Anchor & Echo

Director and Arranger: Wilson Smith
Co-Director: Taylor DiBernardo
Asst. Director: Amalea Ribeiro

“Owner of a Lonely Heart” by Yes
Solos: Simon Haines, Luke Terry, Naren Yalamanchili

“Through The Fire” by Chaka Khan
Solos: Claire Harmsen, Angelina Pendleton-Mendez, Aria Wasson, Asha Patel

Sammy Villalva   bass
Parker Mednikow   vocal percussion
Simon Haines   baritone
Naren Yalamanchili baritone
Luke Terry tenor
Asha Patel alto
Angelina Pendleton-Mendez   alto
Aria Wasson soprano
Claire Harmsen     soprano

primavera

Director and Arranger: Brave James
Co-Director: Tracy LJ Robertson
Asst. Director: Katie Hayes

“What A Wonderful World” by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss
Solos: Owen Yeh-Lee, Lucas Santos, Rachel Nolan, Lauren Correia

“Almost Like Being In Love” by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner
Solos: Maya Breen, Melissa Cruz

Michael Riccinto bass
Owen Yeh-Lee baritone
Lucas Santos tenor
Rachel Nolan alto
Paula Chacón alto
Lauren Correia alto
Melissa Cruz soprano
Stevie Petree soprano
Maya Breen soprano

AMBï

Director and Arranger: Isaiah Carter
Co-Director: Marisa Esposito
Asst. Director: Hannah Norman

“Saturday” by Childish Gambino
Solo: ZyQuan Ridges, Solar Abbott

“Waterfall (I Adore You)” by Yebba
Solo: Candace Porter, Casey Kuma, Nandini Jha

Boston Upshaw bass
Skye Brown vocal percussion
Casey Kuma baritone
Ethan Hanzlik baritone
ZyQuan Ridges tenor
Jay Phillips tenor
Abigail Ray alto
Solar Abbott alto
Nandini Jha soprano
Candace Porter soprano

Equinox

Director and Arranger: MaryAnne Muglia-Smith
Co-Director: Christopher Diaz
Asst. Director: Anna Krisko

“Never Gonna Be Alone” by Jacob Collier (feat. Lizzy McAlpine & John Mayer)
Solos: Nate Schinnerer, Alyssa Klecha, Xavier Mason

“Make You Feel My Love” by Bob Dylan
Solo: Sloan Roberts

Nate Schinnerer bass
Elias Brix vocal percussion
Grayson Reynolds baritone
Xavier Mason tenor
Will Powers tenor
Alyssa Klecha alto
Sabrina Lim alto
Zola Sibanda alto
Sloan Roberts soprano
Nevaeh Ethridge soprano
Emme Graham soprano

Esperanto

Director and Arranger: Zahara
Co-Director and Arranger: Darby Lestin
Asst. Director: Daniel Hager

“Esperanto” Global Medley
“Canto A Eleggua” (Yoruba chant)
“Troubling” by Nana Fofie
“Safer” by Tyla (South Africa)
“Latibonit” (Haitian Creole folk song)
“Kardan Adam” by Gulsen (Turkey)
Solos: Shuntavi Schuman-Olivier, Marley Garner, Srujan Salian, Maggie McGough, Meher Taneja, Sid Shanker

“Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield
The arrangement includes Konnakol (Indian rhythmic language), Balkan vocal elements, and a Waiata chant from the Haka tradition of New Zealand.
Solos: Meher Taneja, Marley Garner, Maggie McGough, Aris Culpepper, Rosie Isiyel, Sid Shanker, Neeraj Yalamanchili, Fraser Neilson

Fraser Neilson bass
Neeraj Yalamanchili vocal percussion
Benjamin Niewood baritone
Srujan Salian baritone
Tetlego Monyela tenor
Meher Taneja alto
Aris Culpepper alto
Marley Garner alto
Sid Shanker soprano
Rosie Isiyel soprano
Shuntavi Schuman-Olivier soprano
Maggie McGough soprano

“Run To You” by Pentatonix

Performed by staff alumni who were campers in 2014 at our very first session.

