10th Annual Central Bucks Festival Tamanend April 27th, Middle 2019 School http://www.cbsd.org/acappella Those of you who have participated in past A Cappella festivals know you’re in for a great day of on April 27th; If this is your first year of involvement, get ready to have an awesome time! This year’s festival will once again be held at Tamanend Middle School and will include afternoon master class sessions and an evening concert.

Two Special Guests We are thrilled to welcome The House Jacks to CB for the 6th time, as one of our guest clinicians for the afternoon and headlining performer for the evening concert. Founded in 1991, The House Jacks instantly redefined what people thought of as “vocal music.” Combining their virtuosic harmonies with spectacular stagecraft, these world-class performers continue to push the boundaries of the human voice, thrilling audiences around the world. In addition to their jaw-dropping performances and multi-award-winning albums of original music, The House Jacks are among the world’s leading a cappella educators, providing extensive coaching to scholastic and professional groups, as well as corporate clients worldwide.

To commemorate the 10th Annual Festival, we will also host a 2nd clinician for the day, the “Father of Contemporary A Cappella” himself, Deke Sharon. Deke is largely responsible for the current sound of modern a cappella, having created the dense vocal- instrumental sound in college, subsequently spreading it around the world. He founded the Contemporary A Cappella Society while in college, and is responsible for many seminal a cappella programs, including the CARAs (Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards, ICCAs (International Championship of ), BOCA (Best of College A Cappella Compilations), the first contemporary a cappella conferences (The A Cappella Summit), the Contemporary A Cappella League, the professional ensembles Voasis and Vocalosity, and Camp A Cappella. His latest project for Disney – D Cappella – launched in 2018. Deke produced “The Sing- Off“ worldwide (USA, Netherlands, China, South Africa), served as arranger, on-site music director and vocal producer for all 3 “” movies. He is the most sought-after clinician in the a cappella world, working with singers of all ages across the globe.

Your Performances During the Day Your chorus will be performing up to four times during the festival: 1) During the afternoon clinics, CB choral groups perform for their middle school peers and the House Jacks in the auditorium AND for Deke Sharon in the chorus room. Both clinicians will work with each group to bring out the best in their performance. 2) During the evening concert, CB choral groups perform: a) one or two songs each to open the concert, and b) a song with Deke Sharon and members of the House Jacks as a finale at the end of the concert.

Schedule for the Day TBD Arrival time to Tamanend will be determined by each school’s choral director. 1:40—5:00 Choral groups perform for each other and work with clinician 5:00—5:45 Rehearse group song for evening concert with Deke Sharon and the House Jacks 5:45—6:30 Pizza Dinner 7:00—~9:30 Evening concert featuring Middle School Choruses, Deke Sharon, and the House Jacks Registration Fee Registration for all participating students is $30. This fee covers the afternoon clinics with Deke Sharon and the House Jacks, a commemorative t-shirt (to be worn on the 27th), and dinner. Concert admission is free for registered participants.

Important Dates Saturday, March 30th, 9:00 am – Concert tix go on sale (for family members, friends, general public, see back for more info!) Monday, April 1st – Participant Registration DUE by end of the day All student participants must REGISTER BY Monday, April 1st! Registration

We will once again be using “My Payments Plus” to collect registration information and fees.

Registration and payments for the A Cappella Festival will be accepted using this service starting Monday, March 18th. Please register by Monday, April 1st to ensure the correct size t-shirt is ordered.

If you DO NOT have a My Payments Plus account, go to http://www.mypaymentsplus.com and follow the on-screen instructions to create an account. Once you do, follow the directions below:

If you DO have a My Payments Plus account already, log in at http://www.mypaymentsplus.com and add your student, if he/she is not already associated with your account. To do so, click on Manage Account. Once there, click on Manage Students, and then Add a Student. You will need your student’s ID number, which can be found on Parent Portal or on his/her ID badge.

Once you have your student added, find Tamanend - A Capella Festival and complete the payment and registration form by following the online instructions.

The registration form and payment needs to be completed by the end of the day on Monday, April 1st

If you would prefer to complete the permission form on paper and send in a check, you may still do so by requesting a form from your child’s choral teacher.

If you have any questions about the www.mypaymentsplus.com registration process, please email [email protected].

Evening Concert Tickets

Student participants DO NOT need to purchase tickets for the evening concert – their admission is included with their registration fee, and they will be seated with their school’s chorus during the concert.

The CB A Cappella Festival is always popular with families throughout our community, so we hope you will consider purchasing tickets to attend as well. This concert usually sells out, and will be an extra-hot ticket this year with favorite returning clinicians the House Jacks and a cappella guru Deke Sharon in attendance, so please plan ahead and purchase tickets early! Online ticketing opens at 9:00am on Saturday, March 30th at Brown Paper Tickets. Find the ticketing link on the A Cappella Festival website: www.cbsd.org/acappella. Ticket cost is $10 for children (high school and younger/no ticket needed for lap children) and $20 for adult family members of participants. The general public cost is $25 for adult tickets. There is also a nominal processing fee collected by the ticketing website. To get the $20 adult family member ticket rate, click on Enter a Password or Discount Code and enter “CBACA2019FAMRATE” in the box that shows up.

The online presale will end at 8:00am on Saturday, April 27th. If there are any remaining tickets available after the online presale ends, they may be purchased at the door, starting at 6:00pm. Please note - if you wait to purchase tickets at the door, you will be charged $25 each for adult tickets (there is no family discount at the door) (student/child price remains $10). Remember, admission for participants is included in the registration fee, so participating chorus students DO NOT need to purchase tickets.

All student participants must REGISTER BY Monday, April 1st! Audience tickets avail to purchase starting Saturday, March 30th!