Urban Sound A Cappella

Co-ed A Cappella Ensemble at 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, co-ed a cappella ensemble at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The group provides singers an opportunity to combine their love of singing with meaningful outreach; it is imperitive to Urban Sound that they utilize their strong musical capabilities to communicate their support and love for the Minneapolis and St. Paul communities.

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 Twin Cities community through service and awareness of local issues. Each semester, 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. This upcoming academic year, the group will be choosing an organization that supports local Black communities within the Twin Cities area.

This past February, Urban Sound participated in ICCAs for the first time in the group's history.

AUDITIONS

Urban Sound is hosting future virtual auditions in 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 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
Back Pocket	Vulpeck	Ananya Muralidharan
September	Earth, Wind & Fire	Ava Mannion
Trashin' the Camp	Phil Collins & NSYNC	Tanner Wenzel
Good Things Fall Apart	Illenium ft. Jon Bellion	Cassandra Crandell
I Warned Myself	Charlie Puth	Megha Ramanathan
The Blues Remain	Juan Zelda	Tanner Wenzel
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
Silent Night	Franz Xaver Gruber	Ensemble
End of Time	Beyonce	Ensemble