| 单词 | a cappella |
| 例句 | “The correct answer is that we are all feeling like we will be happier after an a cappella rendition of ‘Blister in the Sun.’” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z It had filled with colleagues and students and meditation teachers and therapists and nurses and a cappella groups. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s right behind a competing a cappella group. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z All the a cappella kids are there, making up funny schoop-schoop songs about the punch. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “I quit the a cappella group,” I hear her say. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z My mouth opens and begins the song a cappella. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “A couple of kids quit the a cappella group,” he says, “but that’s to be expected. One girl needs to focus more on her cello lessons.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, right. That guy from your a cappella group?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I’m trying to muster up enough courage to give the Chumley Prep a cappella group a piece of my mind. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z We do see some kids our own age, including one or two I recognize from the Chumley Prep a cappella group. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I started in on an a cappella version of the latest Oscar Mayer commercial, hoping he might join in once the spirit moved him. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z As the organ voices died, I saw a thin brown girl arise noiselessly with the rigid control of a modern dancer, high in the upper rows of the choir, and begin to sing a cappella. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In his sophomore year, though, his evangelical a cappella singing group, a Christian twist on an old Ivy League tradition, interceded. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I’m wondering if he should really be so eager to work at a school where the angry parents of the a cappella kids hounded the old music director into an early retirement. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z And she’d sing along with the soulful a cappella choir about going down to the river to pray and wearing the golden crown and the good Lord showing us the way and whatnot. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I don't know how the original sounds, but this guy's howler-monkey a cappella rendition of it leaves a lot to be desired. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Mr. Van Deusen sounds like that old man at the a cappella concert. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “Become my assistant again. You know—like when you helped me at the a cappella contest.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z He’s the Chumley Prep alumnus I saw at the a cappella competition. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z His a cappella group has finally, for the first time in recorded history, by some sort of miracle, made it all the way to the biggest show in town: the finals of the Winter Sing-Off. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z It’s mostly just a cappella people sitting on Mikey’s bed and drinking. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The girl is singing a cappella and is totally off tempo. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Anyway, like I said, Dad has never come this close to winning the big countywide holiday a cappella contest, and I’ve never been more excited for him. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z He isn’t because he’s rehearsing with his new a cappella group. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Even a cappella, even through the automatic double doors, she sounds good. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a piano at the audition but not at the show, so he got up onstage and sang a Brian McKnight song a cappella. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Now it sounded like her math teacher that one time he had tried to perform a cappella but had stepped on a Lego piece. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They brought the lush, precisely swooping harmonies of South African tradition, which were especially striking when they joined Ms. Kidjo for a cappella passages. Angélique Kidjo’s Tribute to Miriam Makeba 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z You could hear Philip Glass’s “Music in 12 Parts” at Leo Castelli Gallery, or Meredith Monk’s a cappella ululations at the Walker Art Center. Camille Norment Explores New Sonic Terrains at Dia Chelsea 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z The Westminster Choir, in addition to starring in “El Niño,” performed a mostly a cappella concert on Thursday afternoon under its conductor, Joe Miller. Charlotte Hellekant and John Luther Adams at Spoleto USA 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z The show proper ends with the protest anthem “Hell You Talmbout” and an a cappella version of “One Fine Day.” The Show Must Go On, and On, and On 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z The singers begin by performing in unison an a cappella version of the melancholy Beatles classic “Yesterday,” their eyes attuned to screens hanging above them, across which the musical score scrolls. Review: ‘Yesterday Tomorrow,’ a Meeting of Songs About Time 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z A third highlight was "The Public Road," a cappella settings of verse by Walt Whitman, sung by Sara Edwards & the People's Grand Opera. NW New Works: wildly uneven but with glorious highlights 2012-06-11T17:02:04Z The simple, a cappella melody gently rises and falls — a slow-motion tug of war between contentment and mournfulness — as the repressed father yearns for the courage that his daughter exhibits in her youthful independent streak. 'Fun Home' composer Jeanine Tesori hears the music in everyday life 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z The largely documentary nature of the proceedings is further subverted by a short, episodic, musing video in which Ms. Esquivias, pausing twice to sing a cappella, recounts parts of her process of discovery. Patricia Esquivias: ‘111-119 Generalísimo/Castellana’ 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Bobby McFerrin bounced around registers and timbres in a droll a cappella version of “My Generation.” Music Review | 'The Music of the Who': So Who?s Next? Patti Smith and Others 2010-03-03T23:45:00Z In only two days we have had Genesis Elijah's raw, captivating a cappella UK Riots: "We all came together last night/ for that, I'm grateful – maybe we'll call that a breakthrough." Rap responds to the riots: 'They have to take us seriously' 2011-08-12T17:15:46Z I explained to him that in Lawrence Wright’s book “The Looming Tower,” we learn that a teenage Osama bin Laden formed an a cappella group with some friends. Whiffenpoofs Are Singing for Their Supper 2013-01-12T00:10:26Z We first see Glenn-Copeland, who is 77, performing his own chantlike music, then singing an a cappella version of the spiritual “Deep River.” How the Guggenheim Got Its Groove Back 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z At a moment when the very idea of new age music seemed like a punchline, her largely wordless, a cappella hymns offered a reminder of the transformative power of something intensely beautiful. Julianna Barwick Left Her Ghosts in New York. Then the Healing Began. 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z The Futureheads bravely venture material from their a cappella album Rant, with a celebratory Hounds of Love the payoff. Rockness – review 2013-06-10T17:03:53Z Stick around long enough and you may hear prayer accompanied by the a cappella choral music for which the Ukrainians are renowned. 36 Hours in Kiev, Ukraine 2012-06-21T19:38:44Z In the sequel, Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Brittany Snow reprise their roles as members of the misfit college a cappella group the Bellas. Box Office: 'Tomorrowland' battles 'Pitch Perfect 2' at the top 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z The sequel, which stars Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Brittany Snow as members of a college a cappella group, cost just $29 million to make. Box office: 'San Andreas' shakes up box office with $53.2 million 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z At Rock the Bells words were central; performers would stop the backup and rhyme a cappella, the better to show off their ideas: “Capitalism and democracy are not synonymous,” Immortal Technique rapped. Critic’s Notebook: At the Electric Zoo and Rock the Bells Festivals 2012-09-03T22:49:01Z Eric Church opened the live three-hour broadcast from Nashville, which aired on ABC, with an a cappella rendition of the hymn “Amazing Grace.” Tribute to Las Vegas victims marks CMA Awards as Brooks wins top award 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z For “Dr Dee” Mr. Albarn’s music is unplugged, and it harks back to medieval and Renaissance models, from English folk dances and lute songs to a cappella church polyphony; it largely dissolves into the drama. Music Review: An Alchemist Reaches Out Across Centuries 2011-07-03T19:14:09Z “Groovy: A rainbow of a cappella music” from the 1960s and 1970s, will be presented by the Seattle SeaChordsmen, with guest acts including the Seattle Shores Chorus, 7:30 p.m. Seattle group belts out tunes, with decades under its belt 2013-06-29T03:40:26Z "Word of Mouth" looks back as well, this time to Sacred Harp singing, an ecstatic 19th century a cappella group vocal tradition in the American South. Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra explores Mozart by way of Sacred Harp, Haydn by way of flamenco 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Some of the selections will be a cappella, while the Grammy-winning Clinch Mountain Boys will back him up on others. New Ralph Stanley album taps hymns, spirituals 2011-02-10T12:40:24Z “But I also wanted to get a sense of the relationship between people, because a cappella is about the interconnectedness of voices and individuals.” From ‘Pitch Perfect’ to Broadway, He’s Vocal About A Cappella 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z They perform a nuanced and eloquent cover of Wyatt's "Sea Song" tonight, voices and instruments saturating the air with sound, in stark contrast to the a cappella just one song earlier. The Unthanks 2010-06-05T23:06:00Z He saw a short clip of the rapper spitting an a cappella flow on the College Park campus. Logic looks to take his career to the final frontier 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Kendrick is in London to promote Pitch Perfect 2 – the sequel to the hit comedy about an a cappella choir of lovable misfits. Anna Kendrick: real girl in la-la land 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z This year, he is one of the Gem Tones, a popular roving a cappella group that performs in Jukebox Junction near Red’s Drive-In, a ’50s-themed burger joint. Dollywood: A Little Bit Country, a Little Bit Gay 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z Afterward a group of women came out to sing gospel songs a cappella in their headscarves. I hosted a plantation retreat. Is it too late to say I’m sorry? 2014-01-20T15:30:00Z The following week, on the third night of the Republican convention, country star Trace Adkins delivered an austere and sensitive a cappella reading with a stillness that was surprisingly moving. Perspective | A song doesn’t have to scream U!S!A! to be patriotic. Just ask the NFL. 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z As she sat in her box at Alice Tully Hall next to the man she describes as her “beau,” the businessman and philanthropist Ravenel Curry, she gently swayed as the Tallis Scholars sang a cappella. Lincoln Center to End Its Namesake Summer Festival 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z King; and his a cappella “Amazing Grace,” which connected the presidency of the United States and the black church. The Crooner in Chief: Barack Obama’s Musical Legacy 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z “Wonderful Savior” was recorded under especially unusual circumstances and is the first time in Ms. Staples’s career, she said, that she has ever sung a cappella on a record. Music: A Little Nudge, and a Soul Singer Is Back to Her Roots 2010-09-19T04:35:00Z Altman said he found the mixture of groups in "The Sing-Off" and other a cappella competitions somewhat odd, since there are wide variations in the genre. 'Sing-Off' raises the bar by twice the harmonies tonight 2010-12-06T22:40:00Z She sang William Walton’s cycle “A Song for the Lord Mayor’s Table” with energy and the folk song arrangements with easy freedom: “She Moved Through the Fair,” an Irish tune, was a cappella and astonishing. Music Review: The Soprano Lucy Crowe Gives Her New York Recital Debut 2014-04-10T23:14:25Z Steinfeld wanted to capitalize on his actors’ a cappella skills, and originally planned to appropriate the tune. BSO, Folger collaborate on unique staging of ‘Midsummer’ The school friends from Victoria Falls performed in front of a Zimbabwean flag, and mixed rapid-fire dance songs and dance routines with a cappella harmony work that echoed South African township styles. Womad festival 2013-07-29T09:54:17Z More than a million people saw the clip of Perez belting an a cappella version of the song as West beamed and Drake danced in his seat. Pia Mia: 'I'm here to speak for what's really going on for teenagers' 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z One day, falling into conversation with a longhaired young man with a skateboard, I found myself wanting to explode a cappella’s reputation as a stronghold for geeks. Whiffenpoofs Are Singing for Their Supper 2013-01-12T00:10:26Z But it’s one of Mr. Bieber’s most restrained and sweetest vocal performances, and here, he sang the end of it a cappella, bringing the room to a hush. Music Review: Justin Bieber at Madison Square Garden 2012-11-29T10:09:24Z Broadway’s first a cappella musical will close on Sunday, unable to break through during an especially competitive season. ‘In Transit,’ Broadway’s First a Cappella Musical, Will Close Sunday 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z “Little Rock” wants to honor that bravery, using the ritual and communion of theater — sprinkled with soul-soothing a cappella music — to bear witness to what the students suffered and what they achieved. Review: 9 Brave Students and the Shame of ‘Little Rock’ 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Community celebration and campaign kickoff, Jewish Federation SUN Dinner, performance by a cappella ensemble The Maccabeats to raise awareness and funds for the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle's annual campaign, 5 p.m. Community calendar 2011-09-15T00:19:04Z Their concert was bookended by hugely accomplished performances of two a cappella warhorses. Proms 30 & 31: BBC Symphony Chorus; BBCSO/Davies 2010-08-09T11:32:00Z She