VOCALICA STORY Coming from different vocal and musical experiences, the original components of the vocal band "Vocalica" (Alberto, Andrea and Fabio) decided in 1994 to begin a new artistic way after several years of activity in one of the best-known Italian choirs, "Coro Tre Pini" of Padua, directed by Gianni Malatesta, who brought them on the stages of the most important Italian theatres and in prestigious tours abroad. Taking inspiration from the most important vocal groups (Swingle Singers, Take 6, King's Singers, Manhattan Transfer, Real Group, etc.) the band has developed a repertory of "cover" songs for voices only based on pieces of pop music, rock, blues and jazz, both Italian and foreign. This wide range of musical sorts is the reflection of the personality and of the musical roots of the different members of the group, who, with great versatility, pass from scat to swing and be bop, without forgetting rock, pop and Italian music, even composed by themselves. Nevertheless they always try to maintain their originality both in the arrangement and in the interpretation. |
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Their
experience "on stage" has become richer due to the participation
in the seminar for vocal technique hold in 1995 by the English group Swingle
Singers. Recently the band attended also a masterclass under the guide
of Jonathan Rathbone, the former artistic leader, arranger and component
of the Swingle Singers. The sextet participated also in the "Vocal
jazz a cappella masterclass" in Verona in 1998: the teachers were
Roger Treece (Director of the Vocal Jazz Bellevue Community College) and
the components of The House Jacks, the Californian vocal band who is the
undiscussed master of vocal pop-rock. |
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At Christmas 2001 they recorded a CD containing traditional and original Christmas songs. In January 2002 they held some performances in the surroundings of Cologne and in Maastricht. In April 2002 they took part in the a cappella festival "Vocalholics" (www.vocalholics.de) and held some performances in Leipzig and Berlin. They are going back to Berlin next November as guests of "A Cappella Festival" at Café Schalotte. In the same period they will participate also in the a cappella festival in Barcelona. The band was particularly proud of participating, also as organisers, in the first Italian A Cappella Summit (IACS 2002), which took place last June in Bologna, where the best Italian vocal bands were singing. At
present Vocalica consist of:
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