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Bay Area Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival

Saturday, Mar 13 8:00p

at Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA

Price: $23

Phone: (415) 392-4400

Age Suitability: All Ages

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For over a quarter century the Harmony Sweepstakes has been delighting Bay Area audiences. The show was the inspiration for the hit NBC show The Sing Off that has brought increased interest to the art of a cappella singing. Tonight's winners will represent the Bay Area at the National Finals.

From vocal jazz to doo-wop, barbershop to pop and all styles in between, audiences will be amazed at the versatility of the human voice in this exhilarating evening of vocal harmony singing.

Hosted by Love Notes (formerly known as UnderAge) and Emcee'd by Angie Doctor.

2010 Participating Groups: Boyz Nite Out, Brass Farthing, Fwee, PDQ, Radio Silence, San Andreas Singers, The Acafellas, Vocalicious, and Voz en Punto.

2010 Guest Judges: Phil Fetterman, Bryan Matheson, John Paddock, Jan Pedersen Schiff, and Ellen Robinson.

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Categories: Fairs & Festivals, Choral / Vocalist

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Boyz Nite Out

The California sextet Boyz Nite Out have helped keep alive doo wop singing since their inception in the early '90s, performing classic pop, rock, and R&B songs such as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," "My Girl," and "Under The Boardwalk.

Easy Listening, Choral / Vocalist

Ellen Robinson

Ellen Robinson is a jazz vocalist and recording artist with CD's "Mercy! Ellen Robinson Live" released in 2006 and "On My Way To You" released in 2001. "Ellen Robinson is blessed with great pipes.

Jazz, Choral / Vocalist

PDQ

PDQ is a 4-part a cappella group that enjoys singing in the barbershop style. We sing jazz, pop, Americana, comedy, traditional barbershop, gospel and anything else. Basically, if you want to hear it, we'd love to sing it!

Easy Listening, Choral / Vocalist

The Acafellas

The Acafellas are eight middle-aged guys who met around 2003 in the Mendocino Community Chorus, discovered they had a nice blend, and have been singing together ever since. Their repertoire ranges from Renaissance music to gospel to doo wop.

Easy Listening, Choral / Vocalist

Voz En Punto

Voz En Punto - was founded in 1990 by its director Jose Galvan. While still students, Voz en Punto became the first Mexican vocal ensemble to find itself in the winners circle of some of the worldís most important choral competitions - among them, the International Choral Festival...

Easy Listening, Choral / Vocalist

LoveNotes Quartet

LoveNotes (the artists formerly known as UnderAge) is a group of four young ladies (ages 19-22) singing a cappella 4-part harmony, mostly in the barbershop style. They reside in the South Bay Area of Northern California and have been working and performing together for over six years.

Easy Listening, Choral / Vocalist

Brass Farthing

Brass Farthing is a group of stalwart lads brought together to sing songs, raise good cheer, and otherwise make merry in the company of friends both old and new. They take their inspiration from many periods and enjoy performing historical, traditional, and contemporary compositions...

Choral / Vocalist, Doo Wop

Radio Silence

Radio Silence is a group of 4 men and 2 women committed to innovation in a cappella music. The singers each began their a cappella careers in college a cappella groups: the Stanford Harmonics, the Cornell Key Elements, and the Cornell Class Notes and have continued singing in various...

Easy Listening, Choral / Vocalist

San Andreas Singers

Direct from our rehearsal cavern cleverly concealed somewhere in Palo Alto, the intellectual epicenter of the Bay Area, the San Andreas Singers can mostly be blamed on the sixth member of the quintet, director/pianist/arranger and Mercalli scale believer Allen Simon.

Easy Listening, Choral / Vocalist

Fwee

"Fwee" is the word we imagined for the sound of the only instrument we use: a pitchpipe! We hail from the true north, strong and "fwee" in Calgary, Canada. And in song, we celebrate that Christ has set us "fwee"!

Easy Listening, Choral / Vocalist

Vocalicious

Vocal – of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound, plus Delicious – delightful; greatly pleasing or entertaining; equals Vocalicious – scrumptious, appetizing, ambrosial, delightful, thrilling, captivating, delectable, tasty, luscious, savory, mouthwatering, yummy.

Easy Listening, Choral / Vocalist

Angie Doctor

Angie Doctor - A studio singer and live performer who began her career in Chicago doing commercials, voice-overs and recording projects, Angie Doctor has been a part of the Bay Area vocal music community since 1995.

Easy Listening, Choral / Vocalist

Phil Fetterman

Phil Fetterman co-hosts the Human Voice program on 91.5fm, KKUP radio, which has become the Bay Area’s premier radio showcase for vocal music. Since the Human Voice program began in the same year that the very first Harmony Sweepstakes competition was held (1985), they’ve always shared...

