SingStrong Chicago A Cappella Festival March 22, 2013

The world’s finest singers are coming to Niles West High School to attend SingStrong, a 3-day festival devoted to a cappella, that includes concerts, classes, opportunities to perform, all while raising money for the Alzheimer’s Association. SingStrong Chicago will be held March 22 through 24, at Niles West High School, 5701 Oakton in Skokie. This year’s lineup of performers include: Nota, Swingle Singers, Traces, Julia Easterlin, Blue Jupiter, THUMMp, and New Traditions Chorus. Sign up for classes to learn how to take your talent to the next level, with sessions on arranging, blending, competition strategies, performing like a rock star, business basics, beatboxing, recording techniques, and more. There are also opportunities for singers to perform: college and semi-pro groups compete in the ACA-Idol Competition and high school groups can sing in the HS Competition. Or, just come up to hear the most amazing of all musical instruments: the human voice.
Concerts:
Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m.: Groups compete in the a cappella Idol competition for the grand prize of $1,000.
Saturday, March 23 at 2 p.m.: High school groups sing their hearts out for the chance at a trophy and bragging rights.
Saturday, March 23 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.: The best a cappella groups in the world perform to raise money for charity.
Sunday, March 24 at 2 p.m.: The best a cappella groups in the world perform to raise money for charity.
Tickets range in price from $15 to $35 for a single concert. For full access to Saturday and Sunday classes, a class pass is $20. A weekend pass to all of the SingStrong concerts, or senior citizen and student discounts, can be purchased at SingStrong.org. For more information, contact Amy Branahl at Amy@SingStrong.org