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Voices in Your Head is a student-run, co-ed a cappella group from the University of Chicago. Founded in 1998, the group consists of both undergraduate and graduate students whose studies range from Economics to Music to MD/PhD programs. Voices arranges all of its own music, spanning several genres. Its unique repertoire includes original pieces, as well as an eclectic mix of pop, R&B, rock, and alternative music. Voices competes annually in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA), and travels nationally for a cappella festivals and tours. ==History== Voices in Your Head was formed in the fall of 1998. Amanda founded the group because she realized there were no 'funky' performance organizations at the University of Chicago.〔http://voicesinyourhead.org/?p=acappella/profile&id;=28〕 They released their first live album, ''Sesquipedalia,'' in 2000, their first studio album, ''On Point,'' in 2002, and their second studio album, ‘’Songs for Padded Rooms,’’ in 2005. ‘'Note To Self'," released on May 23, 2008, received a strong Recorded A Cappella Review Board review〔() RARB review of Note To Self〕 and contained a track (“Magic”) selected for the 2008 edition of the international a cappella compilation, Voices Only.〔() Voices Only 2008 Official Website〕 Noted author Nick Hornby also included "Magic" from ''Note To Self'' in his 2008 playlist for the New York Times.〔() Nick Hornby's 2008 Playlist〕 On February 17, 2009, Ben Folds announced that "Magic" would appear on his 2009 album Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!, calling it "a hell of a cool place to live for three and a half minutes".〔() Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!〕 NBC Washington〔() NBC Washington review〕 commented on the group's contribution, "Magic," saying "the arrangement is so different from the original that the song is a completely unique artifact–which should be the goal of any group, a cappella or otherwise, when attempting a cover." In an interview with Entertainment Weekly,〔() Entertainment Weekly interview〕 Ben Folds commented: "There’s a group from the University of Chicago called Voices in Your Head that sings 'Magic' on the record, and to me they’re in a different league from the rest of the groups." As part of the tour to support the album release, Voices in Your Head performed live with Ben Folds on March 19, 2009 in Milwaukee, WI at the Eagles Ballroom. That year, Voices In Your Head competed for the first time in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella,〔() ICCA 2010 Midwest lineup〕 a competition featuring groups from all over the country and overseas. In 2011, Voices finished third at their Midwest Quarterfinal; in 2012, they came in first at both the quarterfinal and the semifinal, progressing to ICCA finals in New York City, where they finished fourth overall. In addition, they competed in the inaugural Boston Sings collegiate competition, where they came in first.〔() BOSS 2012 Competition results〕 The group's newest album, ''I Used to Live Alone'', was released on May 21, 2011, and marked Voices' emergence into the national a cappella scene. Several tracks met critical acclaim in the a cappella community up to a year before its release: the tracks "I'd Like To," "Boomerang" and "Sharp" were all selected for national a cappella compilation albums.〔() Voices Only Official Website〕〔() Sing 7 track list announcement〕〔() Sing Compilation official website〕〔() Sing 8 track list announcement〕 "Boomerang" was also the winner of the 2011 CARA (Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award) in the category of Best Scholastic Original. After its release, the album received positive reviews from the Recorded A Cappella Review Board (RARB), and was selected as one of RARB's picks of the year. In 2012, "I Used To Live Alone" was nominated for five CARA awards, winning Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement (Chris Rishel, for "I'd Like To") and runner up places for Best Mixed Collegiate Album, Song, and Solo. Voices returned to ICCA competition in 2014, falling short at the Midwest semifinal after placing second at the quarterfinal stage. The next year, however, after finishing first at their Midwest quarterfinal and semifinal, the group returned to Finals. The 2015 ICCA Finals, held on April 18 at New York City's Beacon Theatre, saw Voices finish 2nd to the University of Southern California's SoCal VoCals. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Voices in Your Head」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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