Collegiate singing groups to battle it out.Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard You've heard of the Civil War being fought at Autzen Stadium or on Reser Field. This weekend, students from the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. and Oregon State University Oregon State University, at Corvallis; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1858 as Corvallis College, opened 1865. In 1868 it was designated Oregon's land-grant agricultural college and was taken over completely by the state in 1885. will go head to head in more mellifluous competition at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts The Hult Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts facility in Eugene, Oregon, opened in 1982. 27 architectural firms competed for the opportunity to design the Center, but in the end the Eugene City Council awarded the contract to the New York firm of Hardy . Two ``teams'' from each school - OK, they're actually singing groups - will compete Saturday in quarterfinal competition for the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella The International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, originally the National Championship of Collegiate A Cappella ("NCCA", a play on NCAA), is an international competition that attracts hundreds of college a cappella groups each year. . (``A cappella,'' for those of you whose Civil War experience is limited to football, means singing without instrumental accompaniment.) The UO and OSU singers will be among seven groups vying to go to the semifinals in San Rafael, Calif., in March - and then to the finals at New York City's Lincoln Center in April. The contenders are: Divisi, the 14-member UO women's a cappella singing group. Divisi is hosting the competition and so could have a home-field advantage. Founded in 2001, the student-directed singing group won Best Female Collegiate Album last year for its CD ``Undivided'' at the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards. Divisi took second place at the nationals two years ago. They didn't compete last year. The group has had high turnover - nine of the 14 singers are new this year. On the Rocks, the UO's men singers. Founded in 1999, the group was Oregon's first collegiate a cappella Collegiate a cappella (or college a cappella) ensembles are student-run and -directed singing groups that perform entirely without instruments. Such groups can be found at many colleges and universities in the United States, and increasingly worldwide. singing group. On the Rocks took third at the finals in 2002 and second in 2003. Divine, the women's a cappella singers from Oregon State. The 12-member group, founded in 2003, has performed primarily on campus. But they appeared in Eugene in December before Eugene Ballet's "Nutcracker" performances. This is their first year in competition. Outspoken, the OSU men singers. Founded in 2002, the 15-member group took first place at last year's quarterfinals at the Hult Center. Other groups that will be competing at the Eugene quarterfinal are Dulcet dul·cet adj. 1. a. Pleasing to the ear; melodious. b. Having a soothing, agreeable quality. 2. Archaic Sweet to the taste. , a mixed group from Southern Oregon University Bachelors and master's programs are offered through the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, and School of Education. History SOU began as Ashland Academy in 1869 in Ashland by the Methodists. ; the Testostertones, a men's group from Whitman College; and Vocal Ease, a women's group from the University of Arizona (body, education) University of Arizona - The University was founded in 1885 as a Land Grant institution with a three-fold mission of teaching, research and public service. . In the competition, each group sings a 12-minute set. Judges score them on intonation, musicality, choreography, vocal percussion and solo performance. Between sets, Tongue-Tied A Cappella, a professional group from Syracuse, Utah, will perform. COLLEGE A CAPPELLA COMPETITION What: Teams from UO, OSU and elsewhere compete in the quarterfinals of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Where: Hult Center's Silva Concert Hall, Seventh Avenue and Willamette Street When: 7 p.m. Saturday Tickets: $15 to $20 through the Hult box office, 682-5000 |
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