Subject: A-Cappella Music FAQ, Part 2/6
Date: 10 Sep 1995 22:47:09 GMT
Summary: Information About A Cappella (unaccompianed vocal music)
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The rec.music.a-cappella & alt.music.a-cappella Frequently Asked Questions
Part Two: Regional and Local A Cappella Organizations & Opportunities
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Questions answered in part 2:

Q. Are there any people in my area who can tell me about the local a
cappella scene?

Q. Are there any other a cappella organizations that are specific to a
certain region?

Q. I'd like to sing in an a cappella group in my area. How do I go about
joining one?

Q. Are there any a cappella radio shows in my area?

Q. Are their any places that feature only a cappella music?
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Q. Are there any people in my area who can tell me about the local a
cappella scene?

     Yes - CASA Ambassadors are regional volunteers who keep tabs on their
local a cappella scene, help groups and fans in the area, and organize a
variety of local events. Whether or not you're a CASA member, feel free to
contact these people:

UNITED STATES (sorted by Zip Code):

 
Massachusetts
Kim and Dave Schaefer
183 Hubbard St
Concord, MA
01742
(508) 371-7238, -2850 (w)
kbond@mit.edu
 
Massachusetts
Ben Jackson
59 Linden St. #3
Allston, MA
02134
(617) 562-8693, 566-6660 (w),

Maine
Ann-Marie Cochrane
UMM Dorward Hall Box : 19
9 O'Brien Avenue, Machias, ME
04654
(207) 255-3313 ext. 309
cochraam@acad.umm.maine.edu
 
Northern NJ
Andy Harris
29 West 16th St.
Bayonne, NJ
07002
(201) 437-5845, (212) 463-1333 w
(212) 463-1383 fax
 
Southern NJ
Molly Sword McDonough
111 N. Main St.
Pennington, NJ
08534
(609) 737-8435,

New York
Lisa M. Dawson
150 W. 225 st. Apt 6K
Riverdale, NY
10463
(718) 562-6384, (914) 428-6600 w
LiDawson@aol.com
 
New York
Michael Novich
153 Dorchester Rd.
Scarsdale, NY
10583
(914) 472-6016
Novich@ramaz.pvt.k12.ny.us

New York
Gary Karp
73-37 Austin St. Apt 3E
Forest Hills, NY
11375
(718) 544-1620, (212) 532-5500
epvitale@pipeline.com

Pennsylvania
Erik Winger
229 N. Craig St., Apt. #502
Pittsburgh, PA
15213
(412)683-5510
ew2y@andrew.cmu.edu
 
Pennsylvania
Shawn Pearce
306 1/2 S. Atherton St.
State College, PA
16801
(814) 861-4303
shawn7@freenet.scri.fsu.edu,beatbox@berksrt.bk.psu.edu
 
Maryland/Deleware
Will Johnson
1255 Knoll Mist Lane
Gaithersburg, MD
20879
(301) 208-9082, 208-2947 (w)
adric@access.digex.net
 
Virginia/D.C.
David W. Hsiao
5850 N. 21st St.
Arlington, VA
22205-3309
(703) 534-1302, 506-5528 (w)
dhsiao@ccmail.va.grci.com
 
North Carolina
Thomas King
122 South Peak Dr.
Carrboro, NC
27510
(919) 967-2190, 962-0012 (w)
tlking@email.unc.edu

Georgia
Brad Maffett
403 Greg Dr.
Lilburn, GA
30247
(404) 435-2517,

Georgia
Rob Carter
5 Collier Lane NW
Atlanta, GA
30305
(404) 355-6802
a cappella@aol.com
 
Florida
Mike Handley
17007 Melba Lane
Lutz, FL
33549
(813) 949-2282, 987-6348 work
handlem@firnvx.firn.edu   orhandlem@freenet.fsu.edu
 
Ohio
Earl Gottlieb
7109 Theota Ave
Parma, OH
44129
(216) 842-1088, -3306,
 
Indiana
Dan Schumacher
1219 E Atwater
Bloomington, IN
47401
(812) 330-8527,

Minnesota
Karl Schroeder
26 S. Dale #308
St. Paul, MN
55102
(612) 225-4706
SchroederK@aol.com

Eastern Illinois
Joe Bonomo
2113 N. 73rd Court
Elmwood Park, IL
60635-3107
(708) 456-8185
jbonomo@mcs.com
 
Eastern Illinois
Steven M. Singer
6326 N. Richmond
Chicago, IL
60659
(312) 973-3428, (708) 729-7736 Fax
ssinger@orion.it.luc.edu
 
Western Illinois
Jennifer Noah
1859 19th Ave
Moline, Il
61265-1850
(309) 797-6584,

