
We had a record number of votes this year as CASA members from all over the world made their voices heard. Congratulations to all of the winners!
Favorite Pop/Rock Group
Winner: Sonos
Runner Up: Basix
Favorite Jazz Group
Winner: The Real Group
Runner Up: Cluster
Favorite Classical Group
Winner: The King’s Singers
Runner Up: Chanticleer
Favorite Doo-Wop Group
Winner: The Persuasions
Runner Up: The Alley Cats
Favorite R&B Group
Winner: Naturally 7
Runner Up: Nota
Favorite Barbershop Chorus
Winner: Westminster Chorus
Runner Up: Bay Area Showcase Chorus
Favorite Barbershop Quartet
Winner: Maxx Factor
Runner Up: Round Midnight
Favorite Religious Group
Winner: Voices of Lee
Runner Up: Testimony (Stanford)
Favorite Folk/World Group
Winner: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Runner Up: Riltons Vanner
Favorite Comedy Group
Winner: Moosebutter
Runner Up: The Bobs
Favorite Contemporary A Cappella League Group
Winner: Red States
Runner Up: DeltaCappella
Favorite Male Collegiate Group
Winner: Beelzebubs (Tufts)
Runner Up: Accidentals (UGA)
Favorite Female Collegiate Group
Winner: Divisi (U of Oregon)
Runner Up: Out of the Blue (Duke)
Favorite Mixed Collegiate Group
Winner: Harmonics (Stanford)
Runner Up (tie): Amalgamates (Tufts) and Off the Beat (UPenn)
Favorite High School Group
Winner: 18 Wheelers (The Wheeler School)
Runner Up: Eleventh Hour (Kettering Fairmont High School)
Favorite Professional Album
Winner: “Sonosings” by Sonos
Runner Up: “Help!” by Overboard
Favorite Collegiate Album
Winner: “Play the Game” by Beelzebubs (Tufts)
Runner Up: “Shake the Poet” by Chordials (Cornell)
Favorite High School Album
Winner: “A Lesson in Tightropes” by 18 Wheelers (The Wheeler School)
Runner Up: “Crescendo” by ‘Til Dawn (Youth in Arts, Marin)
Favorite Male Vocalist
Winner: David Pinto from Nota
Runner Up (tie): Christoffer Brodersen from Basix and Nick Girard from Overboard
Favorite Female Vocalist
Winner: Jessica Freedman from Sonos
Runner Up: Ariel Arbisser from the Chordials (Cornell)
Favorite Vocal Percussionist
Winner: Jake Moulton from the House Jacks
Runner Up: Alex Koutzoukis from the Beelzebubs (Tufts)
Favorite Songwriter
Winner: Austin Willacy from the House Jacks
Runner Up: Erik Bosio from Cluster
Favorite Arranger
Winner: Deke Sharon from the House Jacks and Total Vocal
Runner Up: Christopher Given Harrison from Sonos
Favorite A Cappella Producer
Winner: Bill Hare from Bill Hare Productions
Runner Up: Ed Boyer from Ed Boyer A Cappella
Favorite A Cappella Event
Winner: SoJam
Runner Up: The Sing Off Finale (NBC)
Favorite A Cappella You Tube Video
Winner: Sleep by Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir
Runner Up: Michael Jackson Medley by Sam Tsui
Favorite European A Cappella Group
Winner: Basix (Denmark)
Runner Up: Cluster (Italy)
Favorite Asian A Cappella Group
Winner: Robstar Lobster (Japan)
Runner Up: Redsoul (Korea)
Favorite Central/South American A Cappella Group
Winner: Nota (Puerto Rico)
Runner Up: Vocal Sampling (Cuba)
Favorite Oceanic A Cappella Group
Winner: Idea of North (Australia)
Runner Up: Suade (Australia)
Favorite African A Cappella Group
Winner: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Runner Up: Soweto Gospel Choir
Favorite A Cappella Album Title
Winner: “… Sings Without Music, Vol II” by Firedrill!
Runner Up: “Diversity” by Basix
Favorite Medley
Winner: Michael Jackson Medly by Sam Tsui
Runner Up: “The Who Medley” by the Beelzebubs (Tufts)
Favorite A Cappella Song
Winner: “I Want You Back” as performed by Sonos
Runner Up: “Diversity” by Basix
Favorite Viva La Vida Rendition
Winner: Clef Hangers (UNC)
Runner Up: Buffalo Chips (SUNY Buffalo)
Favorite Gender-Bender Song/Solo
Winner: “I Want You Back” as performed by Sonos
Runner Up: “If I Ain’t Got You” as performed by Firedrill!
Favorite Live Performance Moment
Winner: Bobby McFerrin on the Sing Off Finale (NBC)
Runner Up: Jake Moulton’s turntables at SoJam
Favorite A Cappella Solo Project
Winner: Kid Beyond
Runner Up: Lilli Lewis
Favorite A Cappella Podcast
Winner: Mouth Off!
Runner Up: The Acapodcast
Most Cutting Edge Group
Winner (tie): Harmonics (Stanford) and Sonos
Favorite Arrangement
Winner: “Sound of Silence” by Charlie Forkish from the Harmonics (Stanford)
Runner Up: “I Want You Back” by Christopher Given Harrison from Sonos
Favorite Newcomer – Group
Winner: Nota
Runner Up: Sonos
Favorite A Cappella Fan
Winner: Line Carlsen (President of the Basix Fan Club)
Runner Up: Bryan Guffey
Comments
BBShop Catagories
Posted by Lexcellent on 06/01/2010There needs to be favorite Male and Female Barbershop Chorus and Quartet catagories like there are for Favorite Soloist or College A Cappella group. There are a lot of awesome quartets and choruses out there and they deserve an equal chance to shine.
That's a great idea! CASA
Posted by Julia Hoffman on 06/01/2010That's a great idea! CASA does not come up with the categories, though. Fans of a cappella music submit categories before nominating even happens. If this is important to you, make sure to submit the categories next February!
President, Contemporary A cappella Society (CASA) Director, CARA and ACA awards Exec Producer, SING Compilation Judge, ICCA, SoJam, etc. West Producer, ICCA 2003-2005 Stanford Harmonics 1999-2003