2010 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards Nominees

The following are the nominees for the 2010 Contemporary A cappella Recording Awards. Congratulations to all who participated and good luck to the nominees! The winners will be announced on April 1, right here on casa.org!

The top 10 male, female, and mixed collegiate albums will be posted on casa.org on March 1, 2010.

Genre Nominations

Best Pop/Rock Album

• …Sings Without Music, Vol. II by Firedrill! 
• Diversity by Basix 
• Help! by Overboard 
• SonoSings by Sonos 
• Steps by Cluster
• You’re the Voice by Club for Five

Best Pop/Rock Song

• “Brothers in Arms” on You’re The Voice by Club for Five
• “Foreplay/Longtime” on On the Clock by The Hyannis Sound
• “Got To Get You Into My Life” on …Sings Without Music, Vol II by Firedrill!
• “Halo” on Ripple Effect: Constructive Interference by Liquid 5th Productions
• “Hello Goodbye” on Help! by Overboard
• “I Want You Back” on SonoSings by Sonos

Best Hip-Hop/R&B Song

• “Are You That Somebody” on Flywheel by Out of the Blue (Duke)
• “Heartless” on Evicted by Hullabahoos (UVA)
• “Lollipop” on Evitative by Off the Beat (UPenn)
• “Say Goodbye” on Ripple Effect: Constructive Interference by Liquid 5th Productions
• “Wreckless Love” on Take It to the Bridge by Sil’hooettes (UVA)

Best Jazz Album

• Ferris Wheels by Swingle Singers 
• Japanmix by Riltons Vänner 
• The Real Album by The Real Group
• Think Twice by The Wicked Pitches 

Best Jazz Song

• “My Yard” on …Sings Without Music, Vol II by Firedrill!
• “No More “I Love You’s” on Ferris Wheels by Swingle Singers
• “One Note Samba” on Steps by Cluster
• “Pass Me The Jazz” on The Real Album by The Real Group

Best Classical Album

• Rastlose Liebe by Amarcord 
• Requiem by Lumen Valo 
• Romance du Soir by The King’s Singers

Best Classical Song

• “Adesto Dolori Meo” on Requiem by Lumen Valo
• “Frühlingsglocken” on Rastlose Liebe by Amarcord
• “O Fortuna” on Momentum by Face
• “Toutes les Nuitz” on Romance du Soir by The King’s Singers

Best Barbershop Album

• Entertainment by High Definition 
• Look At Us Now by Q-Tones 
• Portrait by Masters of Harmony 

Best Barbershop Song

• “Good Luck Charm” on Portrait by OC Times
• “Once In A Lifetime” on Entertainment by High Definition
• “Roll On, Mississippi” on Portrait by Masters of Harmony
• “Try A Little Tenderness” on ‘Round Midnight by Round Midnight

Best Religious Album

• Amor Verdadero by Undivided 
• Love God by Praise Apella 
• We Believe by Rochester Praise Team

Best Religious Song

• “A Living Prayer” on Green Means Go by Noteworthy
• “El Nazareno” on Amor Verdadero by Undivided
• “I’m Letting Go” on Love God by Praise Apella
• “The Word Is Alive” on We Believe by Rochester Praise Team

Best Folk/World Album

• Amor Verdadero by Undivided
• Bossa A Cappella by Br6 
• Kry by Pust 
• Planet of Apes & Babes by Apes & Babes 

Best Folk/World Song

• “Dans la Prison de Londres” on Witloof Bay by Witloof Bay
• “En Reel Halling” on Kry by Pust
• “Jala Jala” on Amor Verdadero by Undivided
• “Villemann Of Magnhild” on Planet of Apes & Babes by Apes & Babes
• “Yeh Honsla” on On Detours by Masala (U Penn)

Best Holiday Album

• Christmas Cheers by Straight No Chaser 
• Christmas Present by Cluster
• O du Funkige by Martin Carbow 
• Tinsel by Marcoux Corner 

Best Holiday Song

• “Christmas Time is Here” on Tinsel by Marcoux Corner
• “Jingle Bells” on Christmas Present by Cluster
• “Little Drummer Boy” on A DeltaCappella Christmas 2009 by DeltaCappella
• “We Three Kings” on Christmas Cheers by Straight No Chaser

Continental Nominations

Best Central/South American Album

• Bossa A Cappella by BR6 (Brazil) 
• MPB Pras Crianças by Banda de Boca (Brazil)
• Voz en Punto canta Cri Cri by Voz en Punto (Mexico) 

