List of collegiate a cappella groups
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This is an incomplete list of a cappella
musical groups at colleges or universities.
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
musical groups at colleges or universities.
Group name | Institution | Membership | Website |
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The Academical Village People The Academical Village People The Academical Village People is an all-male a cappella group at the University of Virginia founded in 1993 by a group of people who vowed to "never take themselves too seriously." They set themselves apart from other groups by being able to keep professional while maintaining their lax attitude,... |
University of Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson... |
All-male | www.avpmusic.com |
Acasola Acasola Acasola A Cappella is an co-ed a cappella group at the California State University, Northridge. Founded in 2006, the group has participated in and has earned numerous awards from competitions like the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella and USC's Absolut A Cappella contest... |
California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States.... |
Co-ed | www.acasola.org |
The Accafellas Accafellas The Accafellas are an all-male, collegiate a cappella group from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. Founded in 1996, the group typically has eight singers. The Accafellas have released five CD's to date, and are currently producing a sixth... |
Michigan State University Michigan State University Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,... |
All-male | www.msuaccafellas.com |
The Amalgamates Amalgamates The Amalgamates are the premier coed collegiate a cappella group at Tufts University in Medford, MA.With members from all over the United States and the world, the "Mates" have a tradition of musical excellence represented by both the current singers and a network of over 150 alumni worldwide... |
Tufts University Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France... |
Co-ed | www.tufts.edu |
Amazin' Blue Amazin' Blue Amazin' Blue is the oldest existing inclusive mixed-voice a cappella ensemble affiliated with University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. The school colors of University of Michigan-Ann Arbor are maize and blue; "Amazin' Blue" is a pun on these colors. Amazin' Blue numbers one hundred eighty-two total... |
University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... |
Co-ed | www.umuac.org/amazin |
Bathtub Dogs Bathtub Dogs The is a student-run, all-male a cappella group, and officially Recognized Student Organization at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, NE. They perform a cappella adaptations of a mix of rock, R&B, and pop music... |
University of Nebraska - Lincoln | All-male | www.bathtubdogs.com |
The Beelzebubs Beelzebubs The Beelzebubs, frequently referred to as "The Bubs", are an all-male a cappella group from Tufts University that performs a mix of pop, rock, R&B, and other types of music while spreading their motto of "Fun through Song." They have toured in Europe, Asia, and North America, and they competed in... |
Tufts University Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France... |
All-male | www.bubs.com |
Berkeley Dil Se Berkeley Dil Se Dil Se is a coed South Asian a cappella group based in the University of California, Berkeley. It ranks as one of the top South Asian a cappella group in the nation after placing first at Anahat 2008 and Gathe Raho 2009... |
University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA... |
Co-ed | www.dilseberkeley.com |
Brothas from Otha Mothas (BFOM) | University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los... |
all-male | www.brothasfom.com |
Brown Sugar Brown Sugar (a cappella) Brown Sugar is the nation's first co-ed South Asian a cappella group, hailing from Northwestern University. Brown Sugar is one of the most competitive South Asian a cappella group in the nation and two-time champions of Gathe Raho, the national South Asian a cappella competition at the University... |
Northwestern University Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees.... |
co-ed | www.brownsugarnu.com |
The Brown Derbies The Brown Derbies The Brown Derbies is an all-male a capella group at Brown University. They were established in 1982 and have released ten albums. They sing a variety of different genres, ranging from Rock, to Barbershop, to R&B and are known in the a cappella community for their unique use of syllables in the... |
Brown University Brown University Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,... |
All-male | www.brownderbies.com |
Casual Harmony Casual Harmony -History:Casual Harmony is the first all-male contemporary a cappella group at one of the oldest universities in the nation. The group was founded at Rutgers University in the fall of 2003 by then sophomore David Rabizadeh.... |
