Hello everyone! Great news and updates this month!From the soft launch of our website – YES ! FINALLY! To a visit fromNeri Per Caso to auditions and contests and more!Enjoy your read and do feel free to send us your comments and or signup as a volunteer anytime!
Yours In Harmony
Angie
(1) FEATURES
TAS WEBSITE UP
We have had to change our website designer and are now working with my dear cousin who has gladly given up precious sleep time to put this humble site up. Enjoy yourselves! Be reminded that it's work inprogress, so we'll do what we can! http://www.a-cappella.org.sg.
Reserve your tickets for Sunday Vocal Jam here. Write to Angie at zara@pacific.net.sg
BUDAK PANTAI'S SOUND-A-LIKE CONTEST
Budak Pantai kicked off their 10 years together with a Sound-alikecontest of their own songs on 16 January 2004 at the YMCA Auditorium. Seven groups took turns to parody their impressions of aBudak song, some with more imagination than others, but all of them superbly executed. There is definitely no shortage of talent out there. The contest featured a diverse mix of college and universitymates and ex-mates, army boys and even a group of 9 to 13 year old's! The entertainment value created by these seven groups was priceless.
For once, Budak themselves were members of the audience in their own show!! The night's winners were KR ACA I, Lao Langs and audience favourite Jimmy and the Budaklings. But the true winner was friendship, as there was hardly a sniff of competitiveness amongst the groups but a camaraderie brought about by making music. What a great tribute to Budak's 10 years of friendsh! ip and certainly a fabulous start to the group's watershed year.
VOICES CARRY – A CAPPELLAFEST 2004
We will be hosting TAS's first Festival Concert on the 30th & 31st ofJuly at the ACS Barker Concert Hall. Tickets will be on sale soon.Watch this space for more information and save those dates!
(2) SUNDAY VOCAL JAM – March 2004
This month we have special guests! Neri Per Caso will lead the jamsession to be held at The Arts House. 3pm – 5pm , on the 28th ofMarch in the Play Den on the 2nd Floor. Book your seats here!mailto:here!zara@pacific.net.sg
More details at http://www.theartshouse.com.sg . This 8 week, level 1 class will take you through the fundamentals to good singing. $200per participant. 1 ½ hrs per week. Class size of 8.
(5) 2004 NATIONAL COMPETITION (Various Categories)
We are moving this competition to July 16th 2004. 3 categories ofcompetition – high school, college/uni and open categories.We have made it a little easier for you by commissioning arrangements for each category as a compulsory set piece which would give you anidea of where to start with your group's search for music or ideas. Midis and scores available for SATB, TTBB and SSAA so we are catering to all forms of groups.
Should you require a copy of the rules and regulations, please send us an email at http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/acapellarocks/post?postID=NU3ovxYFkf48E26qDsCEwgttqizs82ZtDlXBRSYAQbOOUB9kAvuKW3Mn0cNaOeWqQ8FyXE-9qfCN44c . (Members of groups need not be from the same school. Groups within the age categories who live outside of Singapore are also welcome to join us)
(7) ASIAN A CAPPELLA COMMUNITY UPDATES
TAIWAN UPDATE
1) Lead by Faris Huo, CASA ambassador Taiwan, the Asianchampion college group "H2O2" is set to participate in the ICCA tobe held in New York on April 25.H202 is a stunning group of singers who all have musical theatreperforming experience and is a group that is extremely well puttogether in terms of presentation, choreography on top of theirexcellent singing technique. We got a chance to watch them in Taiwanlast November and were bowled over by their professional attitude.More information at http://www.chinese-acappella.com
2) Again led by Mr Faris Huo, the "Chinese A Cappella Center,CAC in Taiwan has organised a project called the "Vocal-Wonder" is tobe launched on March 10, '04 through the end of 2004. Some 20 gigswill be held in various places...parks, hospitals, high schools,coffee pub...etc. 8~10 groups are part of this programme.CAC has more than 150 social workers, 40 Chinese AVB group membersfrom different areas, and a mailing list of 5,500 and A Cappellalovers make up 90% of its population. (Look Singapore! Critical MassIS possible – what were you thinking?!! J Let's get going already!)