sang in a smooth, subtle vibrato, usually a cappella or delicately accompanying herself on a guitar. Jean Redpath, Prolific Scottish Folk Singer, Dies at 77 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z Most of the locations’ names — Ensemble, Joynture, Rough Draft, Fueled Collective — sound like the names of college a cappella groups. The Tricky Etiquette of Co-Working Spaces 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z The a cappella group Pentatonix mixes favorite tunes and carols with songs from its new holiday album, ”Evergreen.” Michael Bublé, Charlie Brown among TV’s holiday headliners 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z He and brother Warren -- a tenor whose voice also "plays" percussion, guitar and clarinet -- began singing a cappella in church. A cappella group Naturally 7 builds word-of-mouth 2010-06-12T01:30:00Z I understood when I needed to create something totally a cappella — just the percussion. A Choreographer Learns From the Club: ‘Live True, Dance Free’ 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z As a haunting a cappella score builds momentum, they descend, twisting slowly through the semidarkness, until their chairs come to rest on the floor. ‘Access as an Ethic’: Giving Dance Myriad Points of Entry 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Fox does, however, lead two of the choirs involved, including the New York-based Clarion Choir, with whom he recently recorded the a cappella version of this work. Review | After 100 years, a gentle Requiem has its premiere 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Much more accurate is the scene in which Brown sings an a cappella version of I Need You to Bobby Byrd, his long-suffering lieutenant: a lovely portrait in soft-spoken forbearance from Nelsan Ellis. Get On Up: biopic tries to get under James Brown's skin – first look review 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Ms. Anderson-Lopez, whose theatrical credits include the Off-Broadway a cappella musical “In Transit,” set in the New York subway, also saw her mission as a message to her daughters. The Carpetbagger: How Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Inspired a Disney Princess 2014-02-19T18:05:47Z The much expanded boxed set includes an exhilarating full-length 1972 Carnegie Hall concert, songs in progress, a cappella mixdowns and a worthy, much-bootlegged “Holland” outtake, “Carry Me Home,” that laments mortality with lush harmonies. Boxing Up the Past: The Year in 16 Pop, Rap, Soul and Jazz Sets 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z It sprinkles some glittery celebrity cameos among the scenes of earnest striving and ornaments Mark Isham’s emotive score with even more emotive songs, culminating with a second a cappella rendition of “Blackbird.” ‘Beyond the Lights,’ a Diva’s Romance 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z When it ended, her daughters Mercy James, Estere and Stella were onstage, and the singers and a full-throated audience shared an a cappella “Express Yourself.” Madonna Is Still Taking Chances 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z She sang in a coveted a cappella singing group in a performing arts high school. “I’ll never give up on you”: Heroin and her last day alive 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z "Black Chandelier" opens in a cappella, with emotional but almost humorous lyrics like "You left my heart like an abandoned car." Review: On 6th CD, Biffy Clyro continues to rock 2013-03-11T18:12:12Z Houston loved the Parton song, and she pays it the highest compliment by performing the first 45 seconds a cappella. Kot: Houston had a voice that served the song 2012-02-12T22:06:00Z Its repertoire included the group’s new songs, an a cappella medieval dirge, a girl-group remake, Charles Mingus pieces, blues tunes and traditional ballads. John Renbourn, Eclectic Guitarist Who Founded the Pentangle, Dies at 70 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z The Eisensteins reconcile near the end in a spoken scene rendered with moving sincerity by Mr. Maltman and Ms. Phillips, capped by a lovely a cappella duet. Opera Review: Die Fledermaus at the Met, via Douglas Carter Beane 2014-01-01T16:04:50Z Sweet Honey became a fixture in Washington, attracting an almost cultlike following to its African American a cappella tradition. A serendipitous life: Ysaye Barnwell and the healing power of music 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Both sang a cappella, with voices that had the hushed intimacy of private reflection. Review: For Sondheim’s 90th Birthday, a Collage of Aching Voices 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z In the post-“Cowbell” decade, the somber “Reaper” was suddenly fair game for comedies like “The Simpsons,” “Parks and Recreation” and, in an a cappella version, “Scrubs.” ‘(Don’t Fear) the Reaper’ Is a Creepy Tune, Even With the Cowbell 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z The Whiffenpoofs, a group of 14 students with powerful pipes selected each year when they are juniors at Yale, are unique among collegiate a cappella groups, and not just because of their oldest-in-the-nation status. It took 109 years, but Yale’s storied a cappella group just got its first female singer 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z The point is that a cappella harnesses the creative intelligence of a whole group. Surrender. It's Brian Eno 2010-04-28T20:35:00Z And this year, in addition to such seasonal Bobs classics as “Fifty Kilowatt Tree,” the new wave a cappella “band” is throwing some “brief lives” into the mix. The Bobs celebrate the holidays with song-length ‘Biographies’ 2013-12-24T22:35:30Z The food there was phenomenal, and I remember, after the night prayer, everyone sang nasheeds a cappella, while this guy drummed on the table. Q&A: In 30 Days, 30 Mosques 2012-07-19T19:23:46Z Superbly drilled, the London Philharmonic Choir came into its own in the a cappella passages, but sang impressively throughout. LPO/J?rvi ? review 2010-10-13T20:45:00Z Sam Smith performed “How Do You Sleep?” without the elaborate electronic counterpoint of its studio recording; instead, he sang it a cappella, snapping his fingers. With Stars at Home, a Coronavirus Pop Benefit Scales Down 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z And I've actually seen some incredible a cappella versions of it online. Semisonic revists "Closing Time" thanks to movie 2010-12-08T01:37:00Z Randall Thompson’s a cappella “The Last Invocation,” also set to Whitman’s poetry, was more challenging, and its loud passages were electric. Review | In Washington’s crowded choral scene, too much is just enough 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z "I was in six different choirs growing up. 'Pitch Perfect' really kept it true to the a cappella culture," said Tatiana Santana, 30, from Los Angeles. Aca-awesome: 'Pitch Perfect 2' premiere draws hordes of fans 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Mr. McFerrin is still best remembered for his commercial smash hit, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” from 1988, the first a cappella track to reach No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart. N.E.A. Jazz Masters Include Roscoe Mitchell and Dorthaan Kirk 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Jewish Community Center runs a popular music festival featuring klezmer, a cappella, Broadway, liturgical and classical sounds. Jewish groups argue over who gets to argue The use of a cappella harmonies is exquisite, as is the gradual emergence of Celie’s individual voice. Critic’s Notebook: ‘The Color Purple’ and ‘Prudencia Hart’ Sing Anew in London 2013-07-16T21:56:11Z One source he drew on was a set of serenades for male a cappella choir from the 1970s — one of them addressed to beer. A Composer’s Notes Echo After His Death 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z “Get him back. We don’t do a fan like that,” he instructed, before finishing the song in Auto-Tune a cappella from the front row, sharing his mic with another fan. Travis Scott’s Astroworld thrill ride throttles anxious Tacoma Dome crowd 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Next it was our turn to sing an a cappella version of the Beatles’ “Can’t Buy Me Love.” 'Glee' finale: A Gleek's goodbye, and memories of how it all began 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z But sometimes he’ll hold a note for an unexpectedly long time, a cappella, until a love song becomes a meditative chant, or he’ll move his mouth around a protracted sound to create vowel overtones. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-05-16T19:58:50Z His single encore, “I Want Jesus to Walk With Me,” was delivered a cappella. Review: A Big Baritone Sound at Play in an Intimate Setting 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Dylan said he gets goose bumps in the a cappella chorus “Since by man came death.” The New Wizard Teaching at the Hogwarts for Choir 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Then Jennifer Fouche, who is also the Player Queen, finishes the show with an a cappella song in her rich, powerful voice: a gorgeous touch. The Drilling Company Presents ‘Hamlet’ in Bryant Park 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z After a mishap mars their performance for the president, the Barden Bellas enter an international a cappella competition to redeem themselves. Summer Sneaks 2015: The List 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z One of Fatal's songs was a million hypothetical persecution scenarios performed a cappella, and he appeared to construct another on the fly, pulling words out of the air. Hiphop at Flo Ware park: I wish it happened every day 2010-05-24T01:02:00Z Sha Na Na, which started as an a cappella group while Mr. Greene was an undergraduate at Columbia University, drew a large following after playing at the Woodstock music festival in 1969. Dennis Greene, a Singer With Sha Na Na, Dies at 66 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Ms. Kitamura then hands the soloist’s baton to Michael Mayo, whose riffing engages more directly with the scat singing of bebop and later a cappella trends. The Sumptuous, Sour Music of Cory Smythe 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z He's got one of those voices capable of soaring melismas, notable for not being particularly distinctive, but when he breaks into a burst of a cappella the crowd goes wild. New band of the day ? No 1004: Ed Sheeran 2011-04-13T16:35:14Z She’s performing “War” a cappella, staring hard at a camera off to her left. The Night Sinead O’Connor Took on the Pope on ‘SNL’ 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z I was still on stage and spotted him and Laurie Anderson near the exit, waving goodbye and I just started singing So Young by the Students, a cappella. The year I hung out with Lou Reed at university 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z There’s a running joke involving the first two syllables of “a cappella” being folded into other phrases—Aubrey favors “aca’scuse me”—and it’s the kind of thing that could get old very fast. Pitch Perfect: Back to School Isn't Usually This Much Fun 2012-09-27T14:00:21Z Sometimes they break into bluesy a cappella wails, intoning words of desolation. Review: ‘I’ll Never Love Again,’ From a Teenage Girl’s Diary 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Recording of “O Death” that Stanley made, an a cappella version for the “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack in 2000, that earned him a 2002 Grammy for best male country performance. Singer Ralph Stanley’s current tour was supposed to be a farewell. But not anymore. Vinnie, a preschooler from Berlin, squeaked his way through an a cappella lullaby to rapturous applause. In Berlin, Singing Karaoke at the Site of a Former ‘Death Strip’ 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z The song that accompanies her is “River of Life,” written by Bernice Johnson Reagon of the beloved Washington a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock. ‘The Blues Project’: Tap and funk become dance partners 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Panchenya is also skilled in local folk traditions such as floral embroidery, a cappella choral singing and ancient pagan ceremonies, which survived the ideological white-washing of the Soviet era. In rural Belarus, villagers prefer hard work to city smoke 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Earlier in the fall, Stephen Colbert showed just how tall an order that is, when he was reduced to tears after Parton burst into a ballad a cappella during their televised interview. Mariah! Dolly! Carrie! 2020 Can’t Quarantine This Cheer 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z But after leading the crowd through an a cappella singalong of patriotic and religious songs — “My Country ’Tis of Thee,” “How Great Thou Art,” etc. — he does add a little coda. Inside Garrison Keillor’s attempted comeback after his #MeToo downfall 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z So Trish just walked back on, on her own, and sang to them a cappella. Broadcast's Trish Keenan: a singer for whom life was a discovery 2011-01-17T11:35:34Z It's a great a cappella disco in here and I almost start dancing around my shoulder bag. A piece of performance art set in darkness made me see the light 2012-06-14T16:16:32Z What people remember best about this one is the music and dancing, so how about instead of assassins the Jules and Vincent characters are coaching an a cappella team? Remaking Memento, the Mummy and more: a Hollywood insider reveals all 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Pentatonix celebrated the holidays by taking the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart, thanks to the a cappella group's "A Pentatonix Christmas," according to figures on Tuesday from Nielsen SoundScan. Pentatonix celebrate Christmas by topping Billboard 200 chart 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Best performance you probably didn’t see: Roomful of Teeth, an a cappella quartet who won for best chamber music performance, brought a mesmerizing mix of avant-garde harmonics and lush, hushed beauty. Grammy Awards: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis big early winners 2014-01-27T01:01:00Z The songs aren’t all a cappella; sometimes there’s an acoustic guitar or birdsong in the background. Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 70 Albums, Shows and Festivals 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z When my men’s a cappella chorus on Long Island turned to Zoom rehearsals in the spring, I didn’t last long. A Choir Finds a Way to Sing. Just Ignore the Steering Wheel. 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z Over the following 30 minutes, Tempest — who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns — performed their new album, “The Line Is a Curve,” a cappella. Kae Tempest’s Music Defies Boundaries. A New LP Demolishes Even More. 