From the Desk of The A Cappella Society – September 05 Hello again everyone! What a month this has been! We sold out for A CappellaFest and had a wonderful time with our groups, including guest group, Wicked Pitches from KL. Yes, and as reviews come, there is always something to learn from every event and every programme. Ha ha It’s true! One sliver lining in this event was our feature segment on Channel News Asia’s Singapore beat and Suria’s news beat. Local groups Tone, Tic Tac Tone, Juz B were featured along our friends the Wicked Pitches. Well done to all the groups who put their best foot forward and that too on a really large stage (and by that I mean size!!). Thank you also to our sponsors the Arts Fund and the National Arts Council and our contributors, Alex and Ivan who designed our flyers and logo and to Valentia Heng for the T-shirt layout and of course our youth team who are always there to lend a helping hand, from copy writing to manual labour and support. Kudos! Lots of

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A Cappella Attack ! featuring Verve Enharmonics Seen VE singing at Acafest 2005 ? If you like their performance there, here's another chance to watch them in song... 17 Sep 2005 Sat 5p.m ~ 6p.m West Coast Park (near McDonalds) Free admission

[left to right: Tic Tac Tone = Gene, Roy, Serene, Alina, Ken & Khar Liang] I went on the 2nd-cum-last night of Tic Tac Tone's Secret Diary concert on 10 Sept 2005 Saturday night at the Esplanade Recital Studio. The 2-night concert is a celebration for TTT's 5 years of songs & laughter. Heard that it was full house on the 9 Sep night before. Tic Tac Tone (TTT) is a mixed a cappella sextet consisting of 4 guys & 2 gals. Its members are Serene (soprano), Alina (alto), Roy (tenor), Ken (baritone), Gene (baritone cum vocal percussionist) & Khar Liang (bass). Well, their programme booklet came in the form of a CD album cover which gives a brief description of what TTT is about. They had 2 solo concerts before - "Music" (2002) & "In Transit" (2003) as well as a collaboration with the Necessary Stage in a community play this year and Sing Song (2004). The stage had no props, save for 6 high chairs. TTT came onto the stage with casual wear &a

Caught Tone at the A Cappella Fest organised by The A Cappella Society of Singapore (TAS) ? This group is a subset of the TAS Youth Voices (youth wing of TAS) that has been presented vigorous training & performance opportunities. There'll be these in following: free vocal & performance training during Oct - Dec 2005 multiple performance opportunities in Dec 2005 Singers from a variety of schools sharing & learning Free entry to Camp A Cappella Rehearsals twice weekly on Tue & Sat (Oct/Nov-Dec) TAS is looking for auditionees: Aged 13-19 Singers with/without performance experience instrumentalists & singers who are keen to develop skills in a cappella singing & performance dedicated & disciplined individuals able to work in a team Interested parties can visit TAS website http://www.a-cappella.org.sg or write to TAS' mailing address: Marine Parade P.O Box Singapore 914403 for more details. Singapore Youth Choir (SYC) audition SYC Ensemble singers is

Firstly, the emcee gave very lame speeches as well as trying too hard to be funny & misprouncing words quite a few times. He even seem so... disinterested. The public must be feeling that they're "ripped off" due to the "amateurish" performance of the performers as many left the show after the 1st half of the show. The 1st group Juz B who won an a cappella competition in Taiwan lack the "funk" despite having an impressive self-written number "Funkified (Juz B)". Pretty slick moves & wardrobe . The really weak vocal percussion and the back ground voices & the lead...well... ain't that "funky" enough. Well, the only song that they managed well was "Qing Fei De Yi". Impressive for a group of Malay guys who can sing in Chinese in a diction clearer than most Chinese locally. Next group, Lao Langs , Weak lead. Their 1st number "Mummer's Dance" proved to be sleep-inducing & the lyrics couldn'

Hello One & All! Today is a BIG day for TAS! Its A CappellaFest 05 day and we have all of 9 tickets left for the show! Thank you to everyone who has been supporting the local a cappella community through our annual show. Weve got a list of 10 groups performing today plus a guest group Wicked Pitches, who have come all the way from Kuala Lumpur to join us! If you are going to miss us this evening, do check a glimpse of us on Channel News Asia! Also, if you have time this weekend, make some time to catch Tic Tac Tone in concert! Considered one of our local veteran groups, TTT will stun you with their electrifying and very musical arrangements of songs in choreographed finesse. We support them all the way! Tickets will also be available at A CappellaFest tonight at a discount. Ok for the rest of the news, please continue reading! A CappellaFest 05 here we come! Off to lunch with the Wicked Pitches! We hope to see you soon at our next major event, Camp A Cappella (3rd & 4th Dec)! C

Exxonmobil Campus Concert Series featuring Key Elements Date: 7 Sept 2005 (Wed) Time: 7-8pm Venue: University Cultural Centre, NUS Admission: FREE Key Elements will be putting another performance yet again, in promotion of our year-end full-length concert. This is a chance for you catch them in action and hear some of your familiar blockbuster favourites done up in new, snazzy jazzy and electrifying arrangements. So make a date and be enthralled by the voices of Key Elements. It's a great way to spend the evening and get recharged for the rest of the week.