Rutgers University Rutgers University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American... |
All-male | www.casualharmony.com |
Cayuga's Waiters Cayuga's Waiters Cayuga's Waiters is the oldest a cappella group at Cornell University. Formed in 1949 as a subset of the Cornell University Glee Club, the group disassociated from the Glee Club in 1956... |
Cornell University Cornell University Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions... |
All-male | www.cayugaswaiters.com |
Chai-Town Chai-Town Chai-Town is an all male South Asian a cappella group based in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Chai-Town specializes in mixing Indian and American songs and they are especially famous for their Antics on stage.- History :... |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system... |
All-male | www.chaitown.org |
Chattertocks | Brown University Brown University Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,... |
All-female | students.brown.edu/Chattertocks |
The Georgetown Chimes The Georgetown Chimes Founded in 1946, The Georgetown Chimes are Georgetown University's oldest a cappella singing group. They are all male.- History :The Georgetown Chimes are an accident of Yale's and GU's athletic policies from the time of World War II. Yale senior and back-up quarterback Francis E... |
Georgetown University Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States... |
All-male | www.georgetownchimes.org |
Chorallaries of MIT | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in... |
Co-ed | choral.scripts.mit.edu/wp |
The Chordials Chordials The Chordials are a co-ed a cappella group at Cornell University that perform a mix of rock, soul, R&B, and pop music.-History:The Cornell Chordials were founded in 1997 by Elana Wolff... |
Cornell University Cornell University Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions... |
Co-ed | www.chordials.com |
The Chorduroys Chorduroys The Chorduroys are an all-male, collegiate a cappella group from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. Originally founded under the name of Chaos in 1996, they decided to change their name to be consistent with the a cappella tradition of having a cheesy musical double entendre for a name... |
Lafayette College Lafayette College Lafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter,son of General Andrew Porter of Norristown and citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832... |
All-male | www.lafayettechorduroys.org |
The Clef Hangers UNC Clef Hangers The UNC Clef Hangers is the oldest a cappella group at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sponsored by the UNC General Alumni Association, the group was founded by Tom Terrell and Barry Saunders in 1977, and was originally called the Morrison Dorm Singers.The first Clef Hangers... |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States... |
All-male | www.clefhangers.com |
Compulsive Lyres Compulsive Lyres The Compulsive Lyres is an a cappella group at the University of Michigan students. The group comprises both music and non-music majors and sings various arrangements of rock, jazz, pop, and R&B songs.... |
University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... |
Co-ed | www.compulsivelyres.com |
The Crosbys Binghamton Crosbys The Binghamton Crosbys are an all-male a cappella group at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York. They are a four-time national championship finalist and also 2003 winner of the ICCA, International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella... |
Binghamton University Binghamton University Binghamton University, also formally called State University of New York at Binghamton, , is a public research university in the State of New York. The University is one of the four university centers in the State University of New York system... |
All-male | www.thecrosbys.com |
The Dear Abbeys Boston University Dear Abbeys The Boston University Dear Abbeys, or Dear Abbeys, are an all male a cappella group from Boston University. Since their founding in 1992, the singers have gained a reputation in the Boston area for "their energetic style of live performance, which blends musical precision with a lighthearted stage... |
Boston University Boston University Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers... |
All-male | www.dearabbeys.com |
Deep Treble Deep Treble Deep Treble is a co-ed a cappella group at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. The group was founded in September, 1998 by Hanna Schwartz, a then-sophomore in Rutgers College and Jordan Ullman, a then-graduate student at the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education. It was the first co-ed A... |
Rutgers University Rutgers University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American... |
Co-ed | www.rudeeptreble.com |