Best European Album

• Christmas Present by Cluster (Italy) 
• Diversity by Basix (Denmark)
• Kry by Pust (Norway) 
• The Real Album  by The Real Group (Sweden) 
• You’re the Voice by Club for Five (Finland) 

Original Music Nominations

Best Professional Original Song

• Elisabeth Anvik’s “Usynlig” on Kry by Pust
• Erik Bosio’s “224” on Steps by Cluster
• Matilda Lindell’s “Don’t Let Me Know” on Japanmix by Riltons Vänner
• Niels Nørgaard’s “Diversity” on Diversity by Basix
• Oliver Gies and Georg Schomerus’ “Stilles Lied” on Endlich Authentisch by Maybebop
• TRG/Peder Karlsson’s “The Window that Leads to Your World” on The Real Album by The Real Group

Best Scholastic Original Song

• Hunter Starling’s “Waiting for You” on Cherry Road by TigeROAR (Clemson)
• Morgan Shope’s “Hey Sunshine” on Like Clockwork by Eleventh Hour (Kettering Fairmont High)
• Nabby Parkinson’s “Lord, I Would Follow Thee” (music only) on Green Means Go by Noteworthy (BYU)
• Trevor Hochman’s “Love Begins” on Getting Wise by Out Of The Blue (Yale)
• VoiceMale’s “Time (Bring It On)” on Suit Up by VoiceMale (Brandeis)

Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL) Nominations

Best Contemporary A Cappella League Album

• A DeltaCappella Christmas 2009 by DeltaCappella
• DeltaCappella by DeltaCappella
• Scene Stealers by Euphonism

Best Contemporary A Cappella League Song

• “Just Dance” on Sing Six: Sunny Side Up by The Red States
• “Respect – Remix” on Scene Stealers by Euphonism
• “The Rubberband Man” on DeltaCappella by DeltaCappella

Scholastic Nominations

Best Mixed Collegiate Album

• Busy Work by Faux Paz (University of Maryland) 
• Evitative by Off The Beat (U Penn)
• Flipping Out by Bostonians (BC)
• Shake the Poet by Chordials (Cornell) 
• Unanimous by SoCal VoCals (USC) 

Best Mixed Collegiate Song

• “4ever” on Busy Work by Faux Paz (University of Maryland)
• “8th World Wonder” on Cabin Fever by 7 Days A Cappella (U Minnesota)
• “Let It Die” on Teaser by Amalgamates (Tufts)
• “Ramalama (Bang Bang)” on Shake the Poet by Chordials (Cornell)
• “Spiel Mit Mir” on Sing Six: Sunny Side Up by Harmonics (Stanford)

Best Mixed Collegiate Solo

• Alvic Plan for “Ordinary People” on Flipping Out by Bostonians (BC)
• Amanda Jabes for “Soulmate” on Busy Work by Faux Paz (University of Maryland)
• Ariel Arbisser for “Cold Shoulder” on Shake the Poet by Chordials (Cornell)
• Jessica Leifer for “Warwick Avenue” on Evitative by Off The Beat (U Penn)
• Jordan Reddout for “Last Name” on Bring Me Back Opportunes (Harvard)

Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement

• Dianna He’s “Roses” on The Cops Come At Midnight by Penny Loafers (U Penn)
• Jamie Fritz’ “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over” on Tuesday Night Special by Tar Heel Voices (UNC-CH)
• Lori Allen & Brie Bills’ “Let It Die” on Teaser by Amalgamates (Tufts)
• Shaina Taub’s “High and Dry” on Ripple Effect: Constructive Interference by N’Harmonics (NYU)
• Will Green & Larry Crane-Moscowitz’ “Signs” on Evitative by Off The Beat (U Penn)

Best Male Collegiate Album

• Breaking & Entering by Jabberwocks (Brown)
• Ca C’est Bon by Midnight Ramblers (University of Rochester) 
• Play the Game by Beelzebubs (Tufts) 
• Suit Up by VoiceMale (Brandeis) 
• Twist by Clef Hangers (UNC)

Best Male Collegiate Song

• “Ain’t No Sunshine” on Breaking & Entering by Jabberwocks (Brown)
• “Knights of Cydonia” on Ca C’est Bon by Midnight Ramblers (University of Rochester)
• “Nude” on Twist by Clef Hangers (UNC)
• “Where’s the Love” on Suit Up by VoiceMale (Brandeis)
• “Who Are You” on Play the Game by Beelzebubs (Tufts)

Best Male Collegiate Solo

• Adam Levine for “Lately” on Suit Up by VoiceMale (Brandeis)
• Andrew Kluger for “Vehicle” on Play the Game by Beelzebubs (Tufