ICCA Finals
Amanda Grish
up its eighth season this spring with the tournament's final round in
New York City. We invite you to join us for an afternoon of incredible
performances by our top seven collegiate a cappella groups in the
world.
THE EVENT
WHAT: ICCA International Finals
WHERE: Town Hall Theater, 123 W. 43rd Street, New York, NY
WHEN: April 25 at 2 p.m.
TICKETS: Available through Ticketmaster or at
www.varsityvocals.com/icca
*Book your seats now, as space is extremely limited!
WHO:
Mt. San Antonio College Fermata Nowhere, West Region Champions,
Walnut, CA
Millikin University OneVoice, Midwest Region Champions, Decatur, IL
Virginia Tech Juxtaposition, South Region Champions, Blacksburg, VA
Syracuse University Mandarins, MidAtlantic Region Champions, Syracuse,
NY
Cornell University Chordials, Northeast Region Champions, Ithaca, NY
McGill University Effusion, New England Region Champions, Montreal,
Canada
National Cheng Kung University H202, Taiwan
HOSTED BY: The award-winning professional a cappella group, Toxic
Audio
JUDGES:
Dr. Gene Brooks
Executive Director, American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
Steven Jamison
of the Society for the Preservation & Encouragement of Barber Shop
Quartet Singing in America (SPEBSQSA)
Jeff Thacher
of the professional ensemble, Rockapella
Anders Jalkeus
of the internationally acclaimed Swedish jazz ensemble, The Real Group
SPECIAL: MTV will be there, taping parts of the event for a special
feature on the ICCA!
WHO WE ARE
Each year, the 25-show tournament brings together more than 1,500
college a cappella singers in hundreds of groups from across the
United States, Canada, and Asia. Out of the 300 groups who apply to
compete, only seven groups – representing the South, New England,
MidAtlantic, Northeast, Midwest, West, and Asia – have advanced to the
finals, held on April 25 in New York City's Town Hall Theater. There,
they will compete for cash prizes and the title of International
Champion.
In a time when American Idol is the hottest show on television, the
popularity of this vocal music competition continues to grow,
garnering attention from the New York Times, the Today Show, and MTV.
The number of college a cappella groups is also growing, from only 150
groups in the mid-'80s to 900 groups registered in the U.S. and Canada
today, with hundreds more forming worldwide.
Already the largest a cappella competition in the world, the ICCA
expands this year to include a sister tournament in Asia, whose
finalist, a group called H202 from National Cheng Kung University in
Taiwan, will appear in this year's finals. Next year, the tournament
will expand to include high school groups.
The ICCA is a production of Varsity Vocals, an educational
organization dedicated to promoting a lifelong interest in vocal
music. Other Varsity Vocals programs include the Varsity Vocals
Scholarship as well as the Best of College A Cappella (BOCA) and Best
of High School A Cappella (BOHSA) compilation discs.
WEB SITES
International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella
www.varsityvocals.com/icca
Varsity Vocals www.varsityvocals.com
Mainely A Cappella www.a-cappella.com
Cornell University Chordials www.chordials.com
Virginia Tech Juxtaposition www.vtjuxta.com
McGill University Effusion www.effusion.ca
Toxic Audio www.toxicaudio.com
Rockapella www.rockapella.com
American Choral Directors Association www.acdaonline.org
Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet
Singing in America www.spebsqsa.org
The Real Group www.realgroup.se
OPPORTUNITIES
For more information about opportunities to support or be involved in
the ICCA, including judge training, corporate sponsorship, advertising
and production, please visit www.varsityvocals.com/icca Or, you can
pick up a copy of the newly released BOCA 2004, available now at
www.a-cappella.com
On behalf of the ICCA and our sponsor, Mainely A Cappella, I'd like to
thank you for your continued support of our programs. I'd also like to
extend my most sincere congratulations and thanks to all the groups
involved in our tournament this year. We've had an incredibly high
level of talent and professionalism, and our shows are of a higher
quality because of your involvement.
I hope you'll join us for the finals and for our regional events next
year. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, concerns or
ideas.
Sincerely,
Amanda Grish
ICCA Executive Director
1547 N. North Park Ave. #1
Chicago, Illinois 60610
312.787.0628
varsityvocals.com/icca
Rob Newman
Andrew Chaikin (aka Kid Beyond) will be performing at the ICCA Finals
this Sunday in New York City! Kid Beyond is a former member of the
House Jacks and has shared the stage with James Brown, LL Cool J, Ray
Charles, and Crosby Stills and Nash.
So in addition to performances by our top seven international groups
we will have Kid Beyond and Toxic Audio performing; Anders Jalkeus of
the Real Group, Jeff Thacher of Rockapella, the ACDA, and SPEBSQSA
judging; and MTV filming for an upcoming segment on the ICCA!
Visit www.varsityvocals.com/icca or Ticketmaster for tickets today.
- Rob Newman
ICCA Producer
ICCA Headquarters
312.787.0628