Dicks and Janes Dicks and Janes Dicks and Janes is one of the 12 officially recognized a cappella groups of the University of Michigan, according to the Michigan A Cappella Council. Created in 1998, the group continues to perform a cappella music in Ann Arbor, MI and around the country, as well as in the International... |
University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... |
Co-ed | www.dicksandjanes.com |
The Din & Tonics Harvard Din & Tonics The Harvard Din & Tonics are a five-part jazz a cappella group from Harvard University, founded in 1979.- History :The group was founded in 1979 as a public service project of the Phillips Brooks House Association at Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, performing for the university... |
Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country... |
All-male | www.dins.com |
The Dissipated Eight Dissipated Eight Middlebury's Dissipated Eight, also known as the D8, is the oldest a cappella group at Middlebury College. The group performs both nationally and internationally, at private venues, colleges, and high schools alike. Over the years, the group has arranged numerous contemporary and modern pieces, and... |
Middlebury College Middlebury College Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,400 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts,... |
All-male | www.dissipatedeight.com |
The Dreamers of Phi Mu Alpha | Penn State | All-male | www.thedreamersonline.com |
The Duke's Men of Yale The Duke's Men of Yale The Duke's Men of Yale are an all-male a cappella singing group at Yale University. Named after Basil Duke Henning, the master of Saybrook College, a past Whiffenpoof, and member of Wolf's Head, the group was founded in 1952, initially as an octet of underclassmen in Saybrook... |
Yale University Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States... |
All-male | www.yale.edu/dukesmen |
The Earth Tones | University at Albany | All-male | www.etones.org |
Emocapella Emocapella Emocapella is a critically acclaimed formerly all-male but co-ed since 2010 collegiate a cappella group at the George Washington University. Emocapella was founded in October 2001 by Eric Denman and Dan Riesser, GW sophomores at the time, who wanted to form a group that purposefully deviated from... |
George Washington University George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States... |
All-male | www.gwemocapella.com |
Exit 245 Exit 245 Exit 245 is an all male a cappella group at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia that was founded in 1997. The group was named after the exit off I-81 where the University is located. Exit performs as many shows as its members' schedules during the school year permit... |
James Madison University James Madison University James Madison University is a public coeducational research university located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the university has undergone four name changes before settling with James Madison University... |
All-male | www.exit245.com |
The Footnotes Princeton Footnotes The Princeton Footnotes is a traditional all-male a cappella group from Princeton University in Princeton, NJ . The Footnotes is a student-run, semi-professional performing group... |
Princeton University Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution.... |
All-male | www.princeton.edu/~footnote |
The Hangovers The Hangovers The Hangovers are a subset of the Cornell University Glee Club, the oldest student organization at Cornell University, and were themselves founded in 1968. The Hangovers' repertoire consists mainly of popular songs arranged for a cappella by members and alumni of the group, but they also perform... |
Cornell University Cornell University Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions... |
All-male | www.hangovers.com |
Stanford Harmonics Stanford Harmonics The Stanford Harmonics are a coeducational a cappella group from Stanford University in the United States, known for their rock repertoire and award-winning recordings. They have garnered international recognition for their performances, and have been featured on BOCA, Sing, and Voices Only a... |
Stanford University Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San... |
Co-ed | www.stanfordharmonics.com |
Heinz Chapel Choir Heinz Chapel Choir The Heinz Chapel Choir is an internationally-known mixed a cappella choir from the University of Pittsburgh founded in 1938 which draws its members from the University's student body. They give their performances in the Heinz Memorial Chapel... |
University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of... |
Co-ed | www.pitt.edu/~heinzcc |
The Hullabahoos Hullabahoos The Hullabahoos are a student-run, all-male a cappella group at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The group was founded in 1987 by Halsted Sullivan and continues to be one of the premier men's groups in the country, having recorded 15 studio albums as of early 2007 and performed for... |
