Lafayette’s male and female a cappella groups will compete in the quarterfinals of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella.
Cadence, the women’s group, will compete in tier 1 of the Mid-Atlantic division at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at University of Delaware. Their quarterfinal opponents are scheduled to be Nonsequitur, Columbia University; Mandarins, Syracuse University; Harpur Harpeggios, SUNY-Binghamton; Chordials, Cornell University; and Midnight Ramblers, University of Rochester.
The Chorduroys will perform in tier 3 at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at University of Maryland, College Park. Their opponents will be PandemoniUM, University of Maryland; Haveners, Villanova University; Roaring 20, Princeton University; Crosbys and Kaskeset, SUNY-Binghamton; and Nothing But Treble, Cornell University.
The Chorduroys released a CD, One Size Fits All, in November. The group maintains an active performance schedule, including engagements off campus. More information is available on the Chorduroys’ web site.
Cadence gives concerts each semester, often benefiting charities or Friends of Lafayette Music, and has appeared on the Lehigh Valley PBS weekly magazine program “Tempo.” The group released a CD, Beyond Your Front Door, last year. A partial listing of Cadence’s music is available on the group’s web site.
Cadence, an all-female a cappella group, performs at a pregame Block pARTy, an annual event focusing on art and music before a home football game.