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by NIKKI ROBERTI
Lifestyles Reporter
Assistant Director of Student Programs, Alan C.R Mueller said he couldn’t believe his eyes last year when he attended a concert hosted by student-run a cappella group, Another Level.
The concert at I.G. Greer Auditorium ended up with standing room only with people turned away.
“If that’s not popular programming, I don’t know what is,” Mueller said. “I was blown away from the talent.”
Last year’s concert inspired Mueller to bring the popular event to a larger scale, and thus, Acappellageddon was born.
Student Programs and Appalachian Popular Programming Society host Acappellageddon.
The event will feature seven student-led a cappella groups in one concert at Legends Dec. 9, at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $4 in advance and $6 at the door.
Professional
a cappella group, Return 2 Zero will be featured as the headlining
band. Return 2 Zero has opened for the Beauty and the Beast act at
Disney World for the past 13 years, Meuller said.
“It’s
really cool to see that kind of group and see where a cappella [goes]
after college,” senior music industry major and president of Higher
Ground, Dan M. Romanoff said.
Romanoff said his group is excited to be apart of Acappellegeddon, especially because they have been a part of
Elon University’s event, Acapalooza for the past four to five years.
This will be the first time the a cappella groups have joined together on campus including Extension Chords,
What’s yer Pleasure, Higher Ground, Ear Candy, Treble Attractions, Assorted Chocolates and Another Level.
“They
were very excited,” Martha E. Eskridge, sophomore special education
major and APPS special events council chairperson said. “It was
actually quite heart warming because they never have gotten together
before.”
Mueller’s main goal for the event was to take the production aspect of a performance off of the students.
“Why
should the talent be moving microphones and lugging them from one end
of campus to the other?” Mueller said. “If these folks just [got] a
little help on the production end and a little bit of help on the
promotion end, think about what we could do with what was already an
amazing concert.”
Mueller said he anticipates 600 to 700 people in attendance.
“I think
its one of those things that not everyone has had exposure to. Some
people think that a cappella music is this barber shop type music, old
guy singing barbershop quartet type music.” Mueller said.
However, Mueller said a cappella groups in general sing anything from jazz to rock, and even pop tunes.
“Even if
you don’t like a cappella music, come check this out. It might
challenge your preconceptions,” he said. “I think the main thing to
know is to just [remember] that this is all about these student groups.
These young people are amazingly talented and their enthusiasm for this
whole process is amazing.”
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