University of Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson... |
All-male | www.hullabahoos.com |
The Idlers The Idlers The Idlers of the United States Coast Guard Academy are an all-male collegiate a cappella ensemble specializing in the performance of sea shanties and patriotic music.-Overview:... |
United States Coast Guard Academy United States Coast Guard Academy Founded in 1876, the United States Coast Guard Academy is the military academy of the United States Coast Guard. Located in New London, Connecticut, it is the smallest of the five federal service academies... |
All-male | www.cgidlers.com |
Iowa Intersection Iowa Intersection Intersection is the all-male a cappella group from the University of Iowa. The group performs a mixture of pop, rock, r&b, and indie music, utilizing a mixture of original and professional arrangements. Intersection is well known through the student body for performing at Dance Marathon and... |
University of Iowa University of Iowa The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees... |
All-male | www.uiowa.edu/~isection |
Kauppakorkeakoulun Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat Kauppakorkeakoulun Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat The Helsinki Academic Male Choir KYL is an academic men's choir based in Helsinki, Finland. The choir is associated with Aalto University, and the ensemble consist mainly of students and alumni of the university. The choir was founded in 1949. Since 1997 the artistic director of KYL has been Matti... |
Aalto University School of Economics | All-male | www.kyl.fi |
Kopitonez Kopitonez Kopitonez Asian Interest A Cappella is one of the 15 officially recognized a cappella groups of the University of Michigan, according to the Michigan A Cappella Council.-History:Kopitonez was founded in 1998 at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor... |
University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... |
Co-ed | www.umich.edu/~ktonez |
The Krokodiloes Krokodiloes The Harvard Krokodiloes are Harvard University's oldest a cappella singing group, founded in 1946. Four members of the Hasty Pudding Club at 12 Holyoke Street, popular for its all-male, burlesque musical theatre productions, began singing popular hits of their time in four-part harmony... |
Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country... |
All-male | www.kroks.com |
The Logarhythms | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in... |
All-male | www.mitlogs.com |
The Maccabeats The Maccabeats The Maccabeats are an all-male college a cappella group from Yeshiva University noted for their 2010 Hanukkah song "Candlelight".-Career:The group released its first album, Voices from the Heights, in March 2010. In November 2010, they released "Candlelight", a Hanukkah-themed single directed by... |
Yeshiva University Yeshiva University Yeshiva University is a private university in New York City, with six campuses in New York and one in Israel. Founded in 1886, it is a research university ranked as 45th in the US among national universities by U.S. News & World Report in 2012... |
All-male | www.maccabeats.com |
UW MadHatters | University of Wisconsin-Madison | All-male | www.uwmadhatters.com |
Magevet Magevet Magevet, Yale's "first, best, and only" Jewish a cappella singing group and "one of the finest collegiate a cappella groups in the nation", was founded in 1993 at Yale University. The group's repertoire includes liturgical, traditional, and modern arrangements of Jewish, Hebrew, and Israeli songs... |
Yale University Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States... |
Co-ed | www.magevet.com |
The Meddiebempsters | Bowdoin College Bowdoin College Bowdoin College , founded in 1794, is an elite private liberal arts college located in the coastal Maine town of Brunswick, Maine. As of 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranks Bowdoin 6th among liberal arts colleges in the United States. At times, it was ranked as high as 4th in the country. It is... |
All-male | www.meddiebempsters.com |
MIT Resonance | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in... |
Co-ed | resonance.mit.edu |
UC Men's Octet University of California Men's Octet The UC Men’s Octet, sometimes termed the Cal Men’s Octet or the UC Berkeley Men’s Octet, is an eight-member male a cappella group at the University of California, Berkeley. Founded in 1948, the group’s broad repertoire features several genres of music including barbershop, doo-wop, pop and... |
University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA... |
All-male | www.mensoctet.berkeley.edu |
Nassoons | Princeton University Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution.... |
All-male | www.princeton.edu/~nassoons |
The New Blue The New Blue of Yale The New Blue of Yale University is the oldest undergraduate female a cappella group in the Ivy League. Founded in 1969 as Yale's first women's organization of any kind, The New Blue has almost four decades of professional entertainment and inspiring musicality... |
