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Catch Equivox this Christmas

Dear friends of Equivox We'd like to wish you all a Merry Christmas! Thank you so much for all your support this year in the various ways you have come forward to encourage and assist us. 2010 looks to be an even more exciting year as we expand our repertoire and host our own concert in March. More info on this to come in the new year. For now, we hope to celebrate the season of thanks with you. Please do join us at one of our three carolling gigs over the upcoming days: 24 and 25 Dec A Glittering Christmas at One Fullerton Seaview Channel (next to the Butter Factory Main Entrance) 8.30 pm and 9.30 pm 26 Dec Late Night Shopping at Wisma Atria (outside the mall near Indochine) 9 pm and 9.30 pm All are free to watch so feel free to bring friends and family who might also enjoy our refreshing take on traditional carols. Best wishes, Equivox Adrian, Gail, Huaizhi, Serene, Simon and Wei Lee

TONE appearance on ChannelNewsAsia's Prime Time Morning!

Hey Guys! TONE will be on Prime Time Morning on CNA sometime between 7am-9:30am with Peter Huang from AKA A Cappella VI on 24 Dec 2009 We will be sharing a few christmas tunes 'live' and a short interview on the concert coming up on the Victoria Theatre on the 8th & 9th of Jan 2010. Tickets from http://www.sistic.com.sg Merry X'mas and a Happy New Year! Jeremy Ho TONE

Vocaluptuous' All Wrapped Up Christmas album is back

Dear folks, Below is a note from Timothy & Simone of Vocaluptuous. ---------------- Dearest friends, We’ve finally done it! Our Christmas album, which has sold 7000 copies so far, is back! You can find the album at the Esplanade Shop, all Gramaphone outlets, all Link boutiques and PS Cafe outlets. We are also very happy to announce that The Christmas Song (Track #4 in the album) has just been chosen for a compilation album by CASA (the Contemporary A Cappella Society of America) featuring the very best of a cappella Christmas music from around the world! The sale of Notes from an Island, our second album and charity project with Kidz Horizon, was completed this year in March. With your support, we managed to raise $28,000 for them. Thank you so much! J.. On behalf of Vocaluptuous, have a wonderful holiday season blessed with good health, good food, and the amazing company of family and friends !

Vocal Harmony Workshop with Peter Huang

Do you like to share your passion for singing with fellow singers? Do you know about all the different ways you can harmonize? Learn the harmony concepts between dueting, background harmonizing and a cappella in the 3-hr Workshop! You will be singing song excerpts during the workshop too! ================================== Lead Trainer - Peter Huang Peter Huang is a singer, songwriter, beat-boxer and arranger and is signed as an exclusive recording artiste with Skyhigh Entertainment (Taipei, Taiwan). Besides doing his own songwriting and music production, he was also assistant producer, engineer and vocal instructor and has lent his voice, beat-boxing talents and music arrangements to various artistes within the same label. His vast experience in vocal harmony and arrangements started when he formed his own vocal band called SKRITCH (www.skritch.net), involving as band leader/arranger/sound engineer/co-producer and project manager. Then, he has brought SKRITCH far and beyond the shor

From the Desk of The A Cappella Society - December 2009

Hi everyone! December is here again and as every year it's time for Christmas caroling. All our singers will be kept very busy during this period singing all over the country. There's a good chance that you may encounter them somewhere, so make sure you'll give them a good cheer if you do! Looking ahead to 2010, we've already programmed our events. We'll start off the year with the Tufts Beelzebubs concert in January ! In April, our Vocal Mania will take on a new shape and a new dimension, being transformed into a full day vocal music event. If you or your group want to be a part of this exciting event, just let us know and contact us as soon as possible. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Your team at The A Cappella Society www.a-cappella.org.sg * These updates are correct to our best knowledge. Should there be any errors, kindly note that they are non-intentional. (1) WHAT’S NEW The Tufts Beelzebubs feat. SMU Voix - Tote

Budak Pantai's Happy Songs for a Great Recession

Budak Pantai will be staging a full length concert titled " Happy Songs for a Great Recession by Budak Pantai " @ the Durian a.k.a Esplanade on 2 nights... 17 Dec & 18 Dec 2009 @ 7.30PM . Tics priced @ $35 [ excl. $3 SISTIC fee ]. Booking details @ SISTIC website !

