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ICHSA Wild Card Round

February 12, 2012

We are excited to announce the 2012 ICHSA Wild Card Round! For groups who cannot participate in a live semifinal event or who don't take first place at their semifinal, we have three remaining wild card spaces for ICHSA Finals on April 27 in New York City.

Apply for the ICHSA Wild Card round today! The deadline is March 1, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Competition Season Kicks Off

January 26, 2012

The Varsity Vocals competition season has officially started! A great ICHSA New England Semifinal kicked off our high school tournament this past weekend, and collegiate competitions start this Saturday!

Event locations, competitors, and ticketing information can be found on our Events page. Many thanks to all of our wonderful hosts and competitors; we are very excited to see you soon!

BOCA 2012 Sneak Peek

December 15, 2011

We're excited to offer you a sneak peek at the artwork for BOCA 2012:

BOCA 2012 announced

December 8, 2011

We are thrilled to announce the track list for BOCA: Best Of College A Cappella 2012!

(Please note that BOHSA: Best Of High School A Cappella is now a biannual compilation. Submissions made this year will be held for consideration for next year's release.)

Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who submitted their tracks. We know how much of each of you goes into producing these albums, and we really enjoyed listening to each and every track we received.

Hundreds upon hundreds of tracks were submitted. With so many groups pushing the envelope -- in everything from vocalists and arrangement, to recording and production quality, to song selection and genre -- selecting our lineup this year was incredibly difficult.

We want to thank you for your interest in our annual compilation, and we encourage you to participate in years to come.

Congratulations to the groups who were selected!

We are quite excited about these albums and are working quickly to produce them. We will be in touch soon with further instructions.

Thank you again to everyone who contributed to this process!

BOCA 2012: Best Of College A Cappella

1. Animal - University of North Carolina Clef Hangers
opb Neon Trees

2. Idioteque - University of Virginia Sil'hooettes
opb Radiohead

3. The Fear - Bates College Crosstones
opb Lily Allen

4. OMG - Boston College Bostonians
opb Usher feat. will.i.am

5. There Goes My Baby - MIT Logarhythms
opb Usher

6. Uninvited - Rutgers University ShockWave
opb Alanis Morissette

7. Halo - Ithaca College Ithacappella
opb Beyonce

8. Right As Rain - Tufts University Amalgamates
opb ADELE

9. Suspension - St. Louis University Bare Naked Statues
opb Mae

10. 22 - Tufts University sQ!
opb sQ!

11. Gunpowder & Lead - North Carolina State University Acappology
opb Miranda Lambert

12. Closet Freak - Tufts University Beelzebubs
opb Cee-Lo Green

13. Is Pal Mein - University of Pennsylvania Penn Masala
opb Penn Masala

14. Falling Slowly - James Madison University Exit 245
opb Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova

15. Unbreakable - Tufts University Jackson Jills
opb Fireflight

16. Sweet Disposition - James Madison University Low Key
opb The Temper Trap

17. Phoenix - Brandeis University VoiceMale
opb VoiceMale

18. Brand New Jones - Dartmouth College Aires
opb Thicke

ICCA and ICHSA 2012 Lineup Announced

November 15, 2011

We are thrilled to announce the official lineup for the 2012 Varsity Vocals A Cappella Championship! With a record high of applications, we did some finagling and were able to accept more groups than ever before. It's going to be an incredible season!

Stay tuned to our events page, where you will soon be able to find out where to see your favorite group compete this winter. Tickets go on sale in January!

ICCA and ICHSA 2011 Finals Champions Crowned

April 2011

Congratulations to 2011 ICHSA Champions, Douglas MacArthur High School PFC, and 2011 ICCA Champions, Berklee College of Music Pitch Slapped! Photos of ICCA and ICHSA Finals, courtesy of Ross Media, are available here.

ICHSA 2011 Wild Card Results Are In

March 8, 2011

The results of our ICHSA Wild Card Round are in! Visit our results page to see the four groups who earned a spot to compete in ICHSA Finals through this process. We now have a full ICHSA Finals lineup! Hurry up and get your tickets -- they are going fast!

