The Oxford Alternotives
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The Oxford Alternotives are a mixed-voice pop
a cappella
group from Oxford University, England
. They are the oldest a cappella group in Oxford
. The group covers wide variety of songs - from the traditional pop and rock to more alternative selections. Particular soul, funk & dance favourites are often laced with a comedic feel.
The Alternotives perform at a variety of events in and around the world. Based in Oxford, The Alternotives have performed at numerous college balls, charity events, fashion shows and private functions, as well as putting on their own concerts. Further afield, they have performed around the at the White House
, Shea Stadium
, the Empire State Building
, the 58th United Nations General Assembly and in 2005 sung at the 9/11 memorial service for British victims in New York
. A recent tour of the East Coast of America saw them return to New York and Boston, putting on concerts with a number of US a cappella giants.
In 2010, the group went up to the Edinburgh Fringe festival for the first time, wowing sell-out crowds and coming away with rave reviews. The Alternotives will be heading back to Edinburgh in 2011 with brand new material.
The Alternotives have produced five albums, including Get Naked with... The Oxford Alternotives in 2009. In 2009, the Group came second in The Voice Festival UK
, winning awards for 'Outstanding Arrangement' and 'Outstanding Solo'.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
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 from Oxford University, 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...
. They are the oldest a cappella group in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
. The group covers wide variety of songs - from the traditional pop and rock to more alternative selections. Particular soul, funk & dance favourites are often laced with a comedic feel.
The Alternotives perform at a variety of events in and around the world. Based in Oxford, The Alternotives have performed at numerous college balls, charity events, fashion shows and private functions, as well as putting on their own concerts. Further afield, they have performed around the at the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
, Shea Stadium
Shea Stadium
William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea , was a stadium in the New York City borough of Queens, in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. It was the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Mets from 1964 to 2008...
, the Empire State Building
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark skyscraper and American cultural icon in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet , and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 ft high. Its name is derived...
, the 58th United Nations General Assembly and in 2005 sung at the 9/11 memorial service for British victims in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. A recent tour of the East Coast of America saw them return to New York and Boston, putting on concerts with a number of US a cappella giants.
In 2010, the group went up to the Edinburgh Fringe festival for the first time, wowing sell-out crowds and coming away with rave reviews. The Alternotives will be heading back to Edinburgh in 2011 with brand new material.
The Alternotives have produced five albums, including Get Naked with... The Oxford Alternotives in 2009. In 2009, the Group came second in The Voice Festival UK
The 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...
, winning awards for 'Outstanding Arrangement' and 'Outstanding Solo'.