Word: capella
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...that’s pressure. There are some extraordinarily gifted people here, but ultimately all the a capella jams and orchestra concerts they put on are little more than glorified talent shows. We know they’re good, but few know when (or if) they make a mistake. And when they do, hundreds of people don’t groan in disappointment, and those rooting for them to fail don’t cheer with glee...
Asked to reflect on her first-year at Harvard, Andrea M. Ellwood ’06, whose outside commitments include singing a capella in the Veritones and tutoring, responds without hesitation that it was in an extracurricular activity that she discovered her niche. “My a capella group was what made this year amazing,” Ellwood says. “The friendship that I got out of that...really brought me into the College more than any of my classes...
...Jackson ’03 echoes this sentiment as he considers his most rewarding college experience. For a linguistics paper this year, he was able apply his knowledge of vocal percussion, an education he developed singing co-ed a capella with the Callbacks...
...massive increase in the arts has been demonstrated campus-wide—from skyrocketing enrollment in extracurricular dance courses (more than 600 Harvard affiliates now take dance classes through the University) to the emergence of new choral and a capella groups (interest in participation has expanded beyond the dozen already on campus). The ever more competitive admissions process has helped fuel this expanding interest in the arts; it is rare to find a Harvard first-year with no artistic background or training. An increasingly well-rounded—and often determined—student body has led to a flurry...
...number probably isn’t important. Everything about this band is subject to fluctuate or move without prior notice: the musicians, the instruments and, most recently, their billing in Harvard Yard between two a capella groups for Arts First weekend...