Published in the January 26, 2017 edition.
WAKEFIELD — Wakefield Memorial High School a cappella groups She Major and Voices of Steel take the stage on Sunday, January 29, at 5 p.m., at the Galvin Middle School Auditorium.
They will be joined by groups from surrounding towns, including the Saugus High School Sachimes, Salem High School’s WitchPitch?, both directed by Anna Morsillo, and North Reading High School’s NOTEorious, directed by Allison Kane. Tickets ($5 for students, $8 general admission) will be available at the door.
Students will spend the afternoon performing for each other and receiving coaching by contemporary a cappella professionals including Johanna Vinson, member of Musae and Overboard, Alex Grover, choral director at Danvers High School, AJ Marino, member of Phoenix and in charge of Artist Development at The Vocal Company, and Craig Simonetti, founder and director of the Hexachords. A cappella sound expert, Caleb Whelden, of Overboard and Five O’Clock Shadow, will be engineering and mixing.
The concert on Sunday is in preparation for the groups’ quarterfinal competition at the International Championship of High School A Cappella, sponsored by Varsity Vocals and hosted by the Wakefield High School Music Department and Wakefield Music Boosters, which will take place on Saturday, February 11th at the Galvin Middle School Auditorium at 7pm. Three quarterfinal competitions will be held around the Northeast region, with 25 groups competing to advance to the semifinal round in March.
For more information, visit www.whschoral.com.