Key Elements sings carols

Key Elements sings carols November 25 Tues 8:25pm ~ 8:45pm Bugis Junction, air-con mall, near entrance of Hotel Intercontinental

From the Desk of The A Cappella Society - November 2009

Hi everyone! Christmas Is Coming soon, but before that comes our A Cappella Jam to ring in the season. The Keppel Nights tickets for the evening show are already sold out and the rest of the tickets are selling fast. Hurry to get one of the seats for the afternoon if you have a young child or the evening show, discounted tickets are available for PAssion Card members and students. Rock4 has put some of the photos they took during their stay in Singapore on their Facebook-page : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rock4/153010847113?v=photos&ref=ts#/album.php?aid=116693&id=153010847113 , you can read some audience comments about the Festival on our blog, all very positive and encouraging to continue bringing foreign groups to Singapore, hopefully ticket sales will also increase! Your team at The A Cappella Society www.a-cappella.org.sg * These updates are correct to our best knowledge. Should there be any errors, kindly note that they are non-intentional. (1) WHAT?S NEW Christmas is

Vocaluptuous @ Robinson's Card Members' nite !

Catch Vocaluptuous performing Christmas songs at Robinsons, Raffles City on this Wed (8.15pm) and Robinsons, Centrepoint on this Thurs (8.15pm) on their special Card Members' Night. Come watch them if you can! The rest of our performing schedule is available on their website @ www.vocaluptuous.com.sg ! Another good news! Since the last Christmas Album was sold out, there'll be more reprints! Check out this space for their availability! See you soon! [quoted by Tim on behalf of Vocaluptuous] Source: Vocaluptuous FB

NANU CHRISTMAS JAM ~ 21 Nov 2009

Tickets for NANU XMAS JAM are selling fast. Hurry to get one of the seats for the afternoon if you have a young child or the evening show, discounted tickets are available for PAssion Card members and students. There will be a shorter, 75min long, afternoon show at 3.30pm for Primary School children and the 90min-evening show at 7.30pm, both at Esplanade Recital Studio. In two shows, one for children and one for youth and young-at-heart, your favourite local A Cappella groups will bring the season's music closer to you. Expect to hear all your favourite carols and tunes in an intimate and informal setting. But be prepared to be active yourself and to sing along! *Program* 21st November, Esplanade Recital Studio 3.30pm, Children's Matinee 7.30pm, Evening show *Pricing *Bulk Tickets at $15 (matinee) and $20 (evening show) Schools may use the Tote Board Arts Grant to subsidise up to 60% of the cost of this program. More details at * http://www.a-cappella.org.

Budak Pantai Starbucks Tour

The Budak Pantai Starbucks Tour is on! Nov 13 (Fri) : 1200 Fusionpolis, 1800 Capital Towers, 1840 Singapore Land Towers, 1930 Raffles City, 2010 Citylink, 2050 Suntec City Mall, 2130 Marina Square, 2200 Liang Court Nov 14 (Sat) : 0800 Tanglin Mall, 0845 Orchard Parade Hotel, 0930 Liat Towers, 1010 Pacific Plaza, 1100 Ion Orchard, 1145 Wisma Atria, 1330 Paragon, 1420, Centrepoint, 1510 Plaza Singapura, 1600 The Cathay, 1700 Parkway Parade, 1800 Playground @ Big Splash, 1910 Jalan Jamal (Siglap), 2100 One Fullerton Nov 15 (Sun ): 1200 Tampines Mall, 1300 Bugis Junction, 1400 Great World City, 1500 Vivo City, 1540 Vivo City II, 1700 Jurong Point, 1810 Holland Village, 1900 Bukit Timah

Happy Songs for a Great Recession by Budak Pantai

Budak Pantai will be staging a full length concert titled " Happy Songs for a Great Recession by Budak Pantai " @ the Durian a.k.a Esplanade on 2 nights... 17 Dec & 18 Dec 2009 @ 7.30PM . Tics priced @ $35 [ excl. $3 SISTIC fee ]. Booking details @ SISTIC website !