ICCA and ICHSA 2011 Finals Tickets: ON SALE NOW

March 2, 2010

Tickets to our ICCA and ICHSA FINALS are now available! Featuring the best college and high school a cappella groups from across the country and beyond, as well as appearances by emcee Dave Brown of Mouth Off and guest performers The Red States and Vocaldente. Be a part of student a cappella's biggest weekend! Visit our events page for details and get your tickets today!

ICHSA Wild Card Round

We are excited to announce the 2011 ICHSA Wild Card Round! For groups who cannot participate in a live semifinal event or who don't take first place at their semifinal, we have four remaining wild card spaces for ICHSA Finals on April 15 in New York City.

Groups can videotape their competition set, just as though they were performing at an ICHSA semifinal event--no stops, edits, or cuts. Three Varsity Vocals adjudicators will evaluate the performances.

The deadline to submit videos is March 1. Contact ICHSA Director Andrea Poole at andrea@varsityvocals.com for official information on how to upload your video to our YouTube site.

On March 7, the four top-scoring groups will be declared winners of the Wild Card Round and will be invited to appear at ICHSA Finals.

Groups that are scheduled to compete in an ICHSA semifinal held after March 1 may still participate in the Wild Card Round. Those that win a wild card spot can still compete in your semifinal and enjoy the experience without concern for the outcome of the show. If the winner of a semifinal has already won a wild card spot, we will invite the second place group at semifinals to advance to ICHSA Finals.

BOCA and BOHSA 2011 now available

BOCA 2011 and BOHSA 2010-2011 are now available! Get yours today!

On iTunes:
Download BOCA 2011
Download BOHSA 2010-2011

At a-cappella.com:
Buy BOCA 2011 album
Buy BOHSA 2010-2011 album

Or look for both albums at ICCA and ICHSA events this winter!

Special thanks to our partners, a-cappella.com and A Cappella Records.

BOCA and BOHSA 2011 announced

We are thrilled to announce the track list for BOCA: Best Of College A Cappella 2011 and BOHSA: Best Of High School A Cappella 2010-2011!

Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who submitted their tracks. We know how much of each of you goes into producing these albums, and we really enjoyed listening to each and every track we received.

Hundreds upon hundreds of tracks were submitted. With so many groups pushing the envelope -- in everything from vocalists and arrangement, to recording and production quality, to song selection and genre -- selecting our lineup this year was incredibly difficult.

We want to thank you for your interest in our annual compilation, and we encourage you to participate in years to come.

Congratulations to the groups who were selected!