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z In October, they walked into the University of Washington's acoustically stunning Suzzallo Reading Room, sang their song "Blackout" a cappella, and left, leaving students surprised and pleased. Pickwick wasn't always a soul band 2011-12-01T22:00:05Z The up-tempo “On My Mind,” rich in U.K. garage influence, worked as a jazzy a cappella. Review | Jorja Smith’s star power on full display at Howard Theatre 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z She formed an a cappella group, the Acalympians, and organized several concerts to raise funds. Senior projects leave their mark on Columbus 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z There is perhaps no better example of this penchant than "Black Dog," which features lead singer Robert Plant pouring forth sensual effusions in the a cappella style of Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well." A "Led Zeppelin IV" listening guide: Comfort food for your ears 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z His singing, typically a cappella, was punctuated by vocal effects like hooting, wailing and shouting. Wild Man Fischer, Outsider Musician, Dies at 66 2011-06-18T00:30:30Z Yes, it’s an a cappella song from one of my favorite singers. Giorgio Moroder Is the Godfather of Modern Dance Music 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Together with his brother Carter, two years older, Ralph learned the eerie harmonies of a cappella Sacred Harp singing in church and the spry rhythms of old-time string-band music at dances. Bluegrass great Ralph Stanley was one of our last links to an old America 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z So I auditioned for the Jewish a cappella singing group and donated my dignity to the universe. I was a sober college student 2012-09-23T16:01:00Z Musically, the most breathtaking moment is an exquisite a cappella reprise of “Gold,” sung softly by 11 singers. New Music: A New Album From Billy Hart and the Soundtrack to ?Once? 2012-03-26T22:44:04Z This English a cappella choir will also sing a handful of Victoria motets and responsories. The Week Ahead: Mar. 27 ? April 2 2011-03-25T14:27:11Z Quintet a cappella group Pentatonix elicits the third highest-priced ticket this year, with February 15 Stock Show and Rodeo tickets averaging at $133.14 on the secondary market. Keith Urban, Brad Paisley Lead Top-Priced Tickets At 2015 San Antonio Rodeo 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Despite its a cappella spareness and its sacred character, this music is in no way austere. Music Review: Musica Sacra at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle ? Review 2011-10-16T22:47:40Z Is it difficult finding where you fit into the music world as an a cappella group? Pentatonix: One Million Copies, A Top Five Album In 2014, And A Grammy Nomination 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Gershon further set the scene by beginning the program with a series of a cappella spirituals and songs from the "The Sacred Harp" of American shape-note 19th century folk music. West Coast premiere of 'Anthracite Fields' by L.A. Master Chorale mines the depths of American music 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Especially breathtaking was their brief, solo a cappella number. Feist electrifying Thursday at Moore Theatre 2011-11-18T18:42:04Z In the United States, a very different kind of a cappella group, the Whiffenpoofs at Yale University, admitted its first woman earlier this year. In a Season of Boys’ Choirs, a Question: Why No Girls? 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Currier’s colorful orchestration of the earlier movements gives way in the end to a cappella chorus, singing, “Have mercy.” 500 Years Later, the Reformation Is Still Creating Music 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Best of all were the a cappella numbers. The Floating Palace ? review 2012-02-09T18:05:00Z Susan Philipsz's installations of her own a cappella singing under bridges, in bus stations and supermarkets are both low-key and hair-raising. This week's new exhibitions 2010-10-01T23:06:00Z Her first song, performed a cappella, was largely wordless: held notes and fierce exhalations, a bluesy lament of a melody, a circling ululation and just a handful of words about “hard times.” Music Review: Tune-Yards at the Allen Room 2012-02-11T01:06:46Z Their one-hour performance at Wilton's, a cappella but for the occasional conga rhythm, is by turns romantic, comic, turbulent and celebratory. The Creole Choir of Cuba: the a cappella aid agency 2010-08-19T21:15:00Z Following the moment of silence, the Lemonade singer performed a powerful a cappella rendition of her song, “Freedom.” Watch Beyoncé's A Cappella Tribute to Police Brutality Victims 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z And now and then, there are glimpses within the music, like a magnificent, purple-suited choir joining Beyoncé to sing “Spirit” a cappella. Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’: Let’s Discuss 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z He sings it as an a cappella dirge, with a looping, multitracked moan. A Cri de Coeur From Jazz Musicians in a Black Lives Matter Age 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z The soundtrack ranges from sultry French ballads to heavy metal anthems to a cappella sing-alongs. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: 'The songs are the heart of the show' 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z In the two-verse chorale early on Ms. Sorrell silenced the orchestra for the second verse, letting the magnificent chorus sing a cappella to breathtaking effect. Review: Apollo’s Fire Enhances ‘St. John Passion’ 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Panchenya is also skilled in local folk traditions such as floral embroidery, a cappella choral singing and ancient pagan ceremonies, which survived the ideological white-washing of the Soviet era. In rural Belarus, villagers prefer hard work to city smoke 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z But a couple of old, rustic Norwegian folk songs, sung in an enchanting a cappella, captured a more impish side of Ms. Krog’s personality. Review: Karin Krog, a Norwegian Star, Plays at Joe’s Pub 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z By turns majestic and goofy, a cappella can be addictive — indeed, it may lead to the wearing of keyboard-patterned scarves. Whiffenpoofs Are Singing for Their Supper 2013-01-12T00:10:26Z The studio said Wednesday that the new edition will feature extended performances of songs sung by Gaga like “Alibi,” and an a cappella “Shallow,” which won the Oscar Sunday for best original song. Encore run of ‘A Star Is Born’ features more footage, songs 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z In unison, this crowd chanted along, intoning an a cappella tale of science-fiction monsters and corrupted youth. ‘Rocky Horror’ at Lincoln Center, With Headphones 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z And the Grammy-nominated vocal quartet Kings Return will serenade audiences at Harlem Stage with a cappella arrangements of holiday favorites, along with album originals, in “Uptown Nights: Kings Return” on Dec. 16 and 17. A Guide to NYC Holiday Events: Live Music, Theater, Lights and More 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z The Barden Bellas are back for an encore in "Pitch Perfect 2," this time taking their a cappella act on the road in search of redemption and a world championship. 'Pitch Perfect 2': Anna Kendrick and Co. stay in tune, reviews say 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z But it would completely overwhelm “Svadba-Wedding,” Ana Sokolovic’s intimate a cappella work for six women, whose harmonies are only occasionally punctuated by glockenspiel or rain stick. San Francisco Joins the Growing World of Small Operas 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z It's all sung a cappella, with occasional minimal percussion and magnificent harmonies throughout. Coope, Boyes and Simpson: As if ... 2010-05-27T21:45:00Z A tap routine and an a cappella song, both intentionally awful, don’t encourage him to leave the comforts of his sofa. Review: Summer Shorts at 59E59, With ‘Love Letters’ and a Couch Potato 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Tormis’s haunting yet beautiful a cappella compositions typically incorporated a chanting, runic style that conjured up images of shamans and now-forgotten ancient peoples along the Baltic Sea’s shores. Veljo Tormis, Estonian composer whose works gave voice to revolution, dies at 86 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z The a cappella work is austere compared with the lush Romanticism of Rachmaninoff’s virtuoso piano works, but the setting of traditional texts from the canonical hours of the Russian Orthodox Church is harmonically gorgeous. New Year’s Vespers and Youth Strings 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z The third premiere was Shawn Kirchner's "Inscapes" for a cappella double choir. L.A. Master Chorale caps its 50th season with three new works 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Elizabeth Banks will once again produce the film, according to the Hollywood Reporter, though it’s unclear whether she’ll direct Pitch Perfect 3—the second installment of the a cappella hit was her feature directorial debut. Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson Back for 'Pitch Perfect 3' 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z This a cappella work is set to a text of her own that chronicles a halting progression toward greater eloquence from self-effacing fragments like, Review: Brooklyn Youth Chorus Explores Issues Facing Its Members 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z That’s supported by these great early compositions, and the economy of the “Corelli” Variations — the transformations of the theme with references to everything from jazz to a cappella singing. At 150, Rachmaninoff and His Music Are ‘Here to Stay’ 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z The sweet blend of their communal voices, which Davis thought of as the a cappella group Take 6 as arranged by Gil Evans, is replaced with more angular music of relentless interrogation. ‘It’s Anthony’s Time’: A Composer Gets His Due 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Late in the show, Ocean sings a verse from his early mixtape song Swim Good a cappella and his voice soars through the fuggy air with devastating purity. Frank Ocean – review 2013-07-10T18:34:00Z What qualifies this show for an opera celebration are the Isicathamiya singers, performing an a cappella style that originated among South African Zulus. 6 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z “The Record” begins the way the “boygenius” EP ended: a cappella, just three voices sharing major chords like a family singing a hymn. The Indie-Rock Trio boygenius Returns, Confident and Connected 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z An immense amount of energy went into coordinating the outfits for my a cappella group. When the ‘Mean Girls’ Were Teen Girls 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Here, Mr. Nemr attempted a hybrid of a cappella singing and tap. Review: Cats Paying Dues Tap and Sing, Don’t Meow 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z It’s part of a piece written in 2014, but the a cappella purity of the voices harkens back to the Renaissance. 12 Surprising Reasons to Be Grateful for the Arts in 2017 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Tazewell Thompson’s bracing new a cappella musical “Jubilee” is about a choir, and it’s told in a nearly unbroken cascade of song. Review | ‘Jubilee’ makes a star of the chorus at Arena Stage 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z This contest between ace a cappella groups sets the musical bar very high. What our writers love this week 2011-09-21T22:50:14Z Later, Ocean sings Swim Good a cappella, one of those shivery moments where the singer is virtually drowned out by the crowd. Frank Ocean – review 2013-07-13T23:05:30Z And a hushed, partly a cappella number from the principal actresses inspires rapture: “Stronger,” which celebrates the “Thrones” tradition of powerful women. Review: Hello, Hodor! A ‘Game of Thrones’ Musical Spoof 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z “Feeling Her Way” — a sound installation of five Black British female musicians singing a cappella — took the Golden Lion for best national participation. Sonia Boyce Wins Top Prize at Venice Biennale 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z Also this week, Pentatonix, the quirky a cappella group, has two holiday albums in the Top 10. ‘The Hamilton Mixtape’ Defeats the Rolling Stones in the Battle for No. 1 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z The King’s Singers, a renowned British a cappella ensemble, looked forward to its appearance last week at Pensacola Christian College in Florida, the final stop on the group’s four-city tour of the United States. Florida College Cancels Concert Over Gay Singer, Drawing Backlash 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z In recent years, Bay Area a cappella comedians the Bobs have turned up at the Moisture Festival for three- or four-song sets on a surprisingly regular basis. The Bobs, now Seattle-based, celebrate 30th birthday 2012-08-22T23:14:03Z The a cappella group Straight No Chaser, which was formed at Indiana University, is celebrating its anniversary with a concert back where it all began — in Indiana. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Atlanta’ and Fall Previews 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z She ended the concert with the spiritual “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” greeting mortality with faith and returning to the a cappella purity that brought her 1960s fame. For Paul Simon and Joan Baez, Farewells Reckon With Past and Present 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z The track is “I Thought About Killing You,” much of which is a spoken-word recitation about murderous and suicidal impulses over a cappella voices intoning, “I know, I know.” Kanye West Writes a Song of Himself on ‘Ye’ 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z Corral's wordless, a cappella "Meditation" enters into Ligeti territory with four singers treated to electronic feedback and mimicking what might be mistaken for an airplane in perpetual lift off. L.A. composers, singers take center stage at SongFest 2015 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z The ensemble let its hair down for a lighter second half, with arrangements more in the vein of university a cappella ensembles, complete with snapping fingers and imitations of percussion instruments. Calmus brings Christmas carols to Wolf Trap 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z After an a cappella performance of “New Slaves,” an angry rap that electrified the audience, West stood at the door and shook the hand of every single person who exited the hall. | A Star-Studded Dinner in Basel for the Artist Theaster Gates 2013-06-13T22:11:14Z The a cappella octet’s imaginative vocalizing is certainly cool, attracting a standing-room-only crowd to National Sawdust, a space that recently opened. Review: Roomful of Teeth, Making Nerdiness Cool 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z The real arc of “Pitch Perfect” is Becca’s growth as a singer and a functional member of a fractious all-girl a cappella group. The Carpetbagger: Box Office Heroines 2012-12-07T15:00:34Z It all ends with a moving snippet in which Deap Vally remind us – a cappella except for a tambourine – that constancy is important and that old people were young once. Deap Vally: Sistrionix – review 2013-06-22T23:05:06Z “I can’t sing something if I don’t understand what it means,” she said after pairing a moody version of “Bye, Bye, Blackbird” with a haunting a cappella rendition of “The House of the Rising Sun.” Barbara Cook at the Wallis: Still doing what she does best 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z A section of precise a cappella tapping and body percussion — with some performers in tap shoes, others in sneakers — flows into a barefoot, samba-infused dance, punctuated by a playful hip-shaking interlude. Fall for Dance Review: Some Tap, a Pas de Deux and a Monastic Chorus 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z Ms. Andress occasionally tips over into melodrama — she was a member of the a cappella group Delilah, which competed on the reality competition show “The Sing-Off” — but mostly her voice is steady, calm, alive. The Playlist: Lana Del Rey Finds Love in a Hopeless Place 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z These battles often have a simple structure: three rounds in which two M.C.s try to out-rap each other with a cappella verses crafted specifically for their opponent. The Fierce, Flourishing World of Battle Rap 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Ms. Acevedo is a professor at the University of Puerto Rico, where she directs two a cappella choirs: the University of Puerto Rico Chorus, a student group, and Coralia, made up of students and alumni. Creativity From the Chaos of Hurricane Maria 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Hands-down the best singing contest on TV, "The Sing-Off" is quietly gifting fans of the show with this set of a cappella delights. A list of discs for holiday listening 2010-12-23T00:54:38Z Yet while the music is sparse — just vocals, mostly Ms. Case a cappella — it’s also nearly free-form, with ghost-choir harmonies arriving at unexpected moments. New Music: Albums From Neko Case, Ariana Grande, Gorguts and Chelsea Wolfe 2013-09-02T21:24:22Z After his arrival in Chicago, he joined the Golden Jubilaires, and in 1960 he became part of Charles Bridges’s Famous Blue Jay Singers, performing a cappella at schools and hotels. Otis Clay, Soul and R&B Singer, Dies at 73 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Eric Church opened the live three-hour broadcast from Nashville, which aired on ABC, with an a cappella rendition of the hymn “Amazing Grace.” Tribute to Las Vegas victims marks CMA Awards as Brooks wins top award 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z In October, I attended a memorable National Sawdust performance by Roomful of Teeth, the a cappella octet admired for its imaginative vocalizing. The Best Classical Music of 2015 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Peele’s passenger-seat riff on being ashamed that he’s half white leads into a sketch about wanting to infiltrate that whitest of institutions, the a cappella group. In ‘Key & Peele’ Season Premiere, a Shift in Tone and Volume 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Bill Monroe, his feud with the brothers long since laid to rest, performed “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” a cappella, at Carter’s funeral. Ralph Stanley’s Inimitable Voice 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z A graduate of the Birmingham Conservatoire, Ms. Mvula spent some of her teenage years arranging for an a cappella group. Music Review: Laura Mvula at the Bowery Ballroom 2013-05-21T21:14:44Z Cantus fares better in William Walker’s foursquare hymn “Wondrous Love,” from “The Southern Harmony,” with a vigorous, mostly straightforward a cappella account. Complex Pleasures Rooted in Love, Delight and Song 2011-07-30T04:00:25Z Pitch Perfect would give you an all male a cappella team struggling to defeat a slicker, all-female team – in terms of casting, and even in terms of substantial parts, it would be mostly a wash. There's an all-female Ghostbusters – how about a male Thelma and Louise? 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z On Thursday at 7 p.m., the unassailable a cappella group New York Polyphony presents “Wondrous birth, O wondrous child,” an intimate meditation on the Nativity. Opera and Classical Music Listings for Dec. 27-Jan. 2 2013-12-27T05:51:06Z Elsewhere, Gershon included a clutch of short a cappella works written by composers associated with the Master Chorale in wake of “Lux Aeterna,” though none seemed to directly reflect its sound world. L.A. Master Chorale finds more magic in 'Lux Aeterna' 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z “The first thing I came up with, sitting at my piano, was, ‘I want you to know that you’re seen,’ she said, breaking briefly into an a cappella performance. 12-time Oscar nominee Diane Warren hopes for ‘awesome’ win 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Boyega made an appearance on the Tonight Show Friday night, where Fallon surprised him with outtakes from the cast singing an a cappella version of the Star Wars theme song. Star Wars Star John Boyega Says He Lied to J.J. Abrams 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Since then, they’ve become one of the most popular a cappella groups in the world. Pentatonix: One Million Copies, A Top Five Album In 2014, And A Grammy Nomination 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Directed by Annie Tippe, this a cappella show offered the season’s most sophisticated and heartening artistic paradox, as a dauntingly high-tech subject was embraced and exploded by that most low-tech of instruments, the human voice. Best Theater of 2019 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Thankfully, we get more from them in “Hallowed,” a short, tightly knit dance that is set to a cappella gospel songs. Abraham.In.Motion’s choreography is ambitious, yes, but rightly so And there's a big TV show in the States called The Sing-Off, which is basically an American Idol for a cappella groups. Bobby McFerrin gets vocal 2010-05-06T22:05:00Z The New Amsterdam singers expressively sang four of his “Evening Songs,” two for a cappella chorus and two for vocal quartet with piano, played by Pen Ying Fang. Music Review: New Amsterdam Singers at Church of the Holy Trinity 2010-06-06T22:16:00Z With the Bellas removed from their natural collegiate habitat, the a cappella competitions that once drove the series feel out of place. Review: ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ Keeps the Songs but Loses the Plot 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z The Baltimore native was the first singer to perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” a cappella during the inauguration ceremony. Inauguration performances weren’t always so contentious: Highlights from the last 75 years 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Designed and performed by Moving Star, an a cappella vocal ensemble, “Nooma” derives its title from the ancient Greek word “pneuma,” which means both breath and spirit. 8 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z The a cappella Christmas hymns sung by students that night were lovely, but the true music of Coimbra is fado, the melancholy music whose local version differs significantly from the better-known Lisbon style. Frugal Traveler Blog: A Portuguese University Town, Both Familiar and Foreign 2012-01-03T21:32:27Z On Tuesday the Latvian Radio Choir, a remarkable 24-voice ensemble, presented an a cappella program at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin near Times Square titled “The Distant Light.” Three Varied Visions of Spirituality at the White Light Festival 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z She ripped off her white dress to reveal a black outfit underneath, made her way through the crowd and joined the Tritones, a college a cappella group, on stage for a spirited chorus. Carrie Underwood wins ACM entertainer of the year 2010-04-19T11:50:00Z During his years at Dartmouth College he sang with the men’s a cappella group the Dartmouth Aires. Sitka campers sound it out with beatboxing 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z While the organ work proved witty, weird and loud, the a cappella vocal pieces that opened the concert, part of the Lincoln Center Festival’s “Zorn@60” programs, were radiant. Music Review: John Zorn Performing at Alice Tully Hall 2013-07-19T19:42:03Z "The Bobs' Annual After Christmas Holiday Show": The a cappella pranksters like to keep the holiday spirit going with their songs about 50-kilowatt trees and a superabundance of Santas. Seattle performers with more spice than sugar 2010-12-06T20:00:00Z He performs it a cappella on Beacon Hill in the video above, shot by the Times' Aaron Lavinksy. Two verses from Seattle's Prometheus Brown (Blue Scholars) 2012-06-11T15:33:10Z The headlining performers will be Sweet Honey in the Rock, the all-female a cappella group known for its songs for young people as well as for a repertory that spans gospel to hip-hop. Spare Times: For Children, for July 6-12 2012-07-05T21:19:52Z The award citation praised “Partita” as “a highly polished and inventive a cappella work uniquely embracing speech, whispers, sighs, murmurs, wordless melodies and novel vocal effects.” Caroline Shaw, Award-Winning Composer 2013-04-18T00:31:19Z That’s the gist of Straight No Chaser, the charming, all-male, a cappella group bringing their newest holiday album to the Paramount Theater on Dec. 27. Preview: Straight No Chaser brings charming holiday cheer to Paramount 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z That's the goal as a cappella groups prepare for a prestigious international competition in the new unscripted series "Sing It On." TV This Week May 10 - 16: 'Bessie' on HBO 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Those albums bore traces of cabaret, girl-group pop, college a cappella groups — a whole host of future karaoke repertory — and were built around Ms. Bareilles’s good cheer, which buoys her even in down moods. New Music: Sara Bareilles, George Duke and Ace Hood 2013-07-15T20:42:55Z Before an a cappella version of “What Are Their Names?” David Crosby, still helplessly hoping at age 77, reprises a lifetime of anthems at the Birchmere 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z That, unfortunately, meant the Schola Cantorum Reykjavík chamber choir, which introduced the orchestral program with five short a cappella pieces, was treated by too many rock fans with the disrespect of a warm-up band. Sigur Rós rocks the L.A. Phil in the name of Reykjavík 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z It initially focused on a cappella music from the 16th, 17th and 20th centuries but now performs a broad range of works. | New York Philharmonic: A Period-Style Taste of a Holiday-Season Staple 2009-12-17T06:08:00Z At the end, the instruments drop away for a stark a cappella: “Nine months til the deadline/and nine weeks to make up your mind.” The Playlist: Jay Z Sips Lemonade and Adele Divides and Conquers 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Interludes of a cappella vocal harmonies and church bells suggest some spiritual intent to “Aesthethica,” Liturgy’s second album, but mostly, it’s just a blast. Music of Heartache, Mortality and Success 2011-12-17T02:43:15Z We bonded, and then a year after that — about four years ago — we were talking, and I told them I would like to write an a cappella Requiem. A Requiem, Derailed by the Pandemic, Arrives When It’s Needed Most 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Then she called out, a cappella, “And the heat goes on . . . and the heat goes on”—establishing the call-and-response motif that is the key to her interpretation of “Remain in Light.” A Brilliant Return for a Talking Heads Album 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z He soon got his answer when she sang a Mozart aria, a cappella, to him alone. A Classical Duo ‘Nerding Out’ on the Cosmos 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z A young Beyoncé performed the song a cappella in an original arrangement called “Carol of the Bells a.k.a. Opera of the Bells” with Destiny’s Child in 2001. ‘Carol of the Bells,’ a Christmas Staple From Ukraine, a Century Later 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The inevitable glitches are taken in stride: At one show, the power onstage went out, so the group finished the set a cappella, to a standing ovation. Real 'Jersey Boys' to embark on national tour 2012-05-15T07:02:09Z But he really intrigued her later with an a cappella rendition of Judy Garland’s “The Man That Got Away” during a show in Fremont. Sundance Film Festival 2013 2013-01-10T00:22:39Z “We’re really trying to find all the genres that will lend themselves to a cappella music, which we’re finding is pretty much all of them,” he said. ArtsBeat Blog: Channel Surfing: 'The Sing-Off' 2011-09-19T18:43:05Z Among others, Roomful of Teeth, an a cappella octet, has recently become popular recreating those techniques for a new generation. Carmina Slovenica Sings the Haunting ‘Toxic Psalms’ 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z In a cappella choral writing, it is often a kink in an otherwise smooth canvas that sharpens or twists the meaning of a given word. Review: In a Gilded Space, a Choir Reflects on War and Peace 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z And while it concentrates on the conservative end of Seattle Pro Musica's a cappella repertoire, it also offers vocal challenges. Seattle Pro Musica's 'Nowell' is pure vocal beauty 2010-12-16T21:52:11Z The opening number, “Oh Freedom,” begins as an a cappella spiritual before the piano enters with obdurate clusters of bass notes. Review: Songs That Defy the ‘Quotidian Nature of Evil’ 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z In partnership with Washington Performing Arts, the museum presented Reverb, an a cappella group based in Washington, on a stage at one end of its large, noisy atrium. National Building Museum kicks off summer concert series with Reverb And the annual San Inazio Festival, a rambling street fair, celebrates the Basque patron saint, Ignatius of Loyola, every July, with traditional food, dance and performances by a Basque a cappella choir. Cultured Traveler: Herding Sheep in Basque Country (Idaho) 2012-08-24T19:19:51Z Before the pandemic, the program held more than 12,000 performances annually by 350 different artists and groups, including a cappella groups and mime performances. Gauging Our Return to Office and the Subways, One Tip at a Time 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z That a cappella would be a nerd’s greatest outlet just seemed like a really funny idea to us.” Elizabeth Banks Was a Frustrated Actress. Now She’s a Determined Mogul. 