The Pulse: Black Forest Voices 2021

Black Forest Voices is an annual vocal festival that takes place in the scenic Kirchzarten, Germany in the courtyard of Talvogtei. This magical festival is a collection of workshops and concerts led by such notables in the a cappella community as Kevin Fox (The Swingles, Cadence), Kim Nazarian (New York Voices), and Peder Karlsson (The Real Group). Amanda sits down for incredible interviews with these folks and more in a special episode focused on the festival. You won’t want to miss it!

To learn more about the festival or purchase tickets, go to: https://blackforestvoices.com.

Visit the Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/blackforestvoices.

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The Pulse: The Pennchants

The boys from The Pennchants are back at it with their second Summer Series benefiting Philabundance, continuing their fight against the worsening hunger crisis in Greater Philadelphia and across America. These incredible musicians put together an impressive amount of new music during the pandemic, which they plan to release soon, so be on the lookout. Tune in to hear all about their recent and upcoming endeavors!

Learn more about the group here: https://www.pennchants.com/

Listen and watch their music videos here: http://youtube.com/thepennchants

And support the group by donating to Philabundance here: https://secure.philabundance.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app317b?df_id=6399&6399.donation=form1&mfc_pref=T&NONCE_TOKEN=AF82AE541E7102A9588AB3409A2F3569

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The Pulse: Fifth Street

Fifth Street is a vocal quintet based in Victoria, BC. Its five members – Natasha Penfield, Jilaine Orton, Ryan Narciso, Kenji Lee and Taylor Caswell – met at the University of Victoria’s School of Music and formed the group out of a desire to make music together and continue growing as artists. Inspired by a capella powerhouses such as Pentatonix, The Real Group and M-Pact, Fifth Street combines the worlds of pop, jazz and R&B in five-part harmony.

Rachael sat down with three of the members to talk about some of their newest music, what the group has been doing during lockdown, and what’s coming up for the band over the summer!

Check out all the music featured in this episode on the group’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8BFqzNAaxKK5LQJV8iBJQ.

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The Pulse: WIBI A Cappella

WIBI A Cappella is an innovative contemporary a cappella ensemble founded in 1988 at York University. WIBI is the longest-running collegiate a cappella group in Canada, and in 2018, the group celebrated their 30th anniversary! Rachael sits down with the group to talk about their upcoming full length EP.

You can listen to Greedy for Your Treasure here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdWQ938aO84

You can listen to Coffee/I Miss Her here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrg0TN9OkY4

You can learn more about the group here: https://www.wibiacappella.com.

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The Pulse: Treble On Huntington

Treble On Huntington has released a new single, Rainberry! The ladies sit down with Rachael to talk about recording this jazzy tune while in lockdown, and what their lives have been like trying to make music during the pandemic. We also get a chance to hear and talk about two other songs: Taste and Finest Hour, the later of which was selected for BOCA 2020!

Learn more about the group here: https://trebleonhuntington.weebly.com.

Check out Rainberry here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=415jA5Dm83M, Taste here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyTHjTxppU8, and Finest Hour here: https://open.spotify.com/track/4lrSgTXCILF0vE4smy6Eyb?si=96546030139c4870.

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The Pulse: Paul Sperrazza

Paul Sperrazza has been performing as a singer since 1996. He has entertained worldwide audiences at Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Luxor, Las Vegas and Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas. But in the a cappella world, Paul is most known for cofounding and codirecting Vox Audio (formerly Toxic Audio), his time as a clinician, and his work developing Fearless Performing 101.

Rachael sits down with Paul to talk about his time with Vox Audio, the work he does know teaching kids to sing and perform, and what’s coming up for him!

Learn more about Paul at http://www.fearlessperforming101.com/

Learn more about Vox Audio at http://www.voxaudiogroup.com/

Listen to Paul’s music at https://www.youtube.com/user/spazzbox123/videos.

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The Pulse: BOSS Special: Untitled

We recently sat down with competitors and performers from BOSS. Check out Untitled, competitors from Towson University!

Learn more about the group here: https://www.facebook.com/untitledtu/

Check out their competition set here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w3z_TEV6gI

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The Pulse: BOSS Special: Radius

We recently sat down with competitors and performers from BOSS. Check out Radius, competitors at BOSS 2021, as we talk about their fun mashup of The Boys Who Left The Boybands!

Learn more about the group here: https://www.facebook.com/radiusvocals/

Check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6vbn-G_jzw

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The Pulse: BOSS Special: POSTYR

We recently sat down with competitors and performers from BOSS. Check out POSTYR, headliners at the pro concert!

Learn more about the group here: https://www.facebook.com/Postyr

Listen to their music here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4wdQoC6bp65lRiql8WpZhw

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The Pulse: BOSS Special: On The Vox

We recently sat down with competitors and performers from BOSS. Check out On The Vox, scholastic competitors from the Berklee College of Music!

Learn more about the group here: https://www.facebook.com/OnTheVoxACappella

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