Yale University Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States... |
All-female | www.yale.edu/newblue |
Not Too Sharp Not Too Sharp Not Too Sharp is an all-male a cappella group from the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire, USA. Begun in 2002, the 10-12 man group performs live on the college campus, at other groups’ venues, and in the New Hampshire community. Their annual benefit show supports the American... |
University of New Hampshire University of New Hampshire The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is... |
All-male | www.not2sharp.com |
Noteworthy Noteworthy (vocal group) Noteworthy is a nine-member, female a cappella group based in Provo, Utah. All members attend Brigham Young University and are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They appeared on the first season of NBC's a cappella competition reality show The Sing-Off in 2009.... |
Brigham Young University Brigham Young University Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students... |
All-female | |
The Octāves The Octaves The Octāves is a student-run, all-male a cappella group from the University of Richmond. It is the school's oldest a cappella group, forming in the spring of 1990... |
University of Richmond University of Richmond The University of Richmond is a selective, private, nonsectarian, liberal arts university located on the border of the city of Richmond and Henrico County, Virginia. The University of Richmond is a primarily undergraduate, residential university with approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate... |
All-male | www.richmondoctaves.com |
On a Sensual Note On a Sensual Note On a Sensual Note is the all-male collegiate a cappella singing ensemble of American University. Founded in the fall of 1996, OASN is the University's oldest a cappella ensemble. The ensemble performs regularly at campus events, tours and visits other schools and participates in regional festivals... |
American University American University American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893... |
All-male | www.onasensualnote.com |
The OrphanSporks The OrphanSporks The OrphanSporks are the second of six a cappella groups at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Founded in 1999 by Tom Mullaney, the group features approximately fifteen male and female Rutgers students who arrange and sing pop, rock, and soul melodies to audiences around campus and the greater... |
Rutgers University Rutgers University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American... |
Co-ed | www.orphansporks.com |
The Pennharmonics | Penn State University | Co-ed | www.thepennharmonics.com |
Penn Masala Penn Masala Penn Masala is the world's first and premier Hindi a cappella group, formed in 1996 by students at the University of Pennsylvania. Penn Masala’s music has been influenced by the Eastern and Western cultures that represent the group’s membership... |
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution... |
All-male | www.pennmasala.com |
The Penny Loafers Penny Loafers The Penny Loafers was founded in 1986 as a co-ed a cappella group from the University of Pennsylvania focusing on pop and rock music. They have performed at many events around campus, throughout the East Coast, and most recently in Beijing, China at the Greenpeace International Charity Concert... |
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution... |
Co-ed | www.thepennyloafers.com |
PennYo PennYo PennYo is an a cappella group, formed in 2002 by students at the University of Pennsylvania. The group is mainly influenced by Chinese pop music, but also draws upon popular Japanese, Korean, and English language pop influences as well. To date, the group has performed internationally in Shanghai ... |
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution... |
Co-ed | www.pennyo.org |
Polyteknikkojen Kuoro Polyteknikkojen Kuoro The Polytech Choir or PK is an academic male choir, established in 1900, that performs regularly in Finland and abroad. Activities of the choir include traditional spring and Christmas concerts, as well as performances with the leading Finnish symphony orchestras... |
Helsinki University of Technology Helsinki University of Technology Aalto University School of Science and Technology , was the temporary name for Helsinki University of Technology during the process of forming the Aalto University... |
All-male | polyteknikkojenkuoro.fi |
PULSE A Cappella | Abilene Christian University Abilene Christian University Abilene Christian University is a private university located in Abilene, Texas, affiliated with Churches of Christ. ACU was founded in 1906, as Childers Classical Institute... |
Co-ed | www.acu.edu |
Purple Haze | Northwestern University Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees.... |