opb Earth Wind and Fire

2. Fireflies - University of Rochester Midnight Ramblers
opb Owl City

3. Before The Worst - Northwestern University Undertones
opb The Script

4. First Train Home - Boston College Bostonians
opb Imogen Heap

5. No Substitute Love - Brown University Chattertocks
opb Estelle

6. Lost Without U - Cornell University Last Call
opb Robin Thicke

7. Telephone - University of Virginia Sil'hooettes
opb Lady Gaga

8. I'd Like To - University of Chicago Voices In Your Head
opb Corinne Bailey Rae

9. Hit 'Em Up Style - James Madison University Low Key
opb Blu Cantrell

10. Tainted Love - Elon University Sweet Signatures
opb Pussycat Dolls

11. Open Your Eyes - North Carolina State University Acappology
opb Snow Patrol

12. Awake - Northwestern University Freshman Fifteen
opb Josh Groban

13. Black and Gold - Duke University Pitchforks
opb Sam Sparro

14. Hot Air Balloon - The Chorallaries of MIT
opb Owl City

15. What A Good Boy - The Duke's Men of Yale University
opb Barenaked Ladies

16. High and Dry - New York University N'Harmonics
opb Radiohead

17. Backseat - Brigham Young University Noteworthy
opb Noteworthy

18. Coming Home - Northwestern University Purple Haze
opb John Legend

BOHSA 2010-2011: Best Of High School A Cappella

1. Thank You - Brentwood Academy Singers
opb Sly and the Family Stone

2. Ring Ring - Durham Academy XIV Hours
opb Mika

3. Morningside - Kettering-Fairmont High School Eleventh Hour
opb Sara Bareilles

4. Change The World - Ensworth School Ensworth Singers
opb Eric Clapton

5. Let It Rock - West High School Town Criers
opb Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne

6. Mercy - The Wheeler School 18 Wheelers
opb Duffy

7. Many The Miles - Cypress Lake Center for the Arts A Cappella Group
opb Sara Bareilles

8. King of Pain - Marblehead High School Jewel Tones
opb The Police

9. Solitary Shell - Kettering-Fairmont High School Fusion
opb Dream Theater

10. Undisclosed Desires - Moses Brown School Versatones
opb Muse

11. Hey There, Delilah - Bowling Green High School Madrigal Singers
opb Plain White T's

12. New Soul - Flint Hill School Major Minors
opb Yael Naim

13. Woods - Cary-Grove High School Jazz Choir
opb Bon Iver

14. If You're Out There - Port Washington High School Limited Edition
opb John Legend

ICCA quarterfinal schedule posted

Where will your favorite college group be competing this spring? Check out our events page for ICCA 2011 quarterfinal assignments, and mark your calendars! Tickets go on sale in January.

ICCA and ICHSA 2011 lineup announced

We are thrilled to announce the official lineup for the 2011 Varsity Vocals A Cappella Championship! With a record high of applications, we did some finagling and were able to accept more groups than ever before. It's going to be an incredible season!

Stay tuned to our events page, where you will soon be able to find out where to see your favorite group compete this winter. Tickets go on sale in January!

ICCA National Wild Card Round Results Are In!

April 10, 2010

The results of our first-ever ICCA National Wild Card Round are in! Visit our results page to see who was named the first Wild Card Round Champion and will be the first group to make it to ICCA Finals through this process. We now have a full ICCA Finals lineup! Hurry up and get your tickets to the biggest night in college a cappella -- they are going fast!

Introducing: The ICCA National Wild Card Round

April 5, 2010

We are excited to announce an exciting new opportunity for college a cappella groups to earn a spot at ICCA Finals: The ICCA National Wild Card Round.

The ICCA National Wild Card Round is open only to groups that placed second or third at each collegiate semifinal. Participation is optional and voluntary. The contest is based on videotaped entries, which are evaluated by some of our best judges nationwide using our judge forms, just as though it was any of our other live events.

The top-scoring group is named ICCA National Wild Card Champion and advances to ICCA Finals. It's that simple!

WHY A WILD CARD SPOT?
- It creates a level playing field between the regions, once and for all.
- It gives the nation's best groups another chance at competing on college a cappella's biggest stage.
- ICHSA Finals are now held on a separate night from ICCA Finals, so our schedule finally has room for more college groups to compete at college finals.
- We spend a lot of time, effort, and money to give the best collegiate a cappella groups the chance to perform at Lincoln Center, and we want to give as many groups as possible as many chances as possible to earn that opportunity.

WILL THIS HAPPEN EVERY YEAR?
- Absolutely. This is the launch of a pilot program. If we get enough interest in participation, we will be holding the wild card round for second- and third-place semifinalists every year!

HOW DO GROUPS PARTICIPATE?
Second-place and third-place groups have already received instructions about how to submit their video entries, which are due on Friday, April 9. A lineup of competitors will appear on our events page on Wednesday, April 7. We will announce the winner on our results page on Saturday, April 10 by 11:59 pm EST.

Thank you for sharing our enthusiasm about this exciting new opportunity for the nation's best college a cappella groups. Stay tuned this week for results of the ICCA National Wild Card Round to see who will be named champion and will earn a coveted spot on the ICCA Finals stage!