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z The ensemble joins her, multiplying her rhythms with their own a cappella calls and body percussion. Review: The Balletic Rise and Fall of Eva Perón 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z Her a cappella intro was promptly marred for the live audience by an airplane, which would not be the last intrusion from overhead, but it couldn’t be heard on the tape. Noisy jets, secret performers and rooftop dancers: Inside the making of an unprecedented Kennedy Center Honors 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z The graduates began cheering and applauding the moment Gause started singing the vocally tricky song – a cappella no less. North Carolina high school principal surprises graduates with with moving version of 'I Will Always Love You' 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z But every Tuesday evening at his London studio, Eno hosts an a cappella group; Paul McCartney has attended. Surrender. It's Brian Eno 2010-04-28T20:35:00Z The musical comedy, which counts Elizabeth Banks among its producers, focuses on the competitive world of college a cappella. Funny women flourish in female-written comedies 2012-09-28T13:37:10Z Mr. Philips, who founded the Tallis Scholars in 1973, led a crack a cappella contingent of 10 here, in a program presented by Miller Theater at Columbia University. Review: The Tallis Scholars, Hovering in a Meditative Sphere 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z This year, the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, or the I.C.C.A., often referred to as the World Series of a cappella, was held at the Beacon Theater at eight o’clock, a sold-out Saturday-night show. "Pitch Perfect" In Real Life 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z “Max was like, ‘Do you remember how nerdy but committed the a cappella kids are?’ Elizabeth Banks Was a Frustrated Actress. Now She’s a Determined Mogul. 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z How long has it been since Pentatonix, the wildly popular, pneumatically precise a cappella group, last released a holiday album? Are You Listenin’? New Holiday Albums From Sarah McLachlan and Others 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z The title track, the group's a cappella original, is a highlight for its showcase of the unadulterated human voice; so is the instrumentally spare rendition of "Frozen's" runaway hit "Let It Go." Holiday music: Seth MacFarlane, Downton Abbey, Idina Menzel, more 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z “I Burn and Melt Slowly” was sung in stately, ancient-sounding a cappella harmonies with her band members. Music Review: Eleftheria Arvanitaki’s Adoring Fans Flock to Carnegie Hall 2014-02-02T22:52:03Z “I consider it to be one of the pinnacle a cappella works of the 20th century,” Mr. Miller said. Interest Grows in a Master of Choral Mystery and Power 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Some of the works were a cappella; others featured organ accompaniment. In Seattle concert, King’s College Choir shows why it’s been a hit for 5 centuries 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z In 2005 they won the National Harmony Sweepstakes Championship, a major American a cappella competition. Groove for Thought swings back to Seattle for Feb. 18 concert 2011-02-19T00:37:03Z Bella Voce, Chicago's resourceful ensemble for classic a cappella repertory, joined with the period instrument group the Callipygian Players Saturday night for an ambitious program that promised more than what was delivered. An ambitious program teams Bella Voce and Callipygian Players 2011-03-06T18:12:00Z Ms. Banks had encountered the a cappella scene at Penn. Elizabeth Banks Was a Frustrated Actress. Now She’s a Determined Mogul. 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z The new film, directed by Elizabeth Banks, catches up with the crew, called the Barden Bellas, after they are suspended from the a cappella performance circuit. 'Pitch Perfect 2' causes treble for 'Mad Max' at the box office Friday 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z Freddie Gibbs presented himself as the keeper of a disappearing genre — gangsta rap — but turned traditionalism into swagger, performing bare-chested and rattling off verse after verse a cappella, barely taking a breath. Critic’s Notebook: Axl Rose and Kanye West, Heroes of Governors Ball 2013-06-10T21:53:47Z "So we thought, 'What better way to acknowledge that head-on than to put five pro football players into our movie, embracing and loving singing a cappella as much as the girls do?' " Athletes can help movies score, and vice versa 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Theirs was, oddly enough, the most appropriate response to the sweet, dull performance of Chanticleer, the genial San Francisco men’s a cappella choir. Music in Review 2011-04-09T00:11:04Z For the a cappella aficionados there are specialist talks and workshops; and for the laypeople there are craft stalls, face painting and a rather charming boat exhibition. This week's new events 2013-03-30T06:00:23Z Olsen plans to remix every song on "Glamour," something Fresh Espresso encouraged when it put the album's a cappella tracks online for free . Prince of Ballard remixes Seattle's Fresh Espresso 2010-05-11T22:16:00Z Then there's an elegant treatment of The Boar's Head, featuring the shawm, a medieval reed instrument, and sturdy a cappella vocal harmonies on the American spiritual Poor Little Jesus. Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band: A Christmas Caper – review 2012-12-13T23:15:01Z My therapist suggested that I add African a cappella because I tend to wake up in the middle of the night with a song, any song, whatever song. Gabourey Sidibe Wraps Herself in African a Cappella Like a Blanket 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Universal Pictures' "Pitch Perfect 2," a musical comedy about an all-female a cappella group, will likely continue in a similar vein to its record-breaking debut grossing $69.2 million. Box Office: 'Tomorrowland' battles 'Pitch Perfect 2' at the top 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z There was Ayarkhaan, three women from Siberia whose a cappella performance replicated the sounds of horses neighing, clattering hooves and howling wolves. Proms 11 & 12: BBC Concert Orchestra/Hazlewood ? review 2011-07-24T16:46:01Z The a cappella Sacred Harp version here from 1922 is thought to be the first recorded performance. From “Sweet Home Chicago” to “Yesterday,” the most-covered songs in history 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z When I was younger I played the piano, and when I was in college I sang in an a cappella group and I arranged a lot of their music. Meet The Post’s new crossword writer: He has a few words up his sleeve 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z When the lights dimmed in the gilded auditorium, and a small choir walked onstage to sing “The First Noel,” the a cappella sound was glorious. Review: Remembering a Happier Holiday Among Many That Were Sad in ‘The First Noel’ 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Both films are less about plot than the relationships within the all-female choir, remarkable considering the non-fiction book the franchise is based on reveals a cappella to be as jockish as college football. Anna Kendrick: real girl in la-la land 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Taylor Swift is No. 1 on Billboard’s album chart yet again, easily beating challenges from AC/DC and the a cappella group Pentatonix to notch a fifth week at the top. In a New Chart Regime, Taylor Swift Still Reigns 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Naturally 7 The all-male a cappella group performs a holiday show. The week ahead in L.A. classical music, Dec. 17-24: Handel's Messiah and more 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z It’s the first a cappella musical on Broadway, created by a quartet of songwriters including Kristen Anderson-Lopez, a co-author of songs for the animated film “Frozen.” From ‘Pitch Perfect’ to Broadway, He’s Vocal About A Cappella 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z The movie stars Anna Kendrick as a college student trying to liven up her a cappella singing group. Taken 2 scores $50m US opening 2012-10-08T11:24:35Z DMX cut a unique figure for a superstar rapper: He’d battle his inner demons using the horror-centric imagery beloved by heavy metal bands, but his albums reliably offered heartfelt, often a cappella, prayers to God. DMX: Hear 10 Essential Songs 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z “I got pigs, I got sheep, I got cows, I got horses,” she sings into the phone, recalling Lead Belly’s a cappella chant before his driving 12-string guitar kicks in. Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, Lucinda Williams on loving Lead Belly 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z In concert, Gibbs rapped like he was being paid by the syllable, as he flexed his verbal dexterity and ability to go a cappella or ratchet up the speed. Rapper Freddie Gibbs heats up the Fillmore Silver Spring with virtuosic craft 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z The ensuing segment, “Something Old, Something New,” began with an impressive performance by Meridionalis, an a cappella vocal ensemble specializing in early choral music from Latin America. Music Review: Latino Music, From Tango Back to the 16th Century 2011-05-16T21:12:01Z Ms. Clarke’s choreography takes precedence, along with traditional Shaker songs, sung a cappella. Review: In ‘Angel Reapers,’ Torment and Bliss, Hand in Hand, Seek Connection 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Today, the Swingles comprise seven men and women; their repertoire, sung a cappella, spans an eclectic range of styles. Ward Swingle, Who Made Classical Music Jazzy, Dies at 87 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z On “Smile,” he mused on weathering bad times to build a mountain of accolades, and his subtle performance felt distinctly touching as a single snare punctuated his a cappella reflections. Review | In a nearly perfect concert, Jay-Z embraces his personal imperfections 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z This time around, Mr. Wainwright plans to start singing the song a cappella, letting his mother’s absence linger before the orchestra floods in. Rufus Wainwright’s 10-Year Journey Back to Judy Garland 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Sing It On Top collegiate a cappella groups compete at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Finals in New York in this unscripted series' freshman-season finale. Wednesday's TV highlights: 'Extant' and more 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Titled “Full Fathom Five: Shakespeare in Song,” this lovely program of mostly a cappella works offered both musical delights and insights into the poetry. New Amsterdam Singers Bring Shakespeare to Upper West Side 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z With each remix he keeps only the a cappella and writes entirely new music around it. Vito de Luca of nu-disco hitmakers Aeroplane on becoming a one-man band 2010-07-29T21:30:00Z After a nearly a cappella opening — showing off spot-on three-part harmonies — the band laid into one barnburner after another. Country. Rock. Stars. Lady Antebellum thrills WaMu audience 2010-10-26T18:53:00Z At 3 and 4 p.m., the Rough Dozen, an a cappella group, will offer a holiday concert, and all can join a tree-lighting ceremony with Santa at 5. Spare Times for Children for Dec. 4-10 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z And finally, a cappella, she sang “Before We End Our Day,” a short evening prayer she’d learned from Irish monks. Music Review: Sinead O’Connor in ‘Gospel Sessions’ at Lincoln Center 2013-07-28T21:36:14Z This technique rendered D'Rone's ballad singing extraordinarily expressive, as in his slow, silken, a cappella opening on "Stella by Starlight." Frank D'Rone: Still a king of swing 2011-02-18T15:35:00Z The celebrity-packed show featured a performance from Ariana Grande, appearances by Patriots players fresh off their win, and an a cappella version of “We Are The Champions.” The most epic lip-synch battle ever: Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, and Jimmy Fallon take it to the next level 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z When fans of the wry “Pitch Perfect” series first met the ragtag singing group the Barden Bellas, they were ensconced in the college a cappella bubble. Review: ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ Keeps the Songs but Loses the Plot 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Similarly the a cappella music consists of Shaker hymns, but Mr. Solari has harmonized and arranged them in ways foreign to austere Shaker practice. Dance: ?Angel Reapers,? About Shakers, Returns to New York 2011-11-27T05:00:12Z At her concert in Glasgow on Thursday night, she sang her rousing political anthem “Freedom” a cappella in front of a screen bearing the names of police brutality victims. Jay Z and Beyoncé: Activism Gone Vocal 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z He studied vocal performance and opera in college and was a self-confessed a cappella nerd growing up — he was part of the group Midnight Voices that would serenade friends, mostly of the female variety. He won fame on TV but found a home on Broadway 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z In July 1943 Francis Poulenc set eight of the Resistance poet Paul Éluard’s texts to music for “Figure Humaine,” a cantata for double chorus a cappella that is fiendishly difficult to perform. Unlocking the Mystery of Honegger 2010-08-29T02:30:00Z At the beginning of “Amazing Grace,” which Mr. Bocelli sang with feeling and generous phrasing, the opening a cappella lines were haloed with a gentle echo. Music Review: Andrea Bocelli in Concert at Barclays Center 2012-12-07T22:43:16Z He performs a cappella, accompanied only by the snapping of his fingers. Desiigner’s “Timmy Turner”: A Viral Freestyle Finds Full Form 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z The first half was a mishmash of this and that, the most enjoyable number being the sole a cappella offering of the choirs, “She Moved Through the Fair.” From ‘Danny Boy’ to uilleann pipes: A showcase of Irish music 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z “I saw a post about an upcoming a cappella concert. I noticed he went to Northwestern. Northwestern was my dream school, and I didn’t get in.” Vows: Jennifer Illes and Jonathan Wood: Serendipity: 1. Spreadsheet: 0. 