Isaiah Carter bass
Tehillah Alphonso baritone
Quinn D’Andrea tenor
Kate Crellin alto
MaryAnne Muglia-Smith soprano

MIDNIGHT

Director and Arranger: Shams Ahmed
Co-Director: Quinn D’Andrea
Asst. Director: Joseph Hughes

“AMERIICAN REQUIEM” by Beyoncé
“Dust Bowl Children” by Alison Krauss & Union Station
Solos: Daniel Heringer, Josiah Evans, Angelina Chu, Neena Shankar, MacKenzie Clegg

“The Joke” by Brandi Carlile
Solos: MacKenzie Clegg, Asher Hinton, Jackie Beaupré, Neena Shankar

Diego Velez bass
Easton Verano vocal percussion
Daniel Heringer baritone
Josiah Evans baritone 
Asher Hinton tenor
Angelina Chu tenor
Neena Shankar alto
Chloe Runco alto
MacKenzie Clegg alto
Jackie Beaupré soprano
Tera Jane Arwood soprano
Emerson Wimmer soprano

Apricity

Director and Arranger: Matt Goldstein
Co-Director: Aaron Revilla
Asst. Director: James Bailey

“Everybody Wants To Rule The World” by Tears for Fears
Solos: Lauren Weiskopf, Ryley Mustille, Remi Baker, Olivia Rivera, Arian Cruz, Dani Calderon, Eden Lake

“The Secret Garden” by AURORA
Solos: Journey Thiam, Remi Baker

Koame Kota bass
Gavin Collins vocal percussion
Eden Lake baritone
Arian Cruz tenor
Olivia Rivera alto
Ryley Mustille alto
Dani Calderon alto
Lauren Weiskopf soprano
Remi Baker soprano
Journey Thiam soprano

Liminal

Director and Arranger: Tehillah Alphonso
Co-Director: Austin Kiley
Asst. Director: Amanda Lapinski

“Beautiful City” by Stephen Schwartz from Godspell
Solos: Charlie Maughon, Jaxon Stroyke, Camden Cryderman, Joules Recana

“Wicked Medley” songs by Stephen Schwartz
One Short Day
The Wizard and I
For Good
Defying Gravity
Solos: Joules Recana, Justin Malec, Ariana Azcuidiaz, Katelyn Hvidsten, Alana Arney, Lexie Palmer, Erin Tardibuono

Justin Malec bass
Joshua Thompson vocal percussion
Camden Cryderman baritone
Charlie Maughon tenor
Jaxon Stroyke tenor
Erin Tardibuono alto
Ariana Azcuidiaz alto
Katelyn Hvidsten alto
Joules Recana soprano
Alana Arney soprano
Lexie Palmer soprano

Academy Choir

Directed by Rob Dietz and Ben Bram

"Little Blue" by Jacob Collier
Arranged by Ben Bram

"Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" by Billy Joel
Arranged by Rob Dietz

"Over and Over" by Trousdale
Arranged by Rob Dietz & Ben Bram
Featuring Trousdale

"Both Sides Now" by Joni Mitchell
Arranged by Ben Bram and Rob Dietz
Featuring A Cappella Academy Alumni

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STAFF
Ben Bram, founder/director
Rob Dietz, founder/director
Avi Kaplan, founder/director
Angela S Huang, director of operations
Samuel Dantowitz, assistant director of operations
Christopher Diaz, staff captain
Mayta Cohen, summer assistant

Aaron Revilla, nurse
Kate Crellin, social media director and alumni relations
Chester Capistrano, photographer/videographer
Parker Wright, media maven
Chris Juengel, sound engineer
Kat Smith, choreographer
Audrey Brown, social media

GROUP DIRECTORS
Brave James
Isaiah Carter
MaryAnne Muglia-Smith
Matt Goldstein
Shams Ahmed
Tehillah Alphonso
Wilson Smith
Zahara

INSTRUCTORS
Aaron Revilla
Austin Kiley
Christopher Diaz
Darby Lestin
Marisa Esposito
Quinn D'Andrea
Taylor DiBernardo
Tracy LJ Robertson

CITs (Counselors in Training)
Amalea Ribeiro
Amanda Lapinski
Anna Krisko
Daniel Hager
Hannah Norman
James Bailey
Joseph Hughes
Katie Hayes

GUEST PERFORMERS
Stacey Ryan
Sophia James
m-pact
Trousdale

THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS

Your contributions, large and small, are greatly appreciated and help keep our program running eleven years strong.

Donors with Distinction

Choir ($10,000)
Nicole Kompany Kunda Foundation
Steve and Julie Bram

Octet ($5,000)
The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation

Quartet ($2,800)
Ann and Matt MacPhail

Trio ($1,400)
Susan and Melvin Plutzky
Lisa and Tony Kaufman
David Lefkowitz

Solo ($500)
Gabriel Mann
Laura Saggers