- Amalgamates
The Amalgamates, founded in
1984 , areTufts University 's premier coedcollegiate a cappella group.Like most college "a cappella" groups, the "'Mates" arrange and learn a new repertoire of rock, pop, R&B, alternative, and
jazz covers every semester. They perform at Tufts as well as other universities throughout the school year, and duringSpring Break go on organized concert tours throughout the world, performing at various venues including colleges, high schools and "a cappella" festivals. The Mates also help promote musical education by leading "a cappella" workshops.The Amalgamates of Tufts University was founded in 1984 by Joanne Cohen,
Craig Everett , andDavid Wiley . The trio held auditions in November 1984 and thirty people auditioned for the ten remaining spots. The Mates first official college performance was atWellesley College , followed soon thereafter by their first home concert at Goddard Chapel with the other two groups at Tufts.They have recorded 10 albums, seven of which have landed songs on Varsity Vocals' [http://www.varsityvocals.com/boca/ Best of College A Cappella] compilation series, making them one of the most frequent contributors to the BOCA line. The albums have also garnered many other accolades including several Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs) from the [http://www.casa.org Contemporary A Cappella Society (CASA)] .
External links
* [http://www.amalgamates.org The Tufts Amalgamates - Amalgaweb] (official site)
* [http://www.casa.org The Contemporary A Cappella Society]
* [http://www.rarb.org/reviews/group-22.html Read 'Mates reviews by the Recorded A Cappella Review Board (RARB)]
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