AUS-ACA Expressions of ...

AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY & SCHOOLS – A CAPPELLA AWARDS (AUS-ACA) Vocal Australia is the proud home of A Cappella in Australia. For the last 3.5 years we have run major a cappella festivals, showcases, workshops and masterclasses nationwide. After the success of our inaugural GET...

Josh Groban – Voc...

Congratulations to the Vocal Australia Singers for their fantastic performance with Josh Groban in Perth tonight. The singers were selected from many of Perth’s top vocal groups including Vocal Evolution, Hi-Jinx Quartet, Naya Chorale and students from Western Australian...

Suade Live DVD Competit...

Vocal Australia is excited be able to offer you the chance to win a double pass to see Suade’s Live DVD Filming on Sat 13 April at 8pm at Revolt Artspace, Kensington. COMPETITION ENTRY DETAILS 1) ‘Like’ Vocal Australia’s Facebook Page 2) Send an email to...

Advance Aussie A Cappel...

To celebrate Australia Day, Vocal Australia is offering 25% off our GET VOCAL 2012: Best of Contemporary Australian A Cappella CD. You can’t celebrate everything that’s great about Australia in just one day so we here at Vocal Australia are giving you until the end of the month to...

OPERATION: Air A Cappel...

It’s happening. Ears are pricking up. A completely 100% a cappella album has became the #1 album on iTunes (in both Australia and America). “Is that really 100% a cappella?” Yes, it most certainly is. All around the country new fans are emerging and they want to know more about...

The Idea of North Compe...

Vocal Australia is excited be able to offer you the chance to win a double pass to see The Idea of North’s Melbourne Christmas Album Launch on Sat 15 December, 8:30pm at St Ignatius Catholic Church, Richmond. COMPETITION ENTRY DETAILS 1) ‘Like’ Vocal Australia’s Facebook...

Pitch Perfect Competiti...

Vocal Australia is excited to annouce that a cappella movie “Pitch Perfect” has reached our shores and our cinemas! In association with Universal Studios we are happy to be offering you the chance to win a double pass to see Pitch Perfect. The movie is being released in...

REVIEW: FORK (Finland),...

FORK (Finland), PENTATONIX (USA), EDGE EFFECT (USA) SOJAMX: A CAPPELLA FESTIVAL RALEIGH CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA (USA) Saturday 3 November, 20:00   If you weren’t at SoJamX last night there is no explanation that would do justice to what just...

GET VOCAL 2013 FESTIVAL...

GET VOCAL 2013 FESTIVAL For the past three years, Vocal Australia has been running events, education and resources to promote and support Australian a cappella music. In that time we have produced two major festivals, over a dozen showcase concerts, and countless education and community...

REVIEW: Trinity Tiger T...

TRINITY TIGER TONES (Melbourne, AUS) TRINITY TIGER TONES with support from TRINITY CANDYSTRIPES BMW EDGE, FEDERATION SQUARE MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Saturday 6 October, 19:30 The Trinity Tiger Tones are an all male contemporary a cappella group from Trinity College, University of...

REVIEW: The Whiffenpoof...

THE WHIFFENPOOFS (Yale, USA) THE WHIFFENPOOFS IN CONCERT and ROYAL PHIL PRESENTS THE WHIFFENPOOFS IAN ROACH HALL, SCOTCH COLLEGE and ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH,  MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Monday 13 August, 19:00 and Tuesday 14 August, 20:00 The Yale Whiffenpoofs are the world’s oldest and...

REVIEW: Harambee

HARAMBEE HIP HIP HARAMBEE: CELEBRATING 10 YEARS TOGETHER! THORNBURY THEATRE,  MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Saturday 4 August, 19:30 Melbourne based a cappella community choir Harambee excitedly celebrated their 10 year anniversary with their Hip Hip Harambee concert on Sat 4 August, 2012. From...

REVIEW: Amarcord (GERMA...

AMARCORD (GERMANY) THE SINGING CLUB – FOUR CENTURIES OF SONG ELIZABETH MURDOCH HALL – MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE,  AUSTRALIA Thursday 26 July, 20:00 Amarcord are a five part male acapella group from Leipzig. The group is made up of Wolfram Lattke and Martin Lattke on tenor,...

