Finally, the stage lights come up, and singers in black acknowledge applause and cheers. No, it's a jam session featuring Mount Holyoke's five a cappella groups. Traditionalists continue the doo-wop, gospel, and barbershop traditions while upstarts infiltrate pop, rap, and rock. Mount Holyoke's groups sing everywhere and in many styles.
Audiences rave about a cappella's combination of primal vocal power and sophisticated arrangements.
A cappella may seem easy, but it's very difficult. Campus groups practice up to nine hours a week to perfect their close harmonies and choreography. And that doesn't count the time groups spend arranging their own music. At MHC, a cappella is totally student-run. This page created and maintained by Don St. John .