Murray takes attendance and notes how late a singer is to the minute. And people get turned down because their voices don't fit into the group. We have to be able to relate to each other to build up our on-stage chemistry. With all the a cappella singing groups springing up on the Homewood campus in recent years, the campus performing arts council has become an integral partner in each group's success. The council coordinates scheduling and watches out for any overlapping song choices among the groups.
Competition is restricted only to scheduling, and most groups choose different songs.
The Sirens are hoping to make it easier for them to be heard. Their first compact disc is about half finished after several trips to the recording studio. For technical reasons, each woman has to sing her part alone in the studio, demanding a higher energy level than when they are singing all together. The release date for the CD is uncertain, but it will likely be ready for autographing sometime next semester. The Sirens will perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, in the Schafler Auditorium of the Bloomberg Center for Physics and Astronomy.