2014-01-24T20:49:46Z On its own, this immaculate swirl of a cappella voices clarifies one mystery, at least: Why we perceive pitch as “high” and “low.” Perspective | How to listen alone in a lockdown 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z There is great music too, both on the soundtrack and, in one extraordinary scene, sung a cappella at the dinner table. | 'The Kids Are All Right': Annette Bening, Julianne Moore and the Sperm Donor 2010-07-08T22:10:00Z He definitely needs to do the a cappella intro, like this version. 'American Idol' random musings: What Top 4 should sing next week 2010-05-06T22:25:00Z These are treacherous a cappella tours de force that you never want to hear an inferior chorus attempt. Music Review: Bach and Polyphonies Minifestival at Lincoln Center 2010-08-15T21:47:00Z After the stomping “Man” and the accusatory “Night Still Comes,” the album pivots on the haunting, a cappella “Nearly Midnight, Honolulu,” a snapshot of a heart-breaking moment at a bus stop. Neko Case, 'The Worse Things Get ...' album review 2013-09-03T02:35:00Z On Saturday night, the women — ranging in age from 13 to nearly 90 — will be on the bill at “Groovy,” an a cappella celebration of hits from the 1960s and 1970s. Seattle group belts out tunes, with decades under its belt 2013-06-29T03:40:26Z Patterson was involved with several musical groups over the years and each performed, including a West Aurora High School chorus, plus Valparaiso University a cappella and choral groups. Farewell for fallen soldier from Aurora 2012-01-21T21:32:00Z And there are two designated zany moments: the a cappella group Straight No Chaser backing him in “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” and the Muppets cackling along on “All I Need Is Love.” New Music Releases of the Season, From Jazz to Gospel 2012-11-22T20:23:16Z A few thousand people enjoying a lovely late-summer evening is not the ideal moment to sing an a cappella lament about a family tragedy. Neko Case, Mavis Staples captivating at Hideout 2013-09-07T05:25:00Z An a cappella rendition of “Danny Boy,” was, in a word, perfect. Music Review: Judy Collins at Caf? Carlyle: Folk Days to 9/11 2010-05-05T22:44:00Z Searching for hers, she joined first one, then another a cappella group, and competed on consecutive seasons of the NBC competition show “The Sing-Off.” Ingrid Andress, a Nashville Outsider Who Paved Her Own Path In 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Diane Keaton, who appeared as Martin’s wife in the two “Father of the Bride” comedies, also offered her rendition of the song a cappella. It was a wild and crazy night at the AFI Life Achievement gala for Steve Martin 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z There will be video, too, shot late last month at a theater in Charlotte, where the Northwest company gathered in socially distanced fashion to sing, a cappella, “What I Did for Love.” Theater Kids Trade a Big Stage for Highlight Tapes and Heartache 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z His most contemplative moment came on “Most Kingz,” which he began a cappella. Music Review: Jay-Z Headlines a Concert at Carnegie Hall 2012-02-08T17:43:12Z With the producer Joe Henry, she made an album that bridges traditionalism — including one a cappella song — and an informal mixture of Irish instruments and Americana that sometimes lands in Appalachia. For New Holiday Albums, It Takes All Kinds 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z The song was performed a cappella at her daughter’s funeral after Charlottesville. The last day of Donald 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z It's not often that you get to hear "a concert-length a cappella opera that recounts the creation story of the ancient Zoroastrians" — while you watch the sun set over the Olympics. Review: Sculpture park a perfect setting for Esoterics' exploration of ancient myth 2010-05-08T18:39:00Z Toward the end, they played “Stressed Out,” singing the chorus a cappella with the crowd: nearly twenty thousand people with their phones raised like candles, wishing their moms could sing them to sleep. The Slippery Appeal of the Biggest New Band in America 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z In the five weeks since my a cappella debut, one memory has haunted me. Whiffenpoofs Are Singing for Their Supper 2013-01-12T00:10:26Z The audience rewarded his sentiment as he closed out the show with his hit single “HUMBLE” by roaring the lyrics until Lamar suspended the music and let them serenade him a cappella. Kendrick Lamar keeps it simple and intense at Tacoma Dome show 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Small musical ensembles — a quartet, an a cappella chorus — are inextricably bound up with their members, and as they age, they will either change members or shut down. King’s Singers offer their polished template in Georgetown 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z So there was a sparse, bewitching twist on Appalachian music from Mountain Man, a trio of women from Bennington, Vt., who often sang a cappella. Music: Jeff Tweedy and Wilco Build a Festival at Mass MoCA 2010-08-16T22:44:00Z If that wasn’t enough to see Linsey through to the next round, her simple, pure take on “Amazing Grace,” part a cappella, and part accompanied by an organ, surely was. 'The Voice' recap: The Top 6 sing for the moms 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z Serenade During the ceremony, performed in English with bursts of Spanish, guests were surprised by a performance from Big Apple Church’s a cappella group. Never Underestimate the Value of Crashing a Wedding 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z These a cappella meditations, interweaving plainchant and polyphony, sober canon and rhythmic surprise, take the listener as near extraterrestrial as you can get sitting in a concert hall. Falstaff; Tallis Scholars ? review 2012-05-19T23:06:20Z The tunes tend to crescendo and spiral upwards in tempo and emotion, before falling back to a softer denouement, often delivered as a cappella repetition of the chorus or an echo of a previous verse. ArtsBeat: Mumford & Sons Begin U.S. Tour in Hoboken 2012-08-02T09:21:07Z The first section is still a cappella, but then I added instruments. A Requiem, Derailed by the Pandemic, Arrives When It’s Needed Most 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Belafonte sings the first half nearly a cappella with his voice leaping like a field holler, punctuated by choked guitar chords like sledgehammer strokes. Work, Love, Dignity and Play: 10 Key Harry Belafonte Songs 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Featured are various combinations of more than 100 performers, ranging from the weird "facial contortionist" Rubber Band Boy, to the noted a cappella singing group The Bobs. Duck out of the rain at the annual Moisture Festival in Seattle 2011-03-17T20:05:12Z The men's a cappella group Gentleman's Rule performs live! Future of Music 2012: A fight over Internet radio scraps 2012-11-14T04:21:00Z Like her brother and sister, Mvula ended up studying music full-time, juggling performances as the alto singer in her aunt's a cappella group, Black Voices, with three years at the Birmingham Conservatoire. Laura Mvula: meet the world's least likely pop star 2013-05-04T08:00:00Z But it took a stint as finalists on TV's hippest a cappella vocal contest, "The Sing-Off," to get this multigenerational vocal crew some serious recognition in their own backyard. Groove for Thought swings back to Seattle for Feb. 18 concert 2011-02-19T00:37:03Z While there, she formed the famous all-female a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock. Actor. Lawyer. Lover of the arts. Her uncle defied category. 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z Six-piece a cappella band the Magnets are complete pros, determined to entertain. The Magnets ? review 2010-12-16T22:30:03Z Ms. Bell did open with a raw a cappella rendition of “Another Man Done Gone,” supplementing the old blues lament with eerie ingressive shrieks and ululations. Review: ‘Prisoner’s Song’ Delves Into Creativity of Confinement 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z An a cappella elegy about letting go, the song stemmed partly from Davis’s lament that all his old friends had already gone. Alice Gerrard Didn’t Plan a Bluegrass Career. She Broke Its Glass Ceiling. 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z The most popular a cappella belies tradition for pop stylings and beatbox percussion, and stardom is just a viral video away. | Singing: A Cappellooza 2011-01-09T05:00:05Z The two Lincoln Center concerts this week feature a cappella works and a survey of his six string quartets. Turning 60, John Zorn Sees His Eclecticism as a Musical Norm 2013-07-10T12:00:01Z In Rachmaninoff’s 1915 a cappella setting of psalms and hymns, the chorus is sublimated into a translucent vessel designed to gently color and set aglow the words of the Russian Orthodox liturgy. The Berlin Radio Choir Sings Rachmaninoff’s Vespers 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z She closes tonight's gig with an inspirational, unscripted a cappella of The Greatest Love of All. Scissor Sisters; Gossip ? review 2012-05-19T23:08:04Z Onstage, with its predictable subway sketches and its a cappella score, it seemed like a shotgun wedding of incompatible elements. Listening to the Best (and Worst) of Broadway 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z The band offers bluesy pop original songs on its studio albums and recently won a Grammy for best arrangement, instrumental or a cappella for its “Daft Punk” medley. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for March 13-19 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Altman said he found the mixture of groups in “The Sing-Off” and other a cappella competitions somewhat odd, since there are wide variations in the genre. Summoning Harmony on the Fly 2010-12-03T15:27:00Z “Passion Week” — written for a cappella choir, like all music for the Russian church, and based on ancient chants — was published in Paris in 1927, evidently to little notice. Steinberg’s ‘Passion Week’ by Clarion Choir 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Yes, there’s a tune called “Concrete Wall” depicting one side of a bitter domestic argument, but its sound is glib and depthless, with a cappella vocals and superfluous texture from the turntable artist Cut Chemist. New Albums from Pistol Annies and Barbra Streisand 2011-08-22T22:39:07Z A big moment is the ethereal R&B pastiche Constant Conversations, with Swedish a cappella trio Erato, but there are virtually no duds here. Passion Pit: Gossamer – review 2012-07-19T20:00:01Z She specialized in mawwal, a slow, a cappella form of singing. Sabah, Lebanese Singer and Actress, Dies at 87 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z She finally gets what she’s after in the final moments of the song, when the instruments suddenly cut out and she’s left to repeat the chorus contentedly a cappella. Drake Looks for Love, Repeatedly, and 9 More New Songs 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z On Tuesday afternoon, he sang a cappella in a park in an elite Bogota neighborhood, tearing up when he finished his rendition of “Venezuela.” Street-singing Venezuelan migrant gets chance of a lifetime 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z That’s true even in the face of a newish mainstream a cappella boom, spearheaded by groups like Straight No Chaser, which released its fourth album on Atlantic this week. Music Review: Take 6, at the Blue Note 2013-05-09T21:03:32Z Before starting into an a cappella song, Ms. Meath often located its key signature by feel, rather than with a relative pitch. Music Review: The 3 Women of Mountain Man, in Perfect Harmony 2011-08-01T21:27:08Z But this a cappella group still loves its laser-pointer syllables, which arrive like cruel bullets on “Here Comes Santa Claus,” and make for a genuinely harrowing “Making Christmas.” Holiday Music for the Joyful, the Lonely and the Skeptical 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z “I remember seeing the album cover in a little punk record shop in Berkeley back in 1980,” said Mr. Madsen, a founding member of the a cappella group the Bobs. Sad and Haunted Girls Who Couldn?t Play Worth a Lick 2011-05-22T00:45:25Z The news was significantly less good for another new musical, “In Transit,” an a cappella show that grossed $257,037 in eight preview performances. ‘Hamilton’ Hits a New High: The Most Money Grossed in a Week on Broadway 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The a cappella group Pentatonix is built on the unaccompanied interplay of its five members' voices. Pentatonix has the pipes, but pop stardom can be tricky 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Wearing electric blue eyeglasses and a short, flouncy skirt, she reads a lyrical essay about teaching Italians to do the electric slide and then sings, a cappella, a song she wrote about Paris. A hipster cultural salon for the short-attention-span generation 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z There’s still the closeness of familial harmonies in an intricately arranged a cappella, “O Holy Night.” Making Merry With Music 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z “The whole appeal was in their a cappella singing,” said Robert Hurwitz, who paid only $8,000 to license the original “Le Mystère” album in America for Nonesuch, the label he then led. An ’80s rock star, a beat boxer and a Bulgarian folk choir walk into a studio 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Consisting of 11 movements for a cappella choir, it is on a scale with the great sacred works of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, though in a slightly more advanced idiom, and is quite simply beautiful. Classical Playlist: Carlos Kalmar, Alexander Lingas and More 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z One of the most popular scenes from the original was the riff-off — an a cappella battle between the Bellas and other singing groups. A word-of-mouth hit? The perfect pitch for 'Pitch Perfect 2' 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z When she went to Harvard, she continued singing, joining the Opportunes, an a cappella group. Seattle's Molly Swenson passes first Hollywood round of 'American Idol' 2011-02-14T03:04:03Z Ms. Near led an a cappella chorale of “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine” as a tribute to their 69-year marriage. Musicians Join in a Seeger Tribute at Lincoln Center 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z He then crooned a romantic Italian song and finally intoned an a cappella Russian folk song. Siberia's bleak, beautiful baritone sweeps across L.A. Opera 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Drums and trumpets accompany the procession, but she sings a cappella. You don’t have to give up restaurants, museums or shopping during Madrid’s Holy Week 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z That 2012 comedy about a female a cappella group beloved by teenage girls? A word-of-mouth hit? The perfect pitch for 'Pitch Perfect 2' 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Finally, there is an a cappella performance of the Irish song of rebellion “A Row in the Town,” and it is performed with an anger that wakens the senses