A big thank you to all the supporters who turned up at A CappellaFest 2004 and the National A Cappella Championships in July 2004. We could not have done it without you. Thank you also to our stars - you were fantastic! And most definitely to those who helped out willingly without a squeak for acknowledgement ?you are the best! And last but not least, not forgetting our sponsors, National Arts Council and arts fund. Thank you! From these two productions, we move into Camp A Cappella at the end of the year, our annual singing camp for students [2nd & 3rd Dec] and adults [4th Dec]. If you have ideas and suggestions as to the topics you like to see being presented, write to zara@pacific.net.sg
We also like to take this opportunity to call on enthusiasts who are in position to create more opportunities for local and visiting groups. Call us at 94506872 or write us. If you like to help. It's time for community effort! Our community can only progress if the people that make the community believe in it and work hard to keep it alive. That includes you and me Yours In Harmony Angie (1) FEATURES SUNDAY VOCAL JAM - AUG 2004 Come join nanu and Resonance and jam to the tunes of La cucaracha and Turn The Beat Around! For those who would rather not sing, come on down and catch nanu and Resonance in performance! Sunday Vocal Jam August 22nd 2004, Sunday, 3pm- 5pm Admission FREE Mox Bar Cafe: 21 Tanjong Pagar Road, #04-01. Opposite the road from Maxwell Market, next to the Methodist Church and directly above Ya Kun Kaya. * Write to zara@pacific.net.sg or sms 97921429 for seat reservations. Call 94506872 during office hours. (Compulsory to reserve a seat)
ACAPPELLA EXPRESSS - SINGAPORE DEBUT Hot of the stage with awards like Best Jazz Album (Contemporrary A Cappella Recording Awards) and Ward Swingle Award 2003, this group from Moscow will set the Esplanade stage sizzling with their grooves and moves. Make a concert date with Acappella ExpreSSS ,19th Sep, 5pm. Tickets at $38 available at http://www.sistic.com.sg/ Interested to find out more about the Ward Swingle Award? Check out http://www.vokal.total.com
(2) REPORTS NATIONAL A CAPPELLA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2004 We are happy to share that the competition drew a large and appreciative crowd of over 200 people who came to support and cheer on their friends at Mox Bar & Cafe on the 16th of July. Special thanks to all the participating groups and also to Tic Tac Tone who volunteered to host the event. Announcing the winners:
Open Category 1st Place :Upbeat 2nd Place :Juz B
College Category 1st Place :Dischordant 2nd Place :Vox Station
High School Category 1st Place :Temasek [sec] A Cappella Group (TAG) 2nd Place :Eman Puorg (AMK Sec)
1st Place Winners receive $500 in cash and a CD Hamper. 2nd Place winners receive $200 in cash and a CD hamper. Well done everyone! A CAPPELLAFEST '04 Our first major project and we lived to tell the story. Thank you for your support and feedback. We will definitely continue to develop ourselves in all areas including programming and administration. For those who attended the concerts, you would have gotten a glimpse of our official logo which was launched during the fest. The website will now undergo re-construction to stay inline with our new corporate identity so check us out at the end of September! sci11305@nus.edu.sg.
(5) TIDBIT
Did you spot a cappella singers at the Singapore Idol competition? Yes indeed. In fact, we make up the better half of the cohort J With Alemay Fernandez (nanu / notations) and Joanna Dong (ngam) making it way past the first couple of rounds. Kudos gals and good luck! (No comments though, about the edits and mis-representation on television :P)
(6) ASIAN A CAPPELLA COMMUNITY UPDATES
KOREA: Another festival is slated for November. More details to follow.
