UW A Cappella presents: The end of term concert

As the term has quickly come to a close, the UW A Cap­pella Club has wrapped up yet another semester with their send-off concert. The end of term UW A Cappella concert was held on Friday, July 20th.

The show was two impressive hours that featured some excep­tional talent, from seven different A Cappella groups. Each group brought something a little bit dif­ferent, whether it was a beat boxer, intense choreography, or sopranos that were able to reach some pow­erful notes.

The club started in spring of 2008 by four students in engineering and science. The club has been growing ever since.

Every term starts off with an in­formation session for new and return­ing singers to see what is planned for the upcoming year. Events through­out the year are also organized by the special events director, Haddie Le-Nguyen.

“All our efforts culminate into our end of term concert,” Le-Nguyen explained. “Everyone looks forward to it, and it is often sold out.”

Haddie is also a member of the A Cappella group, The AcaBellas. The AcaBellas are a 16-piece, all-girl A Cappella group at UW, and were highly anticipated performers last Friday night. With covers from vari­ous genres, they appealed to nearly everyone in the audience.

“Our favourite part about per­forming is how our hard work can bring a smile to the audience,” ex­plained Le-Nguyen. “We can feed off the energy they radiate.”

The girls are known for their tradi­tional red ties and strong voices. They collaborate on choreography, song choice and obviously, their wardrobe.

The biggest crowd pleaser pre­formed by the AcaBellas was their cover of Justin Timberlake’s 2007 hit, “Love Stoned/ I Think She Knows,” with soloists Nathania Ramsay, and Lauren Shea. When the girls would belt out the lyrics, “She’s got me love stoned and man I swear she knows,” the audience howled. The soloists developed a version of the song that was not only dramatic and edgy, but their distinctive voices maintained a particular feminine atmosphere.

The group finished their set with their version of “Do My Thing” by Estelle featuring Janelle Monáe. This song was upbeat and had great solo­ists, Lily Horne and Melissa Shi. Their final number was topped off with fanatic choreography. Their five-song set secured them a roaring applause and standing ovation.

The show finished with a group song that got almost 100 performers on stage to cover “We Are Young” by Fun featuring Janelle Monáe. Overall the concert was a success, and very entertaining. The comical MC’s did a great job of keeping the audience laughing and engaged.

The A Cappella Club is currently gearing up for their fall term. The club is anticipating even more singers than this year.

As far as the AcaBellas? Le- Nguyen explains, “We would love to progress in our musicality and diversify the breadth of our perfor­mances