Stanford Harmonics
| Stanford Harmonics | |
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 Stanford Harmonics, February 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Stanford, California, USA |
| Genres | A cappella |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Website |
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The Stanford Harmonics are a co-ed a cappella group from Stanford University in the United States. Known for their alternative rock repertoire and award-winning recordings, the Harmonics have garnered international recognition for their performances and have been featured on BOCA, Sing, and Voices Only a cappella compilations. The Harmonics are one of the few collegiate a cappella groups to own their own wireless microphone assortment and soundboard, and to have developed a live performance that includes the use of electronic distortion, sound effects and audience participation.
In 2006, the Harmonics won the A Cappella Community Awards for Favorite Mixed Collegiate Group and Favorite Scholastic Album. On December 4, 2008, they released their eighth studio album, Escape Velocity, which was the winner of three Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards, including Best Mixed Collegiate Album. Along with the Tufts Beelzebubs and UPenn's Off The Beat, the Stanford Harmonics are considered to be one of the "Holy Trinity" of collegiate a cappella groups.[1]
Members 2015-2016
- David Altman
- Kaylee Beam
- Dylan Bedford
- Devon Burger
- Zack Cinquini
- Davin Curtis
- Yeji Jung
- Preeti Kakani
- Deepti Kannan
- Lina Khoeur
- Daria Lamberson
- Elise Miller
- James Ordner
- Río Padilla-Smith
- Benjamin Share
Members 2014-2015
- David Altman
- Devon Burger
- Jace Casey
- Davin Curtis
- Abigail Flowers
- Yeji Jung
- Preeti Kakani
- Lina Khoeur
- Griffin Koontz
- Mark Kwon (partial year)
- Lillian Mecum
- Elise Miller
- James Ordner
- Sam Weyen (partial year)
Members 2013-2014
- Jace Casey
- Davin Curtis
- Mia Farinelli (partial year)
- Arturo Ferrari
- Abigail Flowers
- Chris Goetz
- Connor Jordan
- Griffin Koontz
- Julia Laurence
- Chris Mathy
- Lillian Mecum
- Dylan Sarkisian (partial year)
- Monica Thieu
- Claire Thompson
- 2013 Radio Rock concert
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Notable alumni/ae
- Singer/songwriter Vienna Teng
- Contemporary A Cappella Society of America (CASA) President Julia Hoffman and Board Member Ariel Glassman
- Hookslide singers Jon Pilat and George Hoffman
- Former Skritch lead Bryan Tan
Discography
The Stanford Harmonics have released eight new full-length albums, one "greatest hits" album, and one Extended Play (EP).
The Greatest Hits of Pitchpipe (1995)
- The Only Hit of Pitch Pipe (Basket Case by Green Day)
- A Change in My Life (Rockapella)
- Seven Bridges Road (The Eagles)
- Heat of the Moment (Asia)
- Busy Tonight (The Nylons)
- It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday (Boyz II Men)
- Moondance (Van Morrison)
- Drift Away (Dobie Gray)
- Be With You (The Bangles)
- Little Darling (The Diamonds)
- The Longest Time (Billy Joel)
- Straight to My Heart (Sting)
- Everlasting Love (Gayden and Cason)
- Bad Connection (Yaz)
- In the Still of the Night (5 Satins)
- Don't You Want Me (The Human League)
- The Star Spangled Banner
- Why (Rockapella)
- Kyrie (Mr. Mister)
Escalator Music (1997)
- Down Under (Men at Work)
- Kiss From a Rose (Seal)
- Just a Girl (No Doubt)
- Mack the Knife (Bobby Darin)
- Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word (Elton John)
- A Little Respect (Erasure)
- Got to Get You Into My Life (The Beatles)
- Winter (Tori Amos)
- Four Brothers (Manhattan Transfer)
- December, 1963 (The Four Seasons)
- Still the One (Orleans)
- Walking on Broken Glass (Annie Lennox)
- She's Always a Woman (Billy Joel)
- Sixty Minute Man (Rockapella)
- King of Pain (The Police)
- Rhythm of Love (Yes)
- Gone (House Jacks)
Insanity Laughs (1999)
- Push It (Garbage)
- Under Pressure (Queen/David Bowie)
- 32 Flavors (Alana Davis)
- Hoodoo Voodoo Doll (Brian Setzer)
- Uninvited (Alanis Morissette)
- Waterboy (Live)
- Goodbye (Save Ferris)
- Gone Till November (Wyclef Jean)
- Stay (Wastin' Time) (Dave Matthews Band)
- Criminal (Fiona Apple)
- Push (Matchbox 20)
- Hurt (Nine Inch Nails)
- Snow on the Sahara (Anggun)
- Ray of Light (Madonna)
- One (U2)
Phonoshop (2001)
- Scream (Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson)
- Smooth (Santana)
- Beautiful (Joydrop)
- Thank You (Dido)
- We Are In Love (Harry Connick, Jr.)
- Never Tear Us Apart (INXS)
- Cornflake Girl (Tori Amos)
- Touched (VAST)
- Kryptonite (3 Doors Down)
- Oh So Quiet (Björk)
- November Rain (Guns N' Roses)
- Right Now (Van Halen)
evolut10n (2002) - 10 Year Anniversary "Greatest Hits" Album
- Right Now (Van Halen)
- Why (Rockapella)
- Rhythm of Love (Yes)
- Criminal (Fiona Apple)
- Kyrie (Mr. Mister)
- Four Brothers (Manhattan Transfer)
- Thank You (Dido)
- Under Pressure (Queen/David Bowie)
- A Change in My Life (Rockapella)
Rock Beats Scissors (2003)
- Sadder Day (Fleming & John)
- Running Away (Hoobastank)
- Medicine (Guster)
- Bring Me To Life (Evanescence)
- Annie Waits (Ben Folds)
- Lady Marmalade (Patti LaBelle)
- I Wish (Stevie Wonder)
- Human Beings (Seal)
- I Hope You Dance (Lee Ann Womack)
- Acoustic #3 (Goo Goo Dolls)
- Paid My Dues (Anastacia)
- Drive (Incubus)
- Porcelain (Moby)
Shadowplay (2005)
- Labyrinth (Elisa)
- Headstrong (Trapt)
- Faster, Faster (Bree Sharp)
- Stop Crying Your Heart Out (Oasis)
- All the Things She Said (t.A.T.u.)