ICCA and ICHSA Finals Tickets: ON SALE NOW

February 25, 2010

Tickets to our ICCA and ICHSA FINALS are now available! Featuring the best college and high school a cappella groups from across the country and beyond, as well as appearances by emcee Dave Brown of Mouth Off and guest performers Treble and Duwende. Be a part of student a cappella's biggest weekend! Visit our events page for details and get your tickets today!

In The News: ICCA Quarterfinals at Boston University

February 11, 2010

Check out this great radio piece about our recent ICCA Northeast Quarterfinals at Boston University, including live clips from the performance!

Share Your Photos

February 9, 2010

Do you have photos from a Varsity Vocals event? Now you can share them with everyone who visits our site. Here's how:

From our home page, click on "view more" in the "photos" tab at the bottom right corner. You'll be redirected to the Varsity Vocals Flickr Group Pool.

Join Flickr to upload photos, or, if you're already a member, assign your existing photos to this pool.

Or, you can always email us your images and we'll upload them for you.

Thanks for sharing! The world can't wait to see your images of our events! And who knows, yours could be the next face of Varsity Vocals! (Watch out, Christopher Diaz!)

A Cappella Tournament Results Are In

January 30, 2010

College and high school a cappella tournaments kick off this weekend, and the results are coming in! Check out our results page every weekend to find out what groups have advanced to the next round.

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We are excited to announce the 2012 ICHSA Wild Card Round! For groups who cannot participate in a live semifinal event or who don't take first place at their semifinal, we have three remaining wild card spaces for ICHSA Finals on April 27 in New York City.

We are excited to announce the 2012 ICHSA Wild Card Round! For groups who cannot participate in a live semifinal event or who don't take first place at their semifinal, we have three remaining wild card spaces for ICHSA Finals on April 27 in New York City.

December 8, 2011 We are thrilled to announce the track list for BOCA: Best Of College A Cappella 2012!

We are excited to announce the 2011 ICHSA Wild Card Round! For groups who cannot participate in a live semifinal event or who don't take first place at their semifinal, we have four remaining wild card spaces for ICHSA Finals on April 15 in New York City.

Groups can videotape their competition set, just as though they were performing at an ICHSA semifinal event--no stops, edits, or cuts. Three Varsity Vocals adjudicators will evaluate the performances.

Groups can videotape their competition set, just as though they were performing at an ICHSA semifinal event--no stops, edits, or cuts. Three Varsity Vocals adjudicators will evaluate the performances.

The deadline to submit videos is March 1. Contact ICHSA Director Andrea Poole at andrea@varsityvocals.com for official information on how to upload your video to our YouTube site.

The deadline to submit videos is March 1. Contact ICHSA Director Andrea Poole at andrea@varsityvocals.com for official information on how to upload your video to our YouTube site.

On March 7, the four top-scoring groups will be declared winners of the Wild Card Round and will be invited to appear at ICHSA Finals.

On March 7, the four top-scoring groups will be declared winners of the Wild Card Round and will be invited to appear at ICHSA Finals.

BOCA 2011 and BOHSA 2010-2011 are now available! Get yours today! On iTunes: Download BOCA 2011 Download BOHSA 2010-2011 At a-cappella.com: Buy BOCA 2011 album Buy BOHSA 2010-2011 album Or look for both albums at ICCA and ICHSA events this winter!

We are thrilled to announce the track list for BOCA: Best Of College A Cappella 2011 and BOHSA: Best Of High School A Cappella 2010-2011!

Introducing: The ICCA National Wild Card Round

December 8, 2011

We are thrilled to announce the track list for BOCA: Best Of College A Cappella 2012!

BOCA 2011 and BOHSA 2010-2011 are now available! Get yours today!

On iTunes:
Download BOCA 2011
Download BOHSA 2010-2011

At a-cappella.com:
Buy BOCA 2011 album
Buy BOHSA 2010-2011 album

Or look for both albums at ICCA and ICHSA events this winter!