Vermont A Cappella Summit 2007

The Vermont A Cappella Summit

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**For information on this year's Summit, got to the VACS2009 website.**

Middlebury College
March 10th, Saturday

Members of the internationally touring a cappella group, Blue Jupiter, bring their expertise and experience in the music business to Middlebury College. This series of hour-long workshops covers musical and business topics, from arranging, to copyright, to managing. A detailed schedule of the workshops is posted below. A cappella groups and individual vocal performers are welcome. (For groups looking for professional and peer feedback, there will be a masterclass in the afternoon; contact Joe Antonioli at jantonio@middlebury.edu to sign up.)

In the evening, New York City-based a cappella powerhouse Blue Jupiter takes the stage! Blue Jupiter has recently won the “Oreo and Milk Jingle Contest” hosted by American Idol Judge Randy Jackson, and have won “Audience Favorite” and “Best Arrangement” at the Harmony Sweepstakes two years in a row. The group continues to redefine popular music, combining their a cappella influences of beatbox and harmony with edgy pop arrangements and high energy performances. Hosted by Middlebury College’s very own ButchDivas, a quartet singing spirituals, gospel, folk, jazz, barbershop and original compositions, led by Francois Clemmons, Grammy award winning actor seen in "Porgy & Bess," "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood," and founder & maestro of the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble. UPDATE: Philip Hamilton will be making a guest appearance at the Evening Gala!

Daytime Event Schedule

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Daytime Events

10:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.*, Center for the Arts
*Registration: 9:30 A.M., Center for the Arts Lobby
Tickets: $10; one ticket entitles the bearer to attend any or all of the planned workshops.]]> Daytime Schedule for the Vermont A Cappella Summit *Times subject to change 9:30am Registration in the lobby of the Center for the Arts 10am Introduction and Warm Ups Welcome to the first Vermont A Cappella Summit to be held at Middlebury College. It's going to be a long day of singing, so meet and warm up with everyone to get things started. 11am Vocal Percussion with Marty Gasper More than cool sounds, it's rhythm and groove. Learn what it takes to be the percussion instrument in an all-vocal band from the goovemeister of Blue Jupiter. Leader of the Band with Jonathan Minkoff Intellectual property and copyright lawyer by day, artist and producer for life, Jonathan will draw from his diverse experience and talk about how to make the decisions that help your group meet their goals. He'll be joined by Jeff Rehbach, Policy Advisor for LIS and Director of Choral Music here at Middlebury College. Noon Lunch 1-3pm Masterclass with celebrity panel Each group will perform 1-2 songs, receive feedback from our celebrity panel (members of Blue Jupiter, Francois Clemmons, and others!), perform again, and then hear from the audience. It's an educational experience, on and off the stage. 3pm Become the Diva with Diana Priesler You have a beautiful voice, now let's make you the star of the show. In this workshop, Diana will take her experience from stage, tv and film and show us how to deliver the goods. Recording Project with Marty Gasper and Jonathan Minkoff In the Middlebury Musicians Guild recording studio, Freeman. There is more to recording than showing up and sounding good. Carefully planning and organizing, taught to us by two of the masters, will make the most of your studio time and create a positive experience for all involved. 4pm Get Out Of Your Own Way with Heather Finley, Ph.D. What gets in YOUR way when you perform? Would you like to learn how to perform on stage as well or better than in rehearsals? Do you want to feel less self-conscious on stage? Do you need to bring more creativity to your performance? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, attend this experiential workshop designed to introduce you to the concept of FLOW through workshop demonstrations. Participants will provide examples of FLOW “blockage” and several volunteers will be chosen to practice FLOW techniques during the workshop. Join us to learn how to use mental strategies to get out of your own way for a FLOWING performance. Vocal Improvisation with Philip Hamilton. Hamilton leads a vocal workshop designed to increase participant's ability to improvise sounds in group and solo settings. This workshop also utilizes breathing excercises designed to increase one's awareness of the voice and its range of possibilities. He has worked with some of the leading musical minds of our time including John Cage, Donald Fagen,(Steely Dan) Pat Metheny, Gilberto Gil and Vernon Reid.

Evening Gala

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Evening Gala with Blue Jupiter and the Butch Divas

8:00 P.M., Mead Chapel
Tickets: $5/4/3

Tickets onsale now through the Middlebury College Online Box Office.

Credits

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Sponsored by the Dean of the College, the Music Department, and Library and Information Services.

A big thank you goes out to Tim Spears, Karen White, Peter Hamlin, Francois Clemmons, Liza Sacheli, Christa Clifford, and Mack Roark who helped bring this event together.