INTERVIEW: June Caravel...

French Soul-Pop A Cappella Singer Songwriter June Caravel (previously known as T-ka) is currently Busking Around Australia with her loop pedal, a camera and a love of a cappella. Vocal Australia’s Adelaide representative, Cecilia McCormack, caught up with June during her travels to...

REVIEW: Naturally 7

NATURALLY 7 (USA) ALL NATURAL TOUR PALAIS THEATRE, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Saturday 26 May, 20:00   On a very cool Melbourne night at the Palais Theatre this month, I had the pleasure of seeing Naturally 7, the powerhouse vocal play (not a cappella!) group from New York City. Before the...

Naturally 7: All Natura...

Naturally 7 are about to embark on their All Natural Tour to Australia we’re delighted to be able to give away some FREE DOUBLE PASSES to their concerts as part of our Naturally 7 Competition. We have a limited number of double passes to give away for their Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and...

Tom Thum: Beating The H...

Beatboxing whiz kid, Tom Thum is taking over the Adelaide Fringe 2012 and we’re delighted to be able to give away some FREE DOUBLE PASSES to his Fringe gigs as part of our Tom Thum: Beating The Habit competition. We have a limited number of double passes to give away for his gig at the...

The Magnets Competition

NEWS: Unfortunately The Magnets have had to cancel their Sydney show on 12 Feb. Details and apologies from The Magnets below: “We regret to announce that we have had to cancel our show and workshop in Sydney on 12th February, and must express our apologies to everyone who had bought...

REVIEW: Coco’s Lu...

COCO’S LUNCH (AUSTRALIA) SUNDAYS AT GRADUATE HOUSE: CONCERT SERIES GRADUATE HOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Sunday 23 October, 2011, 15:00     Melbourne’s own Coco’s Lunch have been wowing audiences with their original and innovative contemporary a cappella...

REVIEW: Fork

FORK: PINK NOISE (FINLAND) EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND Thursday 25 August, 2011, 18:05   Finland’s a cappella rock stars, Fork, have been breaking all the rules of a cappella since their conception in 1996.  With a focus on stretching the...

REVIEW: Out Of The Blue

OUT OF THE BLUE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY) EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL PLEASANCE COURTYARD, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND Saturday 27 August, 2011, 15:00   Oxford University’s premier all-male a cappella group, Out of the Blue (OOTB) has been wowing audiences since 2000.  Regularly selling-out...

REVIEW: The Alleycats

THE ALLEYCATS: A CAPPELLA WITH CATTITUDE EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL C VENUES, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND Thursday 25 August, 2011, 16.45   The Alleycats having been purring in the back alleys near the University of St Andrews since 2001.  Starting out as the first a cappella group at St...

REVIEW: All The King...

ALL THE KING’S MEN (KING’S COLLEGE, LONDON) EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL THE SPACES @ SURGEON’S HALL, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND Thursday 25 August, 2011, 15.10   All The King’s Men (ATKM) have been putting all the pieces together again since starting the only all male a...

REVIEW: The Gargoyles

THE GARGOYLES (OXFORD UNIVERSITY) EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL C VENUES, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND Thursday 25 August, 2011, 14:15   The Oxford Gargoyles are Oxford University’s only Jazz a cappella group.  Founded in 1998 the Gargoyles are well travelled with several USA tours under their...

REVIEW: The Oxford Bell...

THE BELLES: BELLISIMA (OXFORD UNIVERSITY) EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL C VENUES, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND Wednesday 24 August, 2011, 14.35   The Oxford Belles are Oxford University’s original all female a cappella group.  Formed in 1995 by Helen Whitely, a visiting exchange student from...

REVIEW: In The Pink

IN THE PINK (OXFORD UNIVERSITY) EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL C VENUES, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND Wednesday 24 August, 2011, 13:15   In the Pink are now seasoned veterans at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with 2011 marking their 7th year of bringing their all female a cappella group from...