Tonight on Talkappella listen in on an hour’s worth secrets of sustainability with Chris Rishel!
Chris had the unique opportunity to sing with Voices in Your Head for an extended period of time, giving him a unique perspective on continuity and having a plan for growth. Don’t miss listen to these aca-nuggeets of wisdom!
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Some of the best a cappella groups converged in Memphis this weekend to participate in the National A Cappella Convention for showcases, competitions, and educational sessions from the best in the business.
For the first time, the high school competition was swapped out for a showcase of ten top high school groups. While groups received full feedback from judges, the stress levels were reduced as no winner was named. Instead, the audience was the winner as each set was remarkable. With performances from groups like Limited Edition, Unstrumental, Forte, and G-E-T Vocal Point, this showcase was a true highlight of the weekend.
Saturday kicked off with a convention-wide TedTalk-like session from Convention founder and AEA President, Dr. J.D. Frizzell. His motivational talk put all attendees in the right mindset to learn and use their music to leave an impact on their audiences.
The day was a mix of classes, masterclasses, and more showcases, including performances from RESOUND, OneVoice, and Impromptu before the Convention came to a close with the Collegiate Invitational featuring:
EQ Blu
No Comment
The Green Tones
Voices In Your Head
The Nor’easters
Texas Songhorns
Mosaic Whispers
All-Night Yahtzee
With visually creative and emotional sets, the judges chose to honor:
Outstanding Aesthetic – All-Night Yahtzee
Outstanding Scene Painting – Voices in Your Head
Outstanding Choreography- UNT Green Tones
Outstanding Soloist – Anthony Rodriguez (The Nor’easters)
2nd Place: UNT Green Tones
WINNER: Nor’easters
The evening also featured a guest performance by Nomadic, the first group formed out of the June Foundation.
And just when we thought the weekend was over, Dr. Frizzell and Executive Producer A.J. Marino took the stage with a huge announcement – NACC would not happen in 2020. But before the audience could get too upset, Frizzell shared that the reason was that AEA will be hosting an even larger Convention in the Spring of 2021 in Orlando. Make your plans now, a cappella fans – it’s going to be the biggest event we’ve seen in a cappella yet.
The latest release from these superstars is just as captivating visually as it is musically.
The founder of Home Free released a full solo album “A New Day” in 2018 – here is the latest video from the album for the title track.
This brand new octet out of the UK kicked things off with a simple, yet beautiful live take of this traditional Irish tune.
Enjoy this Robbie Williams cover from one of the biggest a cappella acts in Spain.
90’s kids can take a trip back to their childhood with this retro cartoon theme song medley.
This quintet throws in way back with this Bette Midler cover arranged by Deke Sharon
This Temple University group competed in ICCA for the first time this year with a set entitled “There Will Be Better Days” earning fourth place at their quarterfinal at Drexel University. Considered an LGBTQIA+ advocacy a cappella group, Pitch, Please was founded in 2014 with the mission to spread positivity, empowerment, and unity through music.
2018 ICCA Finals 3rd Place finishers just released their full winning set – live. You can also download “Begin Again” now.
This West Chester University group also released a 2018 live performance this week – enjoy their Dua Lipa cover featuring the WCU Dance Team.
With one more live video for this week, we get to see a song from their performance at Boston Harmony Sweepstakes a few weeks back.