Missouri
Chris Tess
1909 Virginia Ave.
St. Louis, MO
63104-1522
(314) 773-2293
cmtess@artsci.wustl.edu
 
Missouri
Ray Sherrock
10074 Toelle Lane, Apt 1H
St. Louis, MO
63137
(314) 867-8680, 993-2432 (w),

Oklahoma
Mark Holdeman
PO Box 30226
Midwest City, OK
73140
(405) 737-6734
mholdeman1@Genie.com
 
Texas
Rex Solomon
5223 Braesheather
Houston, TX
77096-4017
(713) 721-4002 (781-6684 fax),
 
Colorado
Jim Macknik
1401 E. Girard Ave #231
Englewood, CO
80110
(303) 761-7643
C3Info@aol.com
 
Utah
Mary J. Jones
3526 N. Littlerock Dr.
Provo, UT
84604
801-226-6003
JONESMJ@yvax.byu.edu
 
Arizona
Dave Robinson
7111 N. 75th Ave. #1125
Glendale, AZ 
85303
(602) 931-2094
doofus@indirect.com
 
Southern CA
Dina Torok
PO Box 3614
Santa Monica, CA
90408-3614
(310) 315-2609 (h), 393-8283 (w)
dinamyte@aol.com

CA Central Valley
Jason Gillespie
4885 N. Chestnut #134
Fresno, CA
93726
(209) 292-6566
jasong@lennon.csufresno.edu
 
CA Central Coast
Tammy Heinsohn
P.O. Box 381
Santa Cruz, CA
95061-0381
(408) 425-8595
TammyH@eworld.com
 
Northern CA
Gretta Kirk
PO Box 57
Piercy, CA
95587
(707) 247-3449, 923-2501 fax
kmud@igc.apc.org
 
North Central CA
Frank Fox
521 E 7th St. #12
Davis, CA
95616
(916) 753-8584, 666-8000, 666-8001Fax,
 
Washington & Oregon
Ann & Jenn Griffee
16704 SE Newport Way
Issaquah, WA
98027-7844
(206) 641-9176
griffeeam@aol.com, JennCyn@aol.com

CANADA: 

Ontario, Canada
Jim Frewen
228 Woodfield Dr. Nepean
Ontario K2G 3W8
CANADA
(613) 723-9329 (h), 952-8000 ext.4784
jfrewen@magi.com
 
Alberta, Canada
Jessika Diamond
JessikaD@Freenet.edmonton.ab.ca
 
Alberta, Canada
Dave MacLeod
7260 11th St. S.E.
Calgary, Alberta, T2H 2S9
CANADA
(403) 246-2877

NovaScotia, Canada
Chris Gallant
10 Caxton Close #404
Halifax, NS, B3M 4J7
CANADA
(902) 445-2399 
ab103@cfn.cs.dal.ca

British Columbia, Canada
Christian Thibodeau
29 - 1360 Pheasent Lane
Victoria, BC V9B 5J8
CANADA
(604)727-3627, 389-3569 (w)
casabc@islandnet.com

Quebec, Canada
Steve Methot
2427 Mariette, Notre Dame De Grace
Quebec, H4B 2E7
CANADA
(514) 398-6787, -8261 fax,
          
EUROPE:

Germany
Jens Klettenheimer
Mombertstr. 10
76131 Karlsruhe
GERMANY,,ua39@ibm3090.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de

Italy
Andrea Figallo
V.le Lenin 53    
40139 Bologna
ITALY
051-530150
figalin@pt.tizeta.it

Netherlands
Andy Tjin
Claes Dellsteeg 2A
1381 VW Weesp
NETHERLANDs
02940-17556
atjin@prl.philips.nl  

Norway
Lars Henrik Morset
Herman Kraghs vei 46/52
7035 TRONDHEIM
NORWAY
(47) 73888511
lhm@stud.unit.no

AFRICA:

South Africa
Roy Hobson
1 Scotts Ave
6140 Grahamstown
SOUTH AFRICA
+27-461-28936
g93h7349@warthog.ru.ac.za

ASIA:

Indonesia
Larry Detwiler
Jakarta International School Box 1078
Jakarta 12010
INDONESIA
62-21-750-0043
75334.1113@compuserve.com

AUSTRALIA:

Australia
Margaret Moore
30 Lucy St.
Ashfield 2131
AUSTRALIA,,m.moore@unsw.edu.au

New Zealand
Lloyd Smith
22 Masters Ave
Hamilton
NEW ZEALAND
64 7 856-8703
LAS@waikato.ac.nz

ONLINE/INTERNET AMBASSADORS:

Craig Smith, Comp Sci Dept
U of Oregon,Deschutes Hall
Eugene, OR 
97403
(503) 342-4195, 346-1380 ext. 3998
chs@cs.uoregon.edu

Greg Weiss
43 Fawcett St.
Port Chester, NY
10573-5122
(914) 939-9049
grweiss@cs.princeton.edu

     If there isn't a CASA ambassador in your area, and you're interested
in promoting and fostering a cappella music in your area, contact CASA
about becoming an A Cappella Ambassador.