Personalities

Bryan Matheson

Bryan Matheson is the owner of Skyline Studios, one of the Bay Area's longest continuously operated recording studios. During the past 20 years, Bryan has had extensive experience on both sides of the glass, as a recording engineer/producer and as a session singer, and has won numerous...

Personalities

John Paddock

A bay area native, John is a member of the award winning San Francisco based vocal quartet Clockwork. He is a musician, audio engineer, producer, adjudicator and architect. John received his first Grammy nomination for his work on the PM Singers album “Night in the City”, serving...

Easy Listening, Choral / Vocalist

Jan Pedersen Schiff

Jan Pedersen Schiff is the Founder/Artistic Director of SingersMarin, a nonprofit performing arts organization, which is comprised of choral ensembles for youth and adults, amateur and professional.

Choral / Vocalist

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Palace of Fine Arts
3301 Lyon St.
San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 567-6642

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Bay Area Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival For over a quarter century the Harmony Sweepstakes has been delighting Bay Area audiences. The show was the inspiration for the hit NBC show The Sing Off that has brought increased interest to the art of a cappella singing. Tonight's winners will represent the Bay Area at the National Finals. From vocal jazz to doo-wop, barbershop to pop and all styles in between, audiences will be amazed at the versatility of the human voice in this exhilarating evening of vocal harmony singing. Hosted by Love Notes (formerly known as UnderAge) and Emcee'd by Angie Doctor. 2010 Participating Groups: Boyz Nite Out, Brass Farthing, Fwee, PDQ, Radio Silence, San Andreas Singers, The Acafellas, Vocalicious, and Voz en Punto. 2010 Guest Judges: Phil Fetterman, Bryan Matheson, John Paddock, Jan Pedersen Schiff, and Ellen Robinson.

25th Anniversary Miss Asian America Pageant 2010-Black Tie Date: Saturday, August 7, 2010 Time: 6:00pm - 11:00pm Location: Palace of Fine Arts Theatre Street: 3301 Lyon Street City: San Francisco, Ca Attire: Black Tie Optional Reception: Appetizers & Beverages to Follow. General Admissions - General Reserve Seating VIP Patrons - Reserved Seating - Private Invitation to a VIP Reception before the event on August 6, 2010. History Founded by Rose Chung, the Miss Asian America Pageant has been the premier event in Asian American community for the past two decades and the longest running Asian American pageant in the United States. From our humble beginnings in 1985 with the Asian American Arts Festival, our event has expanded to an internationally recognized event with regional competitions nationwide. The Face of Asian America Today, the Miss Asian America Pageant continues its active participation in nationwide events. From our partnership with the American Legion, the nation's largest veteran's organization, to our participation in America's largest Chinese New Year celebration held in San Francisco annually, the pageant continues its positive representation of the Asian American community. The Heart of Asian America Celebrating, Beauty, Elegance, and Culture, the Miss Asian America Pageant is proud to have contributed thousands to community causes and continues to be one of the largest scholarship providers for Asian American women nationwide. Proceeds from the event have been donated to Asian Perinatal Advocates, a nationally recognized child abuse/domestic violence prevention program and most recently, all event merchandise sales have benefited the Stanford University Asian Liver Center in an effort to fight Hepatitis B in the Asian American community. The Future of Asian America The pageant has seen through almost 500 contestants in its program and is proud of its titleholders. Mona Lee Locke (Miss Asian America 1986) went on to a successful journalism career and became First Lady of the State of Washington. Gwendoline Yeo (Miss Asian America 1995) has starred in Jag, Nypd Blue, OC, and 24. Amrapali Ambegaokar (Miss Asian California 1999) is an accomplished Cirque du Soleil dancer. We pride ourselves in shaping the leaders of Asian America. The World of Asian America More so than ever, with the fast pace globalization of the international community, the Miss Asian America Pageant is proud to be at the forefront of international cooperation and friendship. In 1993, the Miss Asian America went abroad for our first ever global goodwill tour as part of the Goodwill Mission Variety Show in Shenzhen, China and since then, we have spread our friendship across the globe, most recently at the United Nations World Environment Day in 2005. Ambassador Matthew Lee of the Republic of China calls Miss Asian America, the bridge of American friendship to Asia. About the Founder Rose Chung is the President of the Miss Asian America Pageant. A former Miss Chinatown USA, Rose has expanded the pageant from a largely Bay Area based cultural event to the longest running and most successful Asian American pageant in the nation. In addition, Rose has served on numerous community organizations. She is currently President of the Miss Asian Global Pageant, the Board of Directors of Asian Perinatal Advocates and the San Francisco Coalition of Asian American Government Employees. Rose also serves on the Board of the California Chinese American Republican Association and and the Chinatown Neighborhood Center.

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