International A Cappella Festival for 2009 info

INTERNATIONAL A CAPPELLA FESTIVAL 14 -18OCT 2009 The A Cappella Society would like to invite you to our International A Cappella Festival for 2009. The Festival will take place at the Esplanade Recital Studio and The Arts House Chamber. It will be spread over a period of 5 days, beginning on the 14th of October 2009 and ending on the 18th of October 2009. The International A Cappella Festival will showcase performances from 4 different foreign groups compromising of Permanent Fish from Japan, Rock 4 from The Netherlands, MayTree from Korea and Tux from The Philippines. This year’s line up of a cappella teams features a variety of musical styles with rock music from Queen, Police & Sting by Rock 4 (Netherlands), Pop from Permanent Fish (Japan), Korean Pop from MayTree and the golden oldies and familiar favorites from Tux (Philippines). Further details at http://www.a-cappella.org.sg/events/festival/info.pdf Tickets are sold at the A Cappella Society, and are available by booking f

2nd International A Cappella Fest

4 groups from 4 different countries sharing their passion" Start Time: Wednesday, October 17 2009 at 7:30pm End Time: Sunday, October 18 2009 at 9:30pm Where: The Esplanade; The Arts House Chamber 17 Oct ~ SJTone First formed in 2001, SJTone project is now one of the better-known a cappella singing groups in Korea. They have won multiple awards and earned national recognition with their annual a cappella performance AcaLiveShow, where they perform with numerous foreign groups from Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and so on. Be charmed by their soulful solo and tight harmony, and entertained by their comedy-infused performance as they show us their uniqueness and creativity here in Singapore. => event info 18 Oct ~ Tux Their name, a somewhat irreverent contraction of tuxedo, certainly reflects their singing style. Tux is elegant yet catchy, delivering favourite from the golden musical eras of the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s with a distinct contemporary feel. Their style and dynamism appeal

Jake Moulton of Housejacks visiting to promote AKA A CAPPELLA

Dear Friends, Jake Moulton of the Housejacks ( http://www.housejacks.com ) and previously of M-pact will be in Singapore from 24-29 August 2009 to help promote the AKA concert in January and Contemporary A Cappella music in Singapore in general. He has asked me to help to inquire if any groups/organizations out there would like to meet him for any workshops/performances/masterclasses during this time frame. Anybody who might be interested, please contact Peter Huang at liechuan@gmail.com so that he can help make arrangements for him. Thanks so much and looking forward to hearing from you guys soon!!

BUDAK PANTAI in CONCERT IN THE PARK on 2 Aug 2009

From the Desk of The A Cappella Society - July 2009

Dear singing enthusiasts! Greetings from Austria! We hope that everyone is keeping well, with the spate of flu viruses. For singers & teachers, we are prone to catching the flu all the time because we keep our mouths open so much, so please take extra care! At TAS, it's busy as usual. July is the month for gearing up for the next round of annual a cappella events, namely the A Cappella Championships to be held from the 31st of July thru 2nd August and the International A Cappella Festival to be held from the 14th to 18th of October. With these 2 large events, we bring to you as well, a host of wonderful workshops by professionals from around the globe. We hope to encourage more local singing teams and singers to seek further training to continually develop yourselves and equip yourselves with more information to be an even better performer or arranger. These courses and workshops will also take into consideration new singers, so don't be afraid to join us or enqui