Word: capellas
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Chopra points out that dozen-member a capella groups often occupy JCRs and other shared rehearsal spaces for three to four consecutive hours. On a campus where performing arts groups struggle to find adequate meeting space on short notice, such long rehearsals aggravate the space crunch...
...other singing groups are shut out of Sanders entirely. Sanders Theater is reserved for a capella groups nine weekends out of the year, allowing each group a solo concert and one shared with someone else...
Weekend nights not used by a capella or faculty-conducted bands are given to visiting professional groups, says Memorial Hall Program Manager Julie Hennrikus. Hennrikus says that student groups account for about 40 percent of the shows at Sanders Theater, but points out that most student groups will only perform on weekends, whereas many professional events occur on weeknights...
...capella also requires little rehearsal time, essential for a venue like Sanders that serves as a lecture space until 2 p.m. on weekdays...
...Chopra complains that Sanders should focus on undergraduate performance by bands and improv groups, not just a capella...