Cadenza (University of Cambridge)
Encyclopedia
History
Cadenza is a mixed a cappellaA cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
choir at Cambridge University in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Originally founded in 1997 as a small jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
choir with a conductor and a band, in 2002 it was changed to a smaller close-harmony a cappella
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
group to sing arrangements that include a wider repertoire ranging from pop to jazz classics. The group write their own arrangements of popular songs from the past and present and add innovative choreography to complete their performances
Recent Achievements
In March 2011 Cadenza were crowned champions of The Voice Festival UKThe Voice Festival UK
The Voice Festival UK is the only UK-wide festival which celebrates the art of unaccompanied singing.The Festival's central purpose is to increase the awareness and popularity of the a cappella art form in the UK, and to support the development of the existing UK a cappella scene, by recruiting...
, a national university a cappella competition. As a result of this victory they are travelling to New York to represent the UK at the ICCA International Championships of a cappella in April 2011.
The group are regular performers at Cambridge college May Balls, in the past year singing at Jesus College May Ball, Emmanual College June Event, Selwyn Snow Ball and Churchill Spring Ball. In addition, Cadenza have sung at the Fitzwilliam Museum, book launches and the ADC Theatre.
External links
- Cadenza official website
- Facebook group
- ttp://uk.youtube.com/voicefestival