Groups

With so many groups, it can be difficult to sort out each one’s distinctive sound. Each group also has different procedures for signing up. To make this easier, below you can find a list of the groups with information about signing up for auditions, as well as videos of many of the groups performing live.

Since their founding in 2001, After Dark (AD) has been performing, achieving, and looking good all the while. They pride themselves on being open to performing any genre of music and creating interesting and fun arrangements. Each year AD hosts a joint Halloween concert (in-costume!) and two-night Spring concert, competes in ICCA, and performs gigs around St. Louis. In addition to their live performances, After Dark has released five full-length studio albums, including their recent release Dark Matter (2018) available on Spotify and iTunes.

Email any questions you have to moc.l1683097319iamg@1683097319kradr1683097319etfa.1683097319uhsaw1683097319. We can’t wait to hear you!

Watch After Dark perform “In the Name of Love”
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Founded almost 30 years ago by a group of friends with a love of music, The Amateurs are one of WashU’s oldest award-winning mixed-gender collegiate a cappella groups. They have traveled across the country to perform and compete in national a cappella festivals, going everywhere from New York’s Radio City Music Hall in 2020 to opening for artists at Ryman Auditorium to the stages of America’s Got Talent and Sing it On!

The Amateurs compete regularly, most recently winning Outstanding Soloist and Outstanding Arrangement at the 2019 ICCA Midwest Semifinals, Best Arrangement at VoiceJam in 2018, and crowned champions of the 2017 ICCA Midwest Quarterfinals. As of 2021, the Amateurs have released 9 studio albums to date, including a track selected for Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella! and recently released their new music video, “Probably Up”! And at the end of the day, the Amateurs always stay true to their motto: “Do it because you love it.”

Contact at moc.l1683097319iamg@1683097319sruet1683097319amauw1683097319 or (262)-349-5412 with any questions or performance requests.

Watch the Amateurs’ 2019 ICCA Midwest Semifinals performance!
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Founded in 2005, The Aristocats are Wash U’s premier Disney a cappella group. They sing tracks from classic Disney movies, Disney Channel TV shows, and more. Every February, they deliver singing Valentine-Grams to spread Disney magic around campus, and in the past couple years, they’ve performed on FOX News with Brad Kane, the original voice of Aladdin, and at the STL Comic Con! Though they are often busy spreading Disney magic, they spend most of their time hanging out with each other and laughing too loudly in public.

If you have any questions for them, please contact their auditions coordinator, at moc.l1683097319iamg@1683097319uw.st1683097319acots1683097319ira1683097319 or visit their website at aristocats.wustl.edu. They can’t wait to sing with you!

Watch The Aristocats perform “How Far I’ll Go”
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The Ghost Lights are WashU’s co-ed soundtrack a cappella group founded in 2011. In the last few years, they’ve performed music from Broadway, movies, TV shows, and video games at an NFL game, a charity fashion show for the United Way, the ICCA, and several events around campus. You can usually find them laughing or singing together (sometimes both at the same time).

For more information go to ghostlights.wustl.edu/ and email them at moc.l1683097319iamg@1683097319sthgi1683097319ltsoh1683097319geht1683097319 with questions, concerns, or pictures of dogs. They look forward to hearing you!

Watch The Ghost Lights perform their 2017 ICCA set
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The Evergreens

The Evergreens are Washington University’s best and only all-female a cappella group. They were founded in 1988, making them the second oldest group on campus. Together with the Pikers they are living proof that age does not equal maturity. The Evergreens sing a variety of music, from Amy Winehouse to Weezer, and have collectively eaten more cookie cake than anyone thought humanly possible.

For more information, you can visit them on social media at the links below.

Watch The Evergreens perform “Barton Hollow”
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Founded in 1998, More Fools Than Wise is Wash U’s premier folk, chamber, and jazz a cappella group. Our repertoire has expanded to include modern choral music, vocal jazz, American folk, and even some popular music. Fools sings at high-class venues around St. Louis, with regular performances at the Ritz, The Four Seasons Hotel, and dinner parties for the Chancellor. They also perform at events around campus and hold a concert each semester. Fools enjoys giving back to the STL community with performances at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital. They love cluster chords, ice cream parties, and spontaneous singing!

Learn more about the group at fools.wustl.edu. Hope to see you at auditions!

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Watch More Fools Than Wise perform “Loch Lomond”

Mosaic Whispers is WashU’s oldest co-ed a cappella group; having celebrated their 25th birthday at their annual concert in Graham Chapel in 2016! They sing music from every genre and tour each fall and spring with recent stops in Chicago, San Diego, New York, Washington D.C., and Boston. The Whispers compete internationally, with a recent first place finish at the 2017 ICCA Midwest Quarterfinals and a performance at Broadway’s Beacon Theater in the 2016 ICCA Finals. Last year they competed as finalists at the National A Cappella Convention in Memphis. Their 11 studio albums have received praise from a cappella critics, including 2 RARB top tracks of the year from their latest album Oasis (2018), which can be found on iTunes and Spotify.