- Truce (Jars of Clay)
- Easier to Run (Linkin Park)
- Stuck (Stacie Orrico)
- Blurry (Puddle of Mudd)
- Radio (The Corrs)
- Sweetest Goodbye (Maroon 5)
- Breathe (Melissa Etheridge)
- Waiting for You (Seal)
- The Memory Remains (Metallica)
Escape Velocity (2008)
- Battle Without Honor or Humanity (Tomoyasu Hotei)
- Get Set (Taxiride)
- Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd, The Scissor Sisters)
- Cells (The Servant)
- Dream for the Moment (Aerosmith, Eminem)
- Inspired by Dream On and Sing for the Moment
- Imagination (John Lennon, Gene Wilder, A Perfect Circle and Maroon 5)
- Inspired by Imagine and Pure Imagination
- Soul Meets Body (Death Cab For Cutie)
- Can I Buy You a Drink (Hoobastank)
- I'm Alive (Disturbed)
- Rhapsody in Blue (George Gershwin)
- Whisper (Evanescence)
- The Sound of Silence (Simon and Garfunkel)
Midnight Hour (2013)
- Somebody to Love
- Kings and Queens
- Madness
- Call Me When You're Sober
- Beggars and Hangers-On
- You Know My Name
- Lonely Boy
- Extreme Ways
- Kids
- House of the Rising Sun
- Mad World
- Slip to the Void
The Messes of Men (2015) - EP
- Centuries (Fall Out Boy)
- Feeling Good
- Can't Be Saved (Senses Fail)
- Bartholomew (The Silent Comedy)
- Decay (Mark Tremonti)
Awards
The Stanford Harmonics have received various awards for their CDs:
The Greatest Hits of Pitchpipe
- BOCA Humor: Basket Case[2]
- Best of BOCA: The First 20 Years: Basket Case
Escalator Music
- BOCA 1998: Four Brothers[2]
- CARA 1998: Best Mixed Collegiate Album Nominee
Insanity Laughs
- BOCA 2000: Snow on the Sahara[2]
- CARA 2000: Best Mixed Collegiate Album Nominee & Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement Nominee
- RARB Picks of 1999[3]
Phonoshop
- CARA 2002: Best Mixed Collegiate Album Nominee & Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement Runner-Up
Evolut10n
- Harmonics 10 Year compilation
Rock Beats Scissors
- BOCA 2004: Sadder Day[2]
- BOCA 2003: Lady Marmalade[2]
- CARA 2004: Runner-up Best Mixed Collegiate Song (Lady Marmalade)
- RARB Picks of 2003: Honorable Mention[4]
Shadowplay
- SING 2 (2005): Faster, Faster
- BOCA 2006: The Memory Remains[2]
- CARA 2006: Best Mixed Collegiate Album & Best Mixed Collegiate Solo (Bryan Tan) Nominee
- ACA 2006: Favorite Scholastic A Cappella Album
- RARB Picks of 2005: Honorable Mention[5]
Escape Velocity
- CARA 2009: WINNER: Best Mixed Collegiate Album
- CARA 2009: WINNER: Best Mixed Collegiate Song (The Sound of Silence)
- CARA 2009: WINNER: Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement (The Sound of Silence, arr: Charlie Forkish)
- CARA 2009: Runner-Up: Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement (Imagination, arr: Charlie Forkish)
- Voices Only 2007: Soul Meets Body
- Voices Only 2008: Can I Buy You a Drink
- Voices Only 2009: Rhapsody in Blue
- SING IV: Cells
- SING V: The Sound of Silence
- BOCA 2009: The Sound of Silence
- RARB Picks of 2009[6]
- RARB Picks of the Decade (2000-2009)[7]
Midnight Hour
- Voices Only 2013: Madness
- Voices Only 2014: House of the Rising Sun
- BOCA 2014: Somebody to Love
- CARA 2014: Best Mixed Collegiate Album Nominee
- CARA 2014: Best Mixed Collegiate Song Nominee (Somebody to Love)
- CARA 2014: Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement Nominee (Somebody to Love)
- RARB Picks of 2013: Honorable Mention (Kids: Track of the Year)
The Messes of Men (EP)
- Voices Only 2015: Bartholomew
See also
- Stanford University vocal groups
External links
- Stanford Harmonics - Official Website
- Recorded A Cappella Review Board (RARB) Review of "Shadowplay"
- Recorded A Cappella Review Board (RARB) Review of "Escape Velocity"
- Sing 4 A Cappella Compilation
- Voices Only 2008
References
- ↑ ""The Sing-Off" Group Profiles: Tufts Beelzebubs | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". Casa.org. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "BOCA". BOCA entries. Archived from the original on 2006-07-17. Retrieved 2006-12-25.
- ↑ "RARB". RARB Picks of 1999. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
- ↑ "RARB". RARB Picks of 2003. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
- ↑ "RARB". RARB Picks of 2005. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
- ↑ "RARB". RARB Picks of 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ↑ "RARB". RARB Picks of the Decade. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
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