3) The National Championship of Contemporary A Cappella, 2004 is scheduled for Oct. 9, & 10 at the National Chen-Chi University(NCCU) and National Taiwan University(NTU); the organizer, Taipei Contemporary A Cappella Association (TCAA), anticipates the participation of at least 40 vocal groups in this competition.
(8) TIDBIT
So much happening! Did you catch KFC's New Shrooms' burger add? ACappella dudes and dudettes!Momix at the Esplanade opened it's show with a folk a cappella numberand a gymnast / dancer moving in a large hammock that made her appearas if she was floating in the air. Absolutely stunning!There's also been a cappella sightings on the big screen in Big Fishand another movie..my memory fails me now.And on the American Idol – Leah LaBelle's introduction showed hersinging a cappella on worldwide TV :P
(9) AUDITIONS
1) The Metro Philharmonic Youth Choir is looking for suitable singersbetween the ages of 16 and 35 to prepare for a performance in Spainthis July. Auditions are on every Saturady from 3pm – 6pm 9C SamLeong Mansion, Sam Leong Rd (near Kitchener Rd). (Nearest MRT -Farrer Park) More details at Log on tohttp://www.geocities.com/mpychoir or 9279 5328 for further details.
2) Christian all-male a cappella group, Agappella is looking for a tenor. For more information/enquiries, please email with a contactnumber to jamesons@draftsg.com
(10) GIG UPDATE
Yours In Harmony
Angie
(1) FEATURES
TAS WEBSITE UP
We have had to change our website designer and are now working with my dear cousin who has gladly given up precious sleep time to put this humble site up. Enjoy yourselves! Be reminded that it's work inprogress, so we'll do what we can! http://www.a-cappella.org.sg.
Reserve your tickets for Sunday Vocal Jam here. Write to Angie at zara@pacific.net.sg
BUDAK PANTAI'S SOUND-A-LIKE CONTEST
Budak Pantai kicked off their 10 years together with a Sound-alikecontest of their own songs on 16 January 2004 at the YMCA Auditorium. Seven groups took turns to parody their impressions of aBudak song, some with more imagination than others, but all of them superbly executed. There is definitely no shortage of talent out there. The contest featured a diverse mix of college and universitymates and ex-mates, army boys and even a group of 9 to 13 year old's! The entertainment value created by these seven groups was priceless.
For once, Budak themselves were members of the audience in their own show!! The night's winners were KR ACA I, Lao Langs and audience favourite Jimmy and the Budaklings. But the true winner was friendship, as there was hardly a sniff of competitiveness amongst the groups but a camaraderie brought about by making music. What a great tribute to Budak's 10 years of friendsh! ip and certainly a fabulous start to the group's watershed year.
VOICES CARRY – A CAPPELLAFEST 2004
We will be hosting TAS's first Festival Concert on the 30th & 31st ofJuly at the ACS Barker Concert Hall. Tickets will be on sale soon.Watch this space for more information and save those dates!
(2) SUNDAY VOCAL JAM – March 2004
This month we have special guests! Neri Per Caso will lead the jamsession to be held at The Arts House. 3pm – 5pm , on the 28th ofMarch in the Play Den on the 2nd Floor. Book your seats here!mailto:here!zara@pacific.net.sg
More details at http://www.theartshouse.com.sg . This 8 week, level 1 class will take you through the fundamentals to good singing. $200per participant. 1 ½ hrs per week. Class size of 8.
(5) 2004 NATIONAL COMPETITION (Various Categories)
We are moving this competition to July 16th 2004. 3 categories ofcompetition – high school, college/uni and open categories.We have made it a little easier for you by commissioning arrangements for each category as a compulsory set piece which would give you anidea of where to start with your group's search for music or ideas. Midis and scores available for SATB, TTBB and SSAA so we are catering to all forms of groups.