Visit mosaicwhispers.wustl.edu to learn more about the Whisper family!

Watch Mosaic Whispers perform their 2016 ICCA Finals set
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The Pikers are Washington University’s oldest a cappella group. Founded in 1985, the Pikers enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame a decade later for their controversial performance as prosecution exhibit #12 in the O.J. Simpson trial (ask your parents). Every January, the Pikers host Jammin’ Toast, a two night concert that packs Graham Chapel with students, music, and laughs.

Watch The Pikers perform “Hey Ya”
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Reverb A Cappella was founded on the basis of sharing music and making singing accessible to all. Our goal is to spread joy through music on campus as well as in the St. Louis community. Some examples of past events include: The Sickle Cell Anemia Gala, a trivia night at Food Outreach STL, Washu’s Give Thanks Give Back fundraiser, and Washu’s Relay for Life event. We have also made it a larger focus to teach music to children in areas of St. Louis where music might not be stressed, such as St. Vincent’s Home for Children and the Children’s Hospital. We do not have a set genre, and perform a variety of songs from Queen to Demi Lovato. We work together to create all our own arrangements and choreography each semester. Our hobbies include eating raw cookie dough and drinking copious amounts of tea.

You can learn more about the group at https://washureverb.wixsite.com/reverb, or you can email moc.l1683097319iamg@1683097319breve1683097319ruhsa1683097319w1683097319 with any questions!

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The Sensasians are WashU’s premier Asian interest a cappella group, but seriously, you don’t have to be Asian to join! They specialize in fresh, bilingual mashups that showcase a passion for music from around the world. Though they were only founded in 2009, they have won awards in back-to-back ICCA seasons, including a first place finish at their 2016 ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal. This past spring, they released their second EP, “21st Sentury”, which you can check out on iTunes or Spotify.

Please go to sensasians.wustl.edu/ for more information, and feel free to email us at moc.l1683097319iamg@1683097319allep1683097319acais1683097319a1683097319 if you have any questions!

Watch The Sensasians perform their 2016 ICCA set

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Staam is Wash U’s premiere Jewish acappella group. They sing popular music in both English and Hebrew that is written or performed by Jewish artists like Maroon 5, Imagine Dragons, and Bruno Mars! Staam goes on tour all over the country (most recently they’ve been to LA, NYC, Chicago, and Louisville) and competes in national competitions (winning Audience Favorite at the 2014 Kol HaOlam National Jewish A Cappella Competition in Washington, D.C.)

To learn more about Staam, visit us at staam.wustl.edu or email Shoshana Kelner with any questions at moc.l1683097319iamg@1683097319allep1683097319pacam1683097319aats1683097319. You do not have to be Jewish to audition! They are about 50% Jewish and everyone is welcome :).

Check out Staam’s Spotify here

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The Stereotypes are a TTBB (all tenor and bass) a cappella group from Washington University in St. Louis. Founded in 2001 as a fresh take on “stereotypical” a cappella, we sing music from genres ranging from pop and rock to soul and folk (and some originals)!

Our arrangements are all completely original and made by members or group alumni! We approach singing with a performance mindset, engaging our audience and communicating each song’s individual message.

We’re best known for our annual concert, Mr. Stereotype, where we each embody our own “stereotype” and compete in our world-famous a cappella beauty pageant, all while coming together to put on an incredible vocal performance! Also notable are our performances at Carnegie Hall in NYC, BOSS (an a Cappella festival in Boston), and the ICCA competitions, reaching the finals in 2011 and semifinals in 2014, 2015, 2017, and recently in 2019. We’ve released 5 critically acclaimed studio albums which are available on Apple Music and Spotify.

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Watch The Stereotypes’ perform at their fall concert of 2021
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Founded in 2018, Sur Taal Laya, or STL, is WashU’s premier Bollywood fusion a cappella group combining classic Bollywood hits with popular Western music. Sur corresponds to a musical note, Taal, the beat or rhythm which binds a composition in time, and Laya, the tempo of a composition. Together, Sur, Taal, and Laya create a complete musical experience and are therefore the namesakes of our group. We are a tight knit group that love to mess around but have also competed at competitions across the nation and qualified for the ICCA quarterfinals in 2019. We are also one of the groups that perform at Diwali each November.

Email us at moc.l1683097319iamg@1683097319allep1683097319pacal1683097319ts1683097319 if you have any questions!

Watch STL perform Manwa Lage / Kal Ho Naa Ho

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