as it freezes the blood. Review: A Thrilling ‘Ferryman’ Serves Up a Glorious Harvest Feast 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z This hourlong work for 12 singers has no instrumental accompaniment: Ms. Auerbach calls the work an a cappella opera. Music Review: Lera Auerbach’s Opera ‘The Blind’ at Lincoln Center Festival 2013-07-10T18:30:40Z The album opens with "Intro," a somewhat melancholic combination of piano and guitar that links perfectly to "Interlude I," an a cappella song that introduces you to Joe Newman's vocals. Review: British quartet Alt-J rides 'Wave' to US 2012-09-17T17:31:04Z And then there’s “Veronica,” a traditional a cappella performance that shows her roots in the church. The 12 greatest albums of the ’90s 2014-05-10T15:00:00Z Spirituals were sung “a cappella,” that is, without instrumental accompaniment. When gospel sermons came on the phonograph 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z Between this paternal pressure and some peer pressure from a girl who hears her singing in the shower—Kendrick has a very pleasant voice—Beca ends up in an a cappella group called “The Bellas.” Pitch Perfect: Back to School Isn't Usually This Much Fun 2012-09-27T14:00:21Z Inevitably, my afternoon dozing would be interrupted by my grandmother’s a cappella. Past Into Present: 4 Journeys That Changed Us 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z At the end of the night, Carlile closed with an a cappella version of “Amazing Grace” with the landmark venue, walled by two massive sandstone monoliths, illuminated by cellphone lights. Brandi Carlile’s Grammy dominance heartens LGBTQ fans, with her since day one 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z As the original “Shchedryk” gained prominence in the late 1910s as a popular a cappella, it wound up providing a soundtrack to tumult. ‘Carol of the Bells,’ a Christmas Staple From Ukraine, a Century Later 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z It was almost like an a cappella group. Greta Gerwig on making ‘Little Women’ ‘at the speed of life’ 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Even singers with perfect pitch depend on instrumental accompaniment to orient their pitches, so a cappella opera poses daunting challenges. ‘The Blind,’ Lera Auerbach’s Opera, Confronts Isolation 2013-07-05T17:16:44Z Later, at the University of North Carolina in the mid-1980s, he honed his stage presence as a member of the Cliffhangers, an a cappella group. QVC’s David Venable: The Man Who Helps America Cook 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z The Starbucks Chorus is a four-part harmony a cappella group of volunteer employees. Homeless will benefit from Starbucks Chorus ‘Street Requiem’ performance 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Midway through the night, E M A sang a brief a cappella solo number, which felt gimmicky, but highlighted the solidity of her melodies. Music Review: Coming Up for Air in a Suffocating Life 2011-07-24T21:49:02Z And the reason this performance is a cappella: Inmates are not permitted musical instruments. Two brothers, one Christian, one Muslim, try to bridge their worlds in 'Bars and Measures' 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z But Mr. Jones put the girls through their paces, asking them to sing a cappella versions of their songs for nearly two hours. Latest Quincy Jones Hyphenate? Manager 2013-05-21T21:43:06Z The program then turned to a cappella works, starting with Brahms’s “Celebratory and Memorial Sayings,” three rich-textured and harmonically bold late scores, followed by an elaborately contrapuntal Brahms motet. Review: Berlin Radio Choir Honors Bach and Those He Influenced 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z Ma played it a cappella — simply, evenly, beautifully. In Yo-Yo Ma concert with L.A. Chamber Orchestra, simplicity outshines the showmanship 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z A man with a guitar or a woman singing by herself a cappella. White rescues obscure blues music 2013-02-06T15:13:35Z NBC's a cappella competition show " The Sing-Off " began its second season on Monday, and Seattle's Groove For Thought was one of the 10 groups to perform for an audience and a panel of judges. Seattle group Groove For Thought competes in 'The Sing-Off' 2010-12-08T22:13:00Z After boredom set in, they began singing a cappella versions of hits to pass the time. New band of the day ? No 761: Nightbus 2010-04-07T16:03:00Z Last month, it was the men’s a cappella vocal ensemble Chanticleer. Perspective | Kennedy Center seeks creativity. Making artists into administrators may not be the answer. 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z After an a cappella audition, the R&B trio were the first act signed to Michael Jackson’s fledgling Epic-distributed imprint, MJJ Music. Charmayne 'Maxee' Maxwell of Brownstone fame dies at 46 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z When a newcomer to the world of a cappella attends the first International Championship of A Cappella Open Finals, he leaves with some questions. Seth Meyers Criticizes Trump’s Response to Crisis in Puerto Rico 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z There was a hushed, slowed-up rendition of “Be My Baby,” a Latin-flavored medley of Irving Berlin and Cole Porter standards, and a three-part a cappella rendition of “Something Wonderful” from “The King and I.” Melissa Manchester at Café Carlyle 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z And the underground a cappella slam, called the Rip-Off, hosted by a caftan-clad David Cross, might be the most memorable in the movie. 'Pitch Perfect 2' brings more lowbrow fun 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z There was a time when a cappella was one of music’s best-kept secrets. | 'Voca People': Harmonies From Outer Space 2011-07-14T21:57:24Z As content to go a cappella as they are to have accompaniment. Acoustic at the Ryman won’t change your opinions if you’re indifferent to or just plain dislike Band of Horses. Band of Horses Captures Magic of a Live Show on New Acoustic Album 2014-02-13T22:31:14Z Santa Claus makes an appearance Sunday in the Queens Botanical Garden’s tree-lighting ceremony, with seasonal songs presented by the a cappella group Rough Dozen. Spare Times for Dec. 5-Dec. 11 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Haley went with "The House of the Rising Sun" and started, bravely, a cappella. 'American Idol': Who wants to win? 2011-05-05T05:12:42Z When he saw her perform it in an arena, he was amazed when “At one point they stopped playing and were singing a cappella, and 25,000 people were singing the song.” Joe Henry and the Art of Disappearing Into a Song 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z McCartney asked fans after he and his band walked on stage singing an a cappella version of "Hey Jude." Paul McCartney plays gig at tiny London club 2010-12-17T18:01:05Z Ratliff noted that in Mr. Stanley’s a cappella rendition of the hymn “O Death,” the word “death” at one point seemed to encompass six separate notes. Ralph Stanley, bluegrass master, dies at 89 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Her previous album, "Biophilia," was thematically linked through lyrics about nature and the environment; her mostly a cappella 2004 album "Medúlla," recorded while she was pregnant, was overtly political. On 'Vulnicura,' Bjork is heavy and at her most personal 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Whatever nooks and crannies they missed were usually occupied by the different groups of musicians, including a jazz trio and an a cappella quartet performing Mr. Zorn’s compositions. The Best Art of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Ms. Uzuri began her performance offstage, singing into a microphone in wordless, a cappella peals and shaking a tambourine. Wynton Marsalis Provokes Again With Head-Scratching ‘Ever Fonky Lowdown’ 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z The final song, "Father Death Blues," is a powerful, a cappella exit from one realm to another. 'Hydrogen Jukebox' a timely illumination of the American experience 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z The dancer Israel Galván, known for his irreverent deconstructions of flamenco, has been performing some version of his a cappella work, “Solo,” since 2007; it first came to New York in 2008. A Flamenco Star’s Percussive Mastery and Insouciant Subversions 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z A recent sketch finds the two stars competing to one-up each other as two black singers performing with an otherwise all-white a cappella group. ‘Key & Peele’ to End After Its Fifth Season 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z The chorus then sang a cappella, sopranos ringing out the word “sun.” ArtsBeat Blog: Remembering September 11 With Music 2011-09-11T21:09:27Z Rather, it shows a shirtless white man in bed singing a cappella. In 2014, hip hop takes a potent stand 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Kanye also spoke at length about his “responsibility to innovate,” reminisced about working with Paul McCartney on “Only One” and even sang some of that song a cappella. A New Kanye-Rihanna Collaboration Is Coming 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Unlike the pop-diva-inspired musicals proliferating uptown, “The Whitney Album” eschews a hit catalog for a soundtrack that’s sui generis, with percussive body movements, a cappella solos and, eventually, a group singalong. Review: ‘The Whitney Album’ Looks to Theater to Remake a Painful Past 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Dave Malloy’s “Octet,” the sublime a cappella chamber opera that opened on Sunday at the Pershing Square Signature Center, is a portrait in song of perhaps the greatest David and Goliath struggle of our time. Review: The Human Voice Versus the Internet in ‘Octet’ 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Another component of her current touring band is Mountain Man, a three-woman a cappella group from Vermont. Music Review: Feist at the Brooklyn Academy of Music - Review 2011-11-03T21:20:18Z She stood at the microphone, and sang a soft a cappella verse from the 1930 song “I’ve Got a Crush on You.” Toni Morrison: First Lady of Letters 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z But “Pentatonix,” created with the producer and vocal arranger Ben Bram, closes the vent on the main point of a cappella, which is the sound of voices resonating in physical space. Review: Straight No Chaser and Pentatonix, a Cappella Sounds 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Another installment of her as Gail, the sweetly vicious a cappella commentator, arrives on Dec. 22 with “Pitch Perfect 3”; Brownstone developed and produced the “Pitch” franchise. Elizabeth Banks Was a Frustrated Actress. Now She’s a Determined Mogul. 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z But their a cappella charisma is virtually discarded after the first requisite recording booth scene, when the orchestrations go into full swing. ‘The Wanderer’ Review: A Dion Musical Hits All the Familiar Notes 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Some of the most beautiful, harmonically alluring moments in these works are the a cappella passages, like those in “Will You Be There?,” evocatively rendered by the mass choruses onstage. Music Review: Six Youth Choirs Sing From Ellington’s Sacred Concerts 2014-03-26T19:59:03Z The chorus was stunningly eloquent in the first movement’s quiet a cappella passages. ArtsBeat: Lucerne, a Wagner City, Engages in Yearlong Affair With Brahms 2011-04-13T15:18:04Z The camera gets right up close to him as, say, he stands motionless — motionless for Brown, anyway — and belts “Try Me,” a cappella. It’s Hard to Make Dignity Interesting. Chadwick Boseman Found a Way. 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z Last December, while the popular a cappella group Pentatonix was on tour with its fifth holiday album, the ensemble’s five members gathered backstage around a whiteboard to brainstorm ideas for 2022. Sleigh Bells Ring, Everyone’s Streaming: Christmas Music Is Back 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Simple motifs are slowly complicated by increasingly intricate harmonies, often sung a cappella. Art band at On the Boards is a little cryptic, but still 'Awesome' 2010-04-23T20:21:00Z Hence the Fat Amy fiasco at the top of the film, and a new arch nemesis for the Bellas to take on — the menacing German a cappella group Das Sound Machine. A word-of-mouth hit? The perfect pitch for 'Pitch Perfect 2' 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z The other new work on the program was Mr. Harris’s samba-inspired a cappella “Drinking Song” for men’s voices, set to a poem by Yeats. Review: New Amsterdam Singers Perform a Text-Inspired Concert 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Ono held the stage for the first act, building up from an a cappella opening number to a standard rock lineup to a 7-piece backing band that found its stride with funk-inspired rhythms. 2010-02-17T07:26:00Z He blends her a cappella singing with sophisticated mixes of instrumental fragments and beats gleaned, without permission, from the YouTube videos of other amateur musicians. Review: ‘Presenting Princess Shaw,’ a YouTube Star in-the-Making 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z It is almost impossible not to be amused by the cutthroat world of competitive a cappella. 'Pitch Perfect 2' brings more lowbrow fun 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Banks’ 73-minute “a cappella opera” is an astonishing work, and part of its wonder stems from its blending of some of the oldest known melodies in the world with a contemporary choral sensibility. Eric Banks: Esoterics founder an explorer of new vocal worlds 2013-05-04T14:34:47Z However, Mr. Stanley persuaded Burnette to let him perform it a cappella. Ralph Stanley, bluegrass master, dies at 89 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Magnificat, a British a cappella vocal group founded in 1991, gave a splendid noontime performance at the Church of the Epiphany downtown Tuesday, the pews and rafters vibrating sympathetically to the quintet’s exquisite intonation. A cappella group Magnificat breathes life into sacred music from 16th century Britain The Bellas want to win the national championship of a cappella. Pitch Perfect: Back to School Isn't Usually This Much Fun 2012-09-27T14:00:21Z The curtain-raising title track takes flight with Queen-ish blasts of a cappella harmony, then follows acoustic guitars and banjos as they run from a tidal wave of artificial bass. Review | New name. New sound. But the Chicks still sound like the truth. 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z And most recently, Pop Network debuted a docu-series called "Sing It On," which follows five collegiate a cappella groups. 