Co-ed | groups.northwestern.edu/phaze |
Raagapella Stanford Raagapella Stanford Raagapella Founded in 2002, Stanford Raagapella is Stanford University's South Asian fusion a cappella group. Raagapella's music draws from a variety of genres and languages, focusing on a fusion of Western and Bollywood pop music... |
Stanford University Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San... |
All-male | www.raagapella.com |
The Radcliffe Pitches Radcliffe Pitches The Radcliffe Pitches are a female a cappella singing ensemble at Harvard University, founded in 1975 at the Hasty Pudding Club. The group is made up of 12 to 16 Harvard undergraduates who perform at Harvard and internationally on the group's various tours. During their tours, the group has... |
Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country... |
All-female | www.pitches.org |
Redhot & Blue Redhot & Blue Redhot & Blue, usually called Redhot, is Yale University's oldest coeducational a cappella group. Founded in 1977, the group has released twelve albums and toured around the United States and the world. The group’s repertoire is based in the jazz genre, but has expanded to include an array of... |
Yale University Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States... |
Co-ed | www.yale.edu/redhot |
Reverse Osmosis Reverse Osmosis A Cappella Reverse Osmosis is a seventeen-person mixed a cappella group at the University of Southern California founded in January 2001. Reverse Osmosis routinely performs on the USC campus, but has also toured the East and West Coast, performing in Times Square in NYC and Ghirardelli Square on San... |
University of Southern California University of Southern California The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university... |
Co-ed | www.uscreverseosmosis.com |
Shir Appeal Shir Appeal Shir Appeal is Tufts University’s only co-ed Jewish a cappella group. Founded in 1995 with assistance from the Jewish Agency, Shir Appeal is one of the nations’ oldest collegiate Jewish a cappella groups. They sing a mix of music including Israeli rock and pop, traditional and liturgical Jewish... |
Tufts University Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France... |
Co-ed | www.shirappeal.com |
Sil'hooettes Sil'hooettes The Virginia Sil'hooettes are a student-run, all-female a cappella group at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. Once just the vision of four UVa students in the winter of 1988, the Sil'hooettes are now the most award-winning women's group at UVa and continue to be one of the premier... |
University of Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson... |
All-female | www.silhooettes.com |
The Smiffenpoofs Smiffenpoofs Formed in 1936 at Smith College, the Smiffenpoofs are the oldest all-female collegiate a cappella group in the nation. The group's founding came shortly after a group of Smithies attended a picnic with students from their brother school, Yale University, in Northampton, MA, where the Yale... |
Smith College Smith College Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters... |
All-female | www.smith.edu/smiffenpoofs |
The SoCal VoCals SoCal VoCals The SoCal VoCals are the first of seven a cappella groups from the University of Southern California. Founded in 1996, this award-winning group comprises between 13 and 19 male and female students who arrange and sing songs from multiple genres, including pop, rock, and jazz... |
University of Southern California University of Southern California The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university... |
Co-ed | www.scvocals.com |
The Spartan Dischords Spartan Dischords The Spartan Dischords is the oldest of five a cappella groups at Michigan State University. Founded in 1982, this award-winning group, with between 12 and 15 male members, arranges and sings songs from multiple genres, including rock, R&B, and pop. The group, which has released eight albums, uses... |
Michigan State University Michigan State University Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,... |
All-male | www.spartandischords.com |
The Spizzwinks(?) The Spizzwinks(?) The Spizzwinks, whose name includes the parentheses and question mark, are an a cappella singing group of male students from Yale University. Founded in late 1913, the Spizzwinks are the oldest underclassman a cappella group in the United States, dating back to a first performance in early... |
Yale University Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States... |
All-male | www.spizzwinks.com |
Straight No Chaser | Indiana University Indiana University Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000... |
All-male | www.iusnc.com |
Talisman Stanford Talisman Stanford Talisman is a coed group of singers from Stanford University in California, dedicated to sharing stories through music. Their roots are in music from South Africa and the African diaspora, but they have since broadened their horizons to include music from all over the world. Although an a... |
