![]() ![]() “We’re trying to do something that is ridiculous in a way-we make trumpet noises with our voices.” -Jessica JohnsonĮach of their arrangements has its own challenges: “We’re trying to do something that is ridiculous in a way-we make trumpet noises with our voices instead of actually using a trumpet,” says Johnson. “Shocking and awesome,” says Evans, a former member of BYU Vocal Point, back for his second year of directing the group. In September the singers unleashed their biggest YouTube success to date: “Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone),” which has garnered more than 9 million views. Now in its 11th year of performing and its second year as an official cam pus performing group, Noteworthy nabbed first in the 2007 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) and performed on 2009’s season of NBC’s The Sing-Off, and the group is just gathering momentum. ![]() “You guys already have a good step up on it,” Evans reassures the chattering group.ĭescribing a typical rehearsal, Cunha laughs: “ organized chaos.” A flurry of confused faces later, the group erupts into giggles, and a “This is hard!” escapes from the circle. The rapid triplets in the piece are enough to twist anyone’s tongue, and soon a few notes slip in askew. Members of BYU’s female a cappella group, BYU Noteworthy, are rehearsing their newest number-Natalie Cole’s “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)”-for the first time. Evans (BA ’11, MA ’14) bobbing his head and the women shuffling their feet. Soprano Jessica McKay Johnson (’16) belts out a soulful, free-flowing “ohhhhhhh.” It’s a harmonious blend with a driving beat that has director Keith M. Several other voices doo-wah to match the timbre of a brass ensemble. ![]() Cunha (’16) lays down a jazzy drum beat with her voice, lips moving furiously to mimic a bass drum and high-hat cymbal. Eyes closed, nine women circle around a piano in the depths of the Harris Fine Arts Center, swaying back and forth. ![]()
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