Urban Sound A Cappella

Gender Inclusive A Cappella Ensemble at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

ABOUT US

As the youngest group on the University of Minnesota campus, Urban Sound has brought new competition to the face of the a cappella community. Founded in 2013 by Sarah Creegan, Julia Burke, Keighly Colangelo, Karl Rehfuss, and Jasmine Gorton, Urban Sound is a student-ran, gender inclusive a cappella ensemble at the University of Minnesota. The group provides singers an opportunity to combine their love of singing with meaningful outreach.

Urban Sound entertains audiences of both the U of M and Twin Cities area with concerts, events, and benefits. Urban Sound strives to be a part of the community through service and awareness of local issues. Each year, the group collectively selects a charity they all strongly support, and a portion of the season's showcase proceeds will go towards this respected foundation. For the 2020-2021 academic year, the group has chosen to support Twin Cities Mutual Aid.

Urban Sound hosted its first ever virtual showcase during the Fall 2020 semester. These videos can be found on our Youtube Channel: Urban Sound A Cappella.

This February, Urban Sound will also be competing in the ICCA competition for the second time in group history.

AUDITIONS

Urban Sound is hosting virtual auditions for Fall 2020. We will be accepting both voice memos and video recordings until September 30, 2020. Please submit recordings by filling out the Google Form located below!

For the initial auditions, please prepare a verse and a chorus from a song that best showcases your vocal abilities. This song can be of any genre (pop, country, hip hop, R&B, jazz, etc.), except for classical, musical theater, or choral.

Callback emails will be sent out on October 5, 2020. Due to the current state of public health and the COVID-19 pandemic, callback auditions will also be held virtually. For the secondary audtion, please record a verse and a chorus from a new song, preferably of a different style, to submit in the callback form. Individuals will also be asked to record themselves singing along to a midi track for the voice part they are called back for. If called back, please fill out the new form and sign up for a meeting via Zoom; there, we will conduct a brief interview! We look forward to hearing you!

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YEARS OF URBAN SOUND

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REPERTOIRE

SONG	ORIGINAL PRODUCTION	SOLOIST
National Anthem	John Stafford Smith	Ensemble
Hail! Minnesota	Truman Rickard & LeRoy Arnold	Ensemble
10,000 Emerald Pools	BORNS	Ensemble
Surround Me	LEON	Cassandra Crandell
The Blues Remain	Juan Zelada	Isaac Nelson
My Boy	Billie Eilish	Ava Mannion
Good Things Fall Apart	Illenium ft. Jon Bellion	Cassandra Crandell
September	Earth, Wind, & Fire	Kiran Arora
Versace on the Floor	Bruno Mars	Ava Mannion
Down	Marian Hill	Ensemble
Waves	Kanye West	Isaac Nelson
Please Forgive Me	David Gray	Mady DeFranco
6's to 9's	Big Wild ft. Rationale	Cassandra Crandell
White Winter Hymnal	Fleet Foxes	Ensemble
Santa Baby	Eartha Kitt	Alto Section
End of Time	Beyonce	Ensemble