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...choirs do not exist without an uneasy competitiveness. Like the a cappella groups, there is a perceived hierarchy among the Holden groups. Susmita Pati '92, a member of the Collegium, says that traditionally women have opted to join Collegium over the RCS. This year, Pati says, Marvin told her that many men chose to join Collegium rather than the Glee Club. In the past, Glee Club has received the most respect of campus choral groups, being the oldest university choir in America...
Members are quick to emphasize the differences between them and the a cappella groups. The choral groups give "much less individual recognition" than a cappella groups, says Flynn. "People don't sing solos and don't walk to the front of the stage making jokes. It's really something humbling when your voice has to blend in with others." Although she says that, "Concerts are a special highly charged event,"Flynn is quick to point out that the "bestmemories of Collegium come from rehearsals...
According to Roman, "it's hard to compete witha cappella music, which is very fun." Andseveral choir members commented that it isdifficult but possible to be in both a choralgroup and an a cappella ensemble. "TheVeritones are the one group that traditionallyworks their schedule around ours," says Roman. Asa result of the flexibility shown by theVeritones, eight of them also sung in choralgroups last year...
...three co-ed a cappella groups, who might be expected to feel competitive with one another, are sponsoring a joint jam this December. The Christmas concert marks the first combined effort of the ensembles independent of the Freshman Jam. Hunter says she thinks this event is indicative of a new spirit of cooperation among Harvard's singing groups. Though she acknowledges that "recognition is something [a cappella groups] have to fight for," Hunter says that the various performers "are finally supporting each other instead of competing." Krochuk says he has noticed that trend himself...
Park says she hopes that all the a cappella groups will support each other more in the future. She says she hopes that Harvard will someday form an umbrella a cappella organization similar to the one at Yale, which coordinates concerts and regulates auditions...