Q. Are there any other a cappella organizations that are specific to a
certain region?

     Of course:
     
     * Michigan Vocal Jazz Society *
     Yup - Vocal Jazz in Michigan...

          Michigan Vocal Jazz Society
          63360 Dequindre Rd.
          Washington, MI 48095

     * Southern California Doo Wop Society *
     You guessed it: Doo-Wop in So-Cal.

          Southern California Doo Wop Society
          1077 Pacific Coast Highway #153
          Seal Beach, CA 90740
          (818) 331-4399

     There are probably more local organizations out there - please
contact CASA if you know of any that should be listed here.

     Also - there's a WEB site with info about the Boston & Eastern MA a
cappella scene:

     http://www2.amherst.edu/~dsbogartz/bacs.html


Q. I'd like to sing in an a cappella group in my area. How do I go about
joining one?

     This depends. If you're...

     ATTENDING COLLEGE IN THE USA (or planning to attend college): There
are close to 400 collegiate a cappella groups around the country. Contact
CASA (address in FAQ #1) for a list of the groups at your school, and if
there isn't a group, CASA can help you start one. There are also choral
ensembles at almost every college: contact the music department for a full
listing of choral organizations on campus.

     ATTENDING COLLEGE OUTSIDE OF THE USA: Many schools have music
departments with a variety of vocal ensembles. If you can't find what
you're looking for, consider starting a group - remember the King's
Singers were started that way 25 years ago. Feel free to contact CASA,
SPEBSQSA, SAA, or any other a cappella organization mentioned in FAQ #1 to
help you get things started.

     LOOKING FOR A BARBERSHOP CHORUS OR QUARTET (men only): Between their
extensive national and international network of choruses and affiliated
quartets, SPEBSQSA (address in FAQ #1) is an excellent place to go to find
a recreational group. There are barbershop choruses in almost every
metropolitian are in the US and many major countries abroad, and you don't
need a lot of experience to join.
     
     LOOKING FOR A SWEET ADELINE GROUP (women only): Most Sweet adeline
groups are found in the US, but there are a few overseas. Contact:
Sweet Adelines International or Harmony Incorporated (addresses in FAQ #1).

     LOOKING FOR A DOO-WOP GROUP: Most doo-wop groups tend to be small (4
or 5 members) and seem to keep the same members for long periods of time -
you may have better luck starting your own group than waiting to join one
in your area. For a list of doo-wop groups in your area, contact CASA or
UGHA (addresses in FAQ #1)

     LOOKING FOR A CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE: It's much easier to join a chorus
than to find a small ensemble to join. Check your local yellow pages or a
local sheet music store for the names of choruses in your area - there are
probably several, each with its own style and demands (some will be
social/recreational, others will be very serious - be sure to find out
before you join what will be expected).

     LOOKING FOR A POP/R&B/JAZZ/ECLECTIC/OTHER STYLE OF GROUP: contact
CASA. Put a classified ad in the back of the CAN (That's how Rockapella
found their vocal percussionist, Jeff Thacher!): It's free for members,
and only $5 for non-members. Be sure to keep your eyes on the CAN as well,
as there are groups seeking members listed in every issue.

     NOT HAVING ANY LUCK WITH THE ABOVE OPTIONS: Consider starting a group
of your own. The advantages are many, including the fact that you can set
all of the parameters to your liking: style, repertoire, how often you
rehearse, etc. The disadvantage is that it takes a bit more work than
joining an already established group. 

     IN ADDITION TO ALL ABOVE SUGGESTIONS: Post a message to
rec.music.a-cappella and alt.music.a-cappella. New groups are forming and
established groups are looking for new members every day. And besides -
it's free!

Q. Are there any a cappella radio shows in my area?

     CASA Ambassador Jessika Diamond maintains the a cappella radio show
list, which she posts periodically to the a cappella newsgroups. For an up
to date list of all radio shows, finger her account: 

          J_diamo@Vega.Concordia.Ca. 

     If you're in a group (professional, recreational, or collegiate) it
would be an *excellent* idea to send a copy of any recordings you have
made to each and every one of the addresses below.



Q. Are their any places that feature only a cappella music?

     * A Cappella's *
     An all-a cappella restaurant/club in Denver that features
performances by great groups like the 17th Avenue All-Stars, the Diners,
the Poor Boys, and many others every weekend and once during the week. If
you're in Denver for any reason, be sure to drop by

          A Cappella's
          1336 E 17th Ave.
          Denver, CO 80218
          (303) 832-1479

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