Stanford University Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San... |
Co-ed | www.stanfordtalisman.org |
Tigertones Princeton Tigertones The Princeton Tigertones are an internationally-known all-male collegiate a cappella group from Princeton University. The group was founded in 1946 , and since then has produced thirty albums... |
Princeton University Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution.... |
All-male | www.tigertones.com |
The Trojan Men The Trojan Men The Trojan Men is an all-male a cappella group at the University of Southern California. Founded in 2005, the group has participated in and has earned numerous awards from competitions like the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella and USC's Absolut A Cappella contest... |
University of Southern California University of Southern California The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university... |
All-male | www.thetrojanmen.com |
The Undertones The Undertones (Notre Dame a cappella) The Undertones are an all-male a cappella singing group formed at the University of Notre Dame in 1996.-History:The Undertones are a subset of the Notre Dame Glee Club, and select their members from the Glee Club each spring. The Undertones have performed throughout Europe, Latin America, Asia, and... |
University of Notre Dame University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States... |
All-male | undertones.nd.edu |
The Virginia Belles The Virginia Belles The Virginia Belles is the University of Virginia's oldest all-female a cappella group based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The group was established in 1977 by Katherine Mitchell as the female counterpart to the Virginia Gentlemen, the university's oldest a cappella group... |
University of Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson... |
All-female | www.vabelles.com |
Virginia Gentlemen Virginia Gentlemen The Virginia Gentlemen, a men's singing group, is the oldest a cappella group at the University of Virginia. Founded in 1953 as an offshoot of the Virginia Glee Club, the group continues to perform a mix of contemporary and classic vocal music. The group performs around the University of Virginia... |
University of Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson... |
All-male | www.thevirginiagentlemen.com |
Vocal Point Vocal Point Vocal Point is a nine-member, male a cappella group at Brigham Young University. Founded by students in 1991, Vocal Point operates under the auspice of BYU’s School of Music.... |
Brigham Young University Brigham Young University Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students... |
All-male | www.byuvocalpoint.com |
VoiceMale Voicemale VoiceMale is an all-male a cappella group based out of Brandeis University in Waltham, MA. Tracks from VoiceMale albums Propeller , Ain't Done Overnight , and Where's the Album? have appeared on the Best of Collegiate A Cappella compilation albums... |
Brandeis University Brandeis University Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it... |
All-male | www.brandeisvoicemale.com |
Voices in Your Head Voices In Your Head Voices in Your Head is a student-run, co-ed a cappella group from the University of Chicago. Founded in 1998, the group consists of both undergraduate and graduate students whose studies range from Economics to Music to MD/PhD programs. Voices arranges all of its own music, spanning several genres... |
University of Chicago University of Chicago The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890... |
Co-ed | www.voicesinyourhead.org |
The Whiffenpoofs The Whiffenpoofs The Yale Whiffenpoofs are the oldest collegiate a cappella group in the United States, established in 1909. Best known for "The Whiffenpoof Song", based on a tune written by Tod Galloway and adapted with lyrics by Meade Minnigerode & George S Pomeroy , the group comprises college... |
Yale University Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States... |
All-male | www.yale.edu/whiffenpoofs |
The Yale Alley Cats The Yale Alley Cats The Yale Alley Cats are an all male, undergraduate a cappella singing group at Yale University. The Alley Cats were founded in 1943, making them the third oldest underclassman a cappella group at Yale. The group’s early repertoire was based in jazz, but its current arrangements cover Motown, pop... |
Yale University Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States... |
All-male | www.yalealleycats.com |
The Yale Russian Chorus Yale Russian Chorus The Yale Russian Chorus is a tenor-bass choral ensemble at Yale University, established in 1953 by Denis Mickiewicz, a student at the Yale Music School, and George Litton, president of the Yale Russian Club. The group sings a variety of secular and sacred Slavic choral pieces, from the 12th century... |
Yale University Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States... |
All-male | www.yale.edu/yrc |