'Pitch Perfect 2,' 'Mad Max' eye $40-million premieres 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z There's a string quartet and a thrash metal trio; a lounge band who sound like they're playing Charlie Brown themes; and an a cappella quintet who sound like a medieval Andrews Singers. John Zorn – review 2013-07-14T15:00:01Z In 1960, he became part of Charles Bridges’s Famous Blue Jay Singers, performing a cappella at schools and hotels. Otis Clay, rhythm and blues singer with unvarnished style, dies at 73 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Anna Clendening would later perform “Hallelujah” on “America’s Got Talent” and Street Corner Symphony attempted their own version on an a cappella championship “The Sing-Off.” How Pop Culture Wore Out Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z While the a cappella work is austere compared to the lush Romanticism of his virtuoso piano works, the setting of traditional texts from the canonical hours of the Russian Orthodox Church is still plenty decadent. Music Review: Clarion Choir in Rachmaninoff’s Vespers 2014-01-02T22:39:23Z I don’t exactly spread this around, for obvious reasons, but I sang in a coed a cappella group in college. Singing Together Again at a Broadway Reunion 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z The sounds of smacking lips and sizzling chicken were briefly interrupted by an enthusiastic a cappella group at a Chick-fil-A in Nashville earlier this month. Worship group stops at Chick-fil-A, busts out viral rendition of 'Lean on Me' 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z And when she started “Rolling in the Deep” a cappella, letting her voice pour into the arena, she was authoritative, not abrading her voice but basking in the song’s sorrowful accusations. Critic?s Notebook: Whitney Houston?s Death Casts Shadow on Grammys 2012-02-13T05:31:15Z It begins with Radie Peat singing a cappella, insisting “tell this world that I died for love.” Karol G and Romeo Santos’s Sensual Goodbye, and 10 More New Songs 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z “They’re singing it a cappella, there’s no band playing. It’s just people’s voices around you, in the dark,” he told the Guardian in 2015. Garrison Keillor: the downfall of a beloved figure accused of misconduct 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Many consist of simple a cappella recordings of the artist’s untrained, but inoffensive, singing voice, played in weird and wonderful locations, like a Tesco supermarket in Manchester, Helsinki Central Station or the Acropolis. Special Report: An Artist Whose Work 'Sounds Like Stars' 2010-10-13T13:00:00Z New York-based a cappella ensemble Pomerium treated Library of Congress visitors Saturday afternoon to a celebratory program of Renaissance music that was as hauntingly emotional in performance as it was cerebral. For Pomerium, complex music but wonderfully simple performance 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Roomful, an a cappella octet founded in 2009, is a veritable repository of such practices, using amplification and close miking to artistic effect. Review: Roomful of Teeth Stretches for a Piano Premiere 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Most of the numbers are performed a cappella, though occasionally a guy or a gal seizes a guitar. ‘Gertrude Stein Saints!’ Sets Vivid Words to Music 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z “They sang ‘I Promise to Remember,’ a cappella,” Mr. Hauser said. Tim Hauser, founder of the Grammy-winning vocal group Manhattan Transfer, dies at 72 Founded in 1999, the a cappella ensemble Blue Heron has been hailed as America’s version of the 40-year-old Tallis Scholars, leaders in early vocal music, and famously noted by New Yorker critic Alex Ross. It’s choral early-music season in Seattle 2013-12-04T21:34:29Z The Amazing Floating Man, aimed at the banking industry, is performed a cappella, making every cutting word pin-sharp; Beautiful Hopeful acerbically advises aspiring singers to "play it pretty like a good girl should". Thea Gilmore – review 2013-07-12T17:57:12Z The couple met at Penn’s Hillel when she was among the first-year students that he recruited for the Shabbatones, an a cappella group. Marlee Stesin, Ezra Margolin 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z To hear her a cappella version of “Danny Boy” was to be transported to an ethereal plateau under a canopy of stars. Music Review: Judy Collins at Café Carlyle 2012-09-13T22:28:23Z The sequel, which was directed by Elizabeth Banks and has a rather loose definition of a cappella, ahem, cost roughly $29 million to make, about 70 percent more than the original. Anna Kendrick on ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ and Not Trying Too Hard 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z "Whenever you get a group of a cappella worship leaders together it’s hard for us not to sing together," Jones says. Worship group stops at Chick-fil-A, busts out viral rendition of 'Lean on Me' 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Segregation still reigned in his youth, though, and after Mr. Hines sneaks a story about that into the show, stunning the audience into silence, he begins the next song a cappella. Review: ‘Maurice Hines Tappin’ Thru Life,’ a Jazz- and Tap-Filled Journey Through the Past 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z What felt missing from much of the concert was the raw spirit of adventure that typifies Mr. McFerrin’s performances, and especially his solo a cappella work. Music Review: Bobby McFerrin and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra 2012-09-14T22:53:19Z But Ms. Vincent chooses to perform “His Promised Land,” one of her own, in the soberest of a cappella arrangements, testifying in a properly awe-struck tone. Playlist : New Music From Baroness, Rhoda Vincent, Shintaro Sakamoto 2012-07-20T17:18:02Z Joy Williams, from the Civil Wars, brought out the theological odyssey of “The Sound of Silence” with a meticulous arrangement that moved from a violin drone to folk-rock to stark a cappella harmonies. Music Review: Tuneful Paul Simon Tribute Bridges Decades 2014-04-01T22:19:25Z They caught a No. 2 train at 14th Street nearby, where Blackout, an a cappella group, Mr. Williams had hired, also got on posing as passengers. Making Googly Eyes on a Rush-Hour Train 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z Is she basically a singer of the a cappella, sean-nos Irish folk song in expanded form? Music Review: Sinead O?Connor at the Highline Ballroom 2012-02-26T21:35:23Z So do the songs peppering the narrative, sung a cappella. Review: A Woman Grows Up in ‘Employee of the Year’ 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Dedicated to contemporary music, this a cappella chamber chorus has become known for its innovative programs. 6 Seattle-area classical music picks for fall 2023 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Lady Gaga has made waves in the past for her stripped-down performances and impromptu a cappella moments, where she’s let her bare voice move a crowd. Lady Gaga ditches the mic on 'Fly Me to the Moon' and shouts out the trans community in jazzy Vegas return 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z In reality, “DJ Crazy Times” — dressed in his signature black vest and baggy pants — was Gordon, who first developed the character in his college a cappella group as a David Guetta-esque DJ. Why you can’t get ‘Planet of the Bass,’ the playful ’90s Eurodance parody, out of your head 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z “I’d been to, like, three singing lessons at this point, and they wanted me to do a song, in person, a cappella,” she recalled. Daisy Jones & the Nicks: Stevie Nicks says TV series made her 'feel like a ghost' 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z At the University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in history, Khosla joined an a cappella group called Off the Beat, where he started writing vocal arrangements for the 15-person ensemble. The haunting melodies on 'Only Murders in the Building' have roots in Indian film and Hindi songs 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z While performing a haunting a cappella rendition of Bob Marley’s once-banned song “War,” she began tearing up a picture of Pope John Paul II on camera. Sinéad O’Connor fans gather in late singer's Irish hometown for heartfelt seaside sendoff 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z She was supposed to sing Dylan’s “I Believe in You,” but switched to an a cappella version of Bob Marley’s “War,” which she had sung on “Saturday Night Live.” Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies at 56 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Because Pentatonix couldn’t record together due to social distancing, the five-member a cappella group laid down tracks separately, having learned how to use digital audio technology. Scott Hoying of Pentatonix celebrates love, goes solo with seven-track debut ‘Parallel’ 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z On a sweltering afternoon, the group, which calls themselves Malaya Lolas or Free Grandmothers in Filipino, gathered as they have for decades to sing their story in slow a cappella verses. Comfort women: Last of Japan's WW2 sex slaves sing 'forget us not' 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z I hadn’t sang publicly since my college a cappella days some 20 years ago, an experience that inspired me to write the book “Pitch Perfect,” which in turn inspired three films. The choir that saved my life 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z “Oh say, can you see, by the blood in the streets,” Scott began a cappella to the tune of the original anthem, but she slowed its cadence, letting each word reverberate through the arena. Jill Scott's remixed national anthem goes viral after performance at Essence Festival 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Even after her mic stopped working, the “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd” artist managed to lead the crowd in an a cappella rendition of her 2012 song “Video Games.” Lydia Tár would've hated Cate Blanchett's Glastonbury dance. But the crowd loved it 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z The three of them begin soulfully crooning an a cappella version of “Made You Look,” the hit single Ms. Trainor released in the fall, nailing every note for about half a minute. TikTok Is Our DJ Now. It’s Playing a Lot of Meghan Trainor. 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z After-dinner entertainment also included Penn Masala, a South Asian a cappella group founded by students at the University of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. India’s Modi brings comedy game to big White House dinner in his honor 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z After dinner, guests will enjoy music by American violinist Joshua Bell; Penn Masala, a South Asian a cappella group founded by students at the University of Pennsylvania; and the U.S. Plant-based courses of millet, stuffed mushrooms on White House state dinner menu for India 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Thousands gathered on the White House South Lawn for the welcoming ceremony, listening to performances by violinist Vibha Janakiraman and the a cappella group Penn Masala. Biden and Modi cheer booming economic ties in visit that also reckoned with India’s record on rights 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z After-dinner entertainment was from American violinist Joshua Bell; Penn Masala, a South Asian a cappella group founded by students at the University of Pennsylvania; and the U.S. Human rights in the air, millet and mushrooms on the plates at the White House dinner for India 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Thousands gathered on the White House South Lawn ahead of the formal welcoming ceremony, listening to performances by violinist Vibha Janakiraman and the a cappella group Penn Masala as they waited for Modi’s arrival. India’s Modi is getting a state visit with Biden, but the glitz is shadowed by human rights concerns 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Joshua Bell, the Grammy-winning violinist, will perform, as will Penn Masala, a South Asian a cappella group founded by students at the University of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Biden Plans Lavish Formal Welcome for Modi as He Seeks to Bolster Ties 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z I’d been to, like, three singing lessons at this point, and they wanted me to do a song, in person, a cappella. Riley Keough, Emily Blunt, Kathryn Hahn and more reveal their particular set of skills 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z It also marked a full circle moment for Lee, who — yes, this is true — auditioned to be in O-Town while a student and member of an a cappella group at the University of Pennsylvania. O-Town. Hoobastank. Tori Amos. Inside 'Beef's' nostalgic needle drops 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Margo Price sang an a cappella version of “Tears of Rage.” Victims of Nashville school shooting honored in somber vigil 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z As she sang the verse a cappella, a hush fell over the crowd, and critics were mesmerized by her confidence and vocal control. Carol Sloane, jazz singer of late-blooming acclaim, dies at 85 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z I unleashed my best a cappella version of The Temptations’ “My Girl.” Atonio Mafi NFL draft diary: Shrine Bowl features high notes, on and off the field 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Crosby’s own pick for his debut’s high point was the album’s haunting a cappella coda, which he called “probably the best piece of music I ever thought up” in a 2021 interview with The Times. David Crosby: 12 essential songs 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z She laughed as an a cappella group sang “O Christmas Tree” behind her. ‘The weight of being a Black student feels so heavy right now’ 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Join Seattle Unity for an evening of contemplative a cappella music in honor of the season and the solstice at 7 p.m. What to do around Seattle this week: A Bonsai Solstice, holiday happenings and more 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z One song, for example, is based on Maya Angelou’s book “Mom & Me & Mom,” about Angelou’s relationship with her mother, and will be done in an a cappella, women’s choir style, Rhodes said. Seattle musician’s project: Songs about the lives of women of color throughout history 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Students responded by singing an a cappella version, and members of the Student Government Association requested a meeting with Yow to ask her to repeal the ban. After a lengthy ban, the ‘Hey’ song is back at Maryland sporting events 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z “You sing them a cappella because they want to get your take, your vocal take,” said Shannon. ‘George & Tammy’ pulls back the curtain on country icons 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z |
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