MALAYSIA :KUALA LUMPUR: The wicked Pitches are hard at work in preparation for their 2nd concert this year in October entitled Funkapella! Check them out at http://www.geocities.com/wickedpitches
TAIWAN: The Flying Pickets make their tour of Taiwan and China this mid October. More details available in Mandarin http://www.chinese-acappella.com
We also like to take this opportunity to call on enthusiasts who are in position to create more opportunities for local and visiting groups. Call us at 94506872 or write us. If you like to help. It's time for community effort! Our community can only progress if the people that make the community believe in it and work hard to keep it alive. That includes you and me Yours In Harmony Angie (1) FEATURES SUNDAY VOCAL JAM - AUG 2004 Come join nanu and Resonance and jam to the tunes of La cucaracha and Turn The Beat Around! For those who would rather not sing, come on down and catch nanu and Resonance in performance! Sunday Vocal Jam August 22nd 2004, Sunday, 3pm- 5pm Admission FREE Mox Bar Cafe: 21 Tanjong Pagar Road, #04-01. Opposite the road from Maxwell Market, next to the Methodist Church and directly above Ya Kun Kaya. * Write to zara@pacific.net.sg or sms 97921429 for seat reservations. Call 94506872 during office hours. (Compulsory to reserve a seat)
ACAPPELLA EXPRESSS - SINGAPORE DEBUT Hot of the stage with awards like Best Jazz Album (Contemporrary A Cappella Recording Awards) and Ward Swingle Award 2003, this group from Moscow will set the Esplanade stage sizzling with their grooves and moves. Make a concert date with Acappella ExpreSSS ,19th Sep, 5pm. Tickets at $38 available at http://www.sistic.com.sg/ Interested to find out more about the Ward Swingle Award? Check out http://www.vokal.total.com
(2) REPORTS NATIONAL A CAPPELLA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2004 We are happy to share that the competition drew a large and appreciative crowd of over 200 people who came to support and cheer on their friends at Mox Bar & Cafe on the 16th of July. Special thanks to all the participating groups and also to Tic Tac Tone who volunteered to host the event. Announcing the winners:
Open Category 1st Place :Upbeat 2nd Place :Juz B
College Category 1st Place :Dischordant 2nd Place :Vox Station
High School Category 1st Place :Temasek [sec] A Cappella Group (TAG) 2nd Place :Eman Puorg (AMK Sec)
1st Place Winners receive $500 in cash and a CD Hamper. 2nd Place winners receive $200 in cash and a CD hamper. Well done everyone! A CAPPELLAFEST '04 Our first major project and we lived to tell the story. Thank you for your support and feedback. We will definitely continue to develop ourselves in all areas including programming and administration. For those who attended the concerts, you would have gotten a glimpse of our official logo which was launched during the fest. The website will now undergo re-construction to stay inline with our new corporate identity so check us out at the end of September! sci11305@nus.edu.sg.
(5) TIDBIT
Did you spot a cappella singers at the Singapore Idol competition? Yes indeed. In fact, we make up the better half of the cohort J With Alemay Fernandez (nanu / notations) and Joanna Dong (ngam) making it way past the first couple of rounds. Kudos gals and good luck! (No comments though, about the edits and mis-representation on television :P)
(6) ASIAN A CAPPELLA COMMUNITY UPDATES
KOREA: Another festival is slated for November. More details to follow.
MALAYSIA :KUALA LUMPUR: The wicked Pitches are hard at work in preparation for their 2nd concert this year in October entitled Funkapella! Check them out at http://www.geocities.com/wickedpitches
TAIWAN: The Flying Pickets make their tour of Taiwan and China this mid October. More details available in Mandarin http://www.chinese-acappella.com
(7) GIG UPDATE
- 20th & 21st Aug Aurythmics by Metro Philharmonic Youth Choir. Mandarin and non-mandarin choral music, some in a cappella. Tickets at $15. Jubilee Hall, 8pm. More details at http://www.geocities.com/mpychoir
- 21st Aug Open Mic at the Esplanade Library. Catch Agapella and Upbeat in performance! FREE Admission. 4pm & 4.45pm.
- 19th Sep Acappella ExpreSSS from Moscow at the Esplanade Concert Hall, 5pm. Tix $38 at 1st & 2nd Oct nanu @ inaugural public concert @ Mox Bar. Tix at $35 @ http://www.sistic.com.sg/ . Email zara@pacific.net.sg for ticket orders.
- 1st, 2nd & 3rd Oct FUNKAPELLA in KL Wicked Pitches at The Actors Studio in Bangsar. 8.30pm 22nd & 23rd Oct FEVER! By Notations @ Mox Bar & Caf? Tix to be announced. 2nd - 4th Dec Camp A Cappella 04.
- Other end year concerts: Coco Lunch & Swingle Singers to be announced 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.
(8) CONTACT US If you'd like to submit articles, news and updates, volunteer your services or send in your comments, please do not hesitate to write us! We look forward to hearing from you. For folks who are keen to join this mailing list, please send us a note to the same address.
The A Cappella Society zara@pacific.net.sg
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