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Tom Thum: Beating The Habit Competition
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 Adelaide Fringe Festival on Thursday 23 Feb, 2012 – Gardens of Unearthly Delights. So if you’d like to get your hands on these highly sort after tickets then all you have to do to be in the running to win a double pass to see Tom Thum is send us an...
read moreGET VOCAL 2012: Melbourne A Cappella Festival
We are delighted to finally announce that after a year of wrangling, wheeling, dealing and cajoling, Vocal Australia is running GET VOCAL 2012 – Melbourne’s A Cappella Festival! The festival will run for a week in March 2012 and will include: - Feature concerts of Australia’s best a cappella groups - Workshops and master-classes with Australia’s favourite presenters - Contemporary A Cappella Competition for school-age and open groups (Wednesday 14 March, 2012) - Professional Development Day for teachers, directors and...
read moreThe 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 tickets or was hoping to come. Once in a while an opportunity comes in that requires a hard choice to be made, and on this occasion we’ve had a booking for two concerts in India (our first ever in that country) that will help underwrite the whole...
read moreREVIEW: Coco’s Lunch
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 music for over 15 years. Featuring five extraordinary singers (Lisa Young, Sue Johnson, Jacqueline Gawler, Gabrielle MacGregor and Nicola Eveleigh), the talented group have gone on to release six albums, with two of those especially for children…and the...
read moreOverboard Album Give-Away!
To celebrate the second birthday of their Help! album, Boston a cappella power-house “Overboard” is giving the album away for FREE! Click on the link below to access the free downloadable album. No catches, no sign-ups, they would just like you to enjoy their music. http://www.overboardvocals.com/news/2011/11/23/help-turns-2-free-for-you/ Beatles fans in particular will be delighted with this selection of carefully arranged and delicately performed covers of the British super-group’s greatest hits. About Overboard Founded in...
read moreThe King’s Singers Competition
Special Announcement: We are delighted to announce the winners of “The King’s Singers Competition” for 2011. Congratulations to: Leanne Johnson (Sydney) and Annabelle Casey (Melbourne) We will be sending you tickets and / or details for the shows in the coming days. *************************************** Folks, we’re delighted to announce that THE KING’S SINGERS are heading our way, and Vocal Australia has some FREE DOUBLE PASSES to give away to some very lucky people. If you haven’t heard of The...
read moreREVIEW: 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 boundaries of what is perceived as possible with a cappella, Fork advanced to performing professionally full-time in 2004 and just keep hitting new heights. Now one of Finland’s most popular a cappella groups, Fork have developed an enormous fan base from...
read moreREVIEW: 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 their Edinburgh Fringe Festival shows, 2011 marks their 8th year at the Fringe. The group has since gone on to be named the European Collegiate A Cappella Champions three times and as a result have had the opportunity to compete at the International...
read moreREVIEW: 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 Andrews, The Alleycats was originally an all male group until they warmly welcomed the female kittens to their clowder in 2007. Musicianship: Entertainment Value: Production Elements: The 11 singers (5 girls, 6 guys) that make...
read moreREVIEW: All The King’s Men
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 cappella group at King’s College, London in September 2009. With a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run in 2010 and a tour to the USA earlier this year, ATKM have quickly established themselves as one of the UK’s premier collegiate a cappella groups. As...
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