Word: cappella
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...You’ve heard of the Fallbacks?” its members ask, laughing incredulously. The newest addition to the a cappella circuit may well be modest: its members met while unsuccessfully auditioning for Harvard’s established a cappella groups last fall. Still, they were eager to continue singing, and thus the Fallbacks were born...
...ensemble has already performed with the community service program MIHNUET, in a coffee house on Newbury Street, in Weld Hall on Freshmen Parents’ Weekend, a few times in the Straus Common Room and, yes, even on the T. They rehearse good, ol’ a cappella favorites three times a week and have additional “sectionals” for each voice part...
...group was originally intended as a bridge for its members to someday break into Harvard’s established a cappella groups. It hasn’t been smooth sailing for these rookies, though. The Independent, for example, dismissed the Fallbacks as merely for “students who are interested in music and didn’t quite fit into the established a cappella scene.” As group member Gavitt A. Woodard ’06 says, this made them seem like a “bunch of incompetents clapping in time...
...singers admit that developing their sound has been difficult, as none have previously been involved in a cappella. No one really knew, for instance, how to organize a rehearsal. Catherine “Cathy” A. Cohn ’06 says that without a cappella experience, she sometimes doesn’t know her pitches. But still, “it’s really easy to just find a note that works,” she says...
COED NAKED A CAPPELLA. The rivalry returns to the stage as two of Harvard’s most renowned coed a cappella groups offer a night of high-energy performances, though without nudity. The Callbacks and the Opportunes will both feature innovative new arrangements and their trademark soulful styles. Friday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets $10 general, $7 for students/senior citizens, and available through the Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222, or from any Callback/Opportune. Sanders Theater, Memorial Hall...