Should you require a copy of the rules and regulations, please send us an email at http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/acapellarocks/post?postID=NU3ovxYFkf48E26qDsCEwgttqizs82ZtDlXBRSYAQbOOUB9kAvuKW3Mn0cNaOeWqQ8FyXE-9qfCN44c . (Members of groups need not be from the same school. Groups within the age categories who live outside of Singapore are also welcome to join us)
(7) ASIAN A CAPPELLA COMMUNITY UPDATES
TAIWAN UPDATE
1) Lead by Faris Huo, CASA ambassador Taiwan, the Asianchampion college group "H2O2" is set to participate in the ICCA tobe held in New York on April 25.H202 is a stunning group of singers who all have musical theatreperforming experience and is a group that is extremely well puttogether in terms of presentation, choreography on top of theirexcellent singing technique. We got a chance to watch them in Taiwanlast November and were bowled over by their professional attitude.More information at http://www.chinese-acappella.com
2) Again led by Mr Faris Huo, the "Chinese A Cappella Center,CAC in Taiwan has organised a project called the "Vocal-Wonder" is tobe launched on March 10, '04 through the end of 2004. Some 20 gigswill be held in various places...parks, hospitals, high schools,coffee pub...etc. 8~10 groups are part of this programme.CAC has more than 150 social workers, 40 Chinese AVB group membersfrom different areas, and a mailing list of 5,500 and A Cappellalovers make up 90% of its population. (Look Singapore! Critical MassIS possible – what were you thinking?!! J Let's get going already!)
3) The National Championship of Contemporary A Cappella, 2004 is scheduled for Oct. 9, & 10 at the National Chen-Chi University(NCCU) and National Taiwan University(NTU); the organizer, Taipei Contemporary A Cappella Association (TCAA), anticipates the participation of at least 40 vocal groups in this competition.
(8) TIDBIT
So much happening! Did you catch KFC's New Shrooms' burger add? ACappella dudes and dudettes!Momix at the Esplanade opened it's show with a folk a cappella numberand a gymnast / dancer moving in a large hammock that made her appearas if she was floating in the air. Absolutely stunning!There's also been a cappella sightings on the big screen in Big Fishand another movie..my memory fails me now.And on the American Idol – Leah LaBelle's introduction showed hersinging a cappella on worldwide TV :P
(9) AUDITIONS
1) The Metro Philharmonic Youth Choir is looking for suitable singersbetween the ages of 16 and 35 to prepare for a performance in Spainthis July. Auditions are on every Saturady from 3pm – 6pm 9C SamLeong Mansion, Sam Leong Rd (near Kitchener Rd). (Nearest MRT -Farrer Park) More details at Log on tohttp://www.geocities.com/mpychoir or 9279 5328 for further details.
2) Christian all-male a cappella group, Agappella is looking for a tenor. For more information/enquiries, please email with a contactnumber to jamesons@draftsg.com
(10) GIG UPDATE
- 27th Mar Neri Per Caso Vocal Workshop $20
- 27th Mar Neri Per Caso Concert @The Arts House $55 (SOLDOUT)
- 28th Mar Sunday Vocal Jam @ The Arts House with Neri PerCaso, 3pm – 5pm ; FREE
- 25th Apr Sunday Vocal Jam @ Mox Bar & Café, 3pm – 5pm
- 23rd May Sunday Vocal Jam @ Mox Bar & Café, 3pm – 5pm
- 16th July National A Cappella Competition
- 30th & 31st Jul A CappellaFest 2004 – Voices Carry * More information soon.·
Free Admission unless otherwise stated.· If you wish to list your gigs and performances with us,please write to us!! We will be putting up this information on our web site as well.
(11) CONTACT US If you'd like to submit articles, news and updates, volunteer yourservices or send in your comments, please do not hesitate to writeus! We look forward to hearing from you.For folks who are keen to join this mailing list, please send us anote to the same address.
The A Cappella Society
zara@pacific.net.sg
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