University of Miami, Miami, FL

The G-Men – Great Lakes Champion
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

HardChord DynaMix – Southwest Champion
Texas A&M, College Station, TX

N’Harmonics – Northeast Champions
New York University, New York City, NY

The Originals – Central Champions
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Pitch, Please – Wildcard
Northeastern University, Boston, MA

ScatterTones – West Champions
University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Sedoctave – Midwest Champion
Ball State University, Muncie, IN

The Trills – Mid-Atlantic Champions
Towson University, Towson, MD