The best I’ve seen highlights the very best in collegiate a cappella, as seen in the admittedly biased and limited view of the author.

This time, we share the ten best pieces of choreography I’ve seen in collegiate a cappella, in the last three years (Part 2 of 2).

5. “Feeling Good” by The University of Southern California SoCal Vocals, 2008

The movement was inspired here, with some really innovative stuff, highlighted with the entire group forming two lines, which the soloist ran through to wonderful dramatic effect. The movement was just so crisp, and while the sound remained perfectly clean.

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The best I’ve seen highlights the very best in collegiate a cappella, as seen in the admittedly biased and limited view of the author.

This time, we share the ten best pieces of choreography I’ve seen in collegiate a cappella, in the last three years (Part 1 of 2).

10. “Real Good Man” by Drew University 36 Madison Avenue, 2007

This song was a lot of fun to watch, because it was clear that the guys themselves were having fun. Well planned movement here, that built throughout the song, culminating in a finish that saw the group crouch behind the soloist, and the soloist fall straight back into them, only for them to all to rise up together.

9. “Thriller” by The Amherst College Zumbyes, 2007

This was an inspired reenactment of Michael Jackson’s original choreography for this song, that I saw come to life at the 2007 ICCA Finals. Some points off for letting the movement adversely affect the musicality, but points back on for executing the song while having one member dressed in a banana costume.

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First, a programming note: For everyone who has been checking back for the review of the Johns Hopkins quarterfinal, thank you for your patience. We are working on a special co-commentary with a guest writer. The review will be up tomorrow morning. In the meantime, images from the show are available now on our photos page.

Now, on to our regularly scheduled column…

The Best I’ve Seen highlights the very best in collegiate a cappella, as seen in the admittedly biased and limited view of the author.

This time, we share one of the best collegiate a cappella shows I’ve seen

My first ICCA Finals

When I co-founded this blog, one of the first shows I planned to review with the 2007 ICCA Finals. I was pretty excited to see what happened when the best of all regions came together for a show in New York, and let me tell you that I was not disappointed.

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The best I’ve seen highlights the very best in collegiate a cappella, as seen in the admittedly biased and limited view of the author.

This time, I share one of the best collegiate a cappella shows I’ve seen.

A cold night at Cornell

As a fan of any given form of entertainment, there are going to be certain moments that define your fan-ship. For me, that moment arrived at the ICCA Mid-Atlantic Semifinals in 2005, at Sage Chapel on the Cornell University campus.

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The best I’ve seen highlights the very best in collegiate a cappella, as seen in the admittedly biased and limited view of the author.

This time, we share the best performances I’ve seen in collegiate a cappella, Part II

A Near Perfect Set

Going into the 2008 ICCA Finals, there was a lot of hype surrounding The University of Southern California’s SoCal VoCals. Their 463 point performance in the quarterfinals was the highest score in the tournament that year, and a mere two points away from a perfect score. They emerged from an ultra competitive West region. They topped the reigning international champions, Noteworthy on their way to the finals (not to mention, the previous year’s champions, Vocal Point, and five other groups of the highest caliber). But could they live up to the buzz around them? In three words: oh, hell yes.

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