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Kettering National A Cappella Fest
November 10, 2023 @ 7:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)
One event on November 11, 2023 at 7:00 pm
One event on November 12, 2023 at 7:00 pm
The Kettering National A Cappella Festival is one of the largest weekends of a cappella music nationwide.
The format of the event is in three portions: Friday night showcase, Saturday daytime festival, and Saturday evening concert. Join us for the best weekend of a cappella in the USA.
Our headliners this year are RADIUS (radiusvocals.com). Our clinician list is always growing, but already features some of the very best around: Dr. Erin Hackel, Ly Wilder, Ben Spalding, Shane Coe, and more!
THE WEEKEND
The event runs November 11-12, 2022, and is divided into three main sections. Each section is provided “a la carte” at registration.
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- Friday Night Academic Showcase – Tickets $15 each
- 6-8 groups will be selected by video audition to perform on our main stage
- Six Appeal will perform a 30 minute set following the academic performers
- Saturday Festival – $300 registration fee per group
- Runs from roughly 9a-5:30p
- All registered groups will receive a one-on-one coaching session with one of our guest clinicians. We call these experiences CLINICS.
- Friday Night Academic Showcase – Tickets $15 each
- OPTIONAL UPGRADE: book a second clinic for $200 extra
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- There will be a number of educational presentations that are open for any interested registrants. We call these MASTERCLASSES.
- There will be two PERFORMANCE stages:
- Main stage – our new, $11,000,000 auditorium, with lights and 20 wireless handheld microphones
- Aca-Pop stage – our 200-seat recital hall. A bit less formal, more intimate, with no mics BUT with Wenger-engineered acoustics
- Participation on the stages will be determined by video audition (see below). Groups who do not submit an audition are still eligible for the Aca-Pop stage only.
- Concessions all day
- Lunch options on site
- Catered dinner available ($15 each) – must book during main registration
- A catered meal, curated perfectly for teenagers and kids at heart! chicken tenders, both crispy or broiled (GF option) various dipping sauces, mac-n-cheese, corn, fresh fruit cups, warm dinner rolls with butter, crunchy green salads with assorted dressings, ***vegan option of red beans & rice, desserts tbd
- Saturday Headline Show – Tickets $25 each
- Kettering’s own Fusion and Eleventh Hour will open the show
- Six Appeal will perform a completely new, 60-minute set (no repeated material from Friday)
