Claremont Shades
The Claremont Shades are the first co-ed collegiate a cappella group at the Claremont Colleges, Claremont, California, USA.[1] They host the annual "Southern California A Cappella Music Festival" (SCAM Fest).
The Claremont Shades | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Claremont, California |
| Genres | a cappella |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Website | http://www.claremontshades.com |
Background
Founded in 1995,[2] The Shades have recorded five professional albums and been featured on three Best of College A cappella (BOCA) albums (1998, 2002, and 2005).[3][4] Each year, the group learns a new repertoire of rock, pop, R&B, alternative, and jazz covers, and performs at college and professional venues throughout California and the US. Every spring, the group tours the US, performing at venues from Boston to San Francisco.
SCAM Fest
The Shades hosted the first "Southern California A Cappella Music Festival" in November 1996 with the goal of hosting every collegiate and professional a cappella group in Southern California.[5] Now in its 19th year, the festival draws an audience of over 2,000 and usually includes 12 a cappella groups.[6][7]
Discography
As of 2010, the Claremont Shades have 5 albums:
- Prescription Only (1999)
- Color (2001), produced by Gabriel Mann
- Phonogenic (2003), produced by Gabriel Mann
- Random Play (2006)
- All Things Go (2010)
External links
References
- claremontshades.com
- "Shades | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- "thescrippsvoice.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- iTunes track list
- "18th Annual Southern California A Cappella Music Festival Coming to Pomona College on Nov. 22", Pomona College, November 18, 2013.
- "Claremont Colleges to host annual a cappella music festival", Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, October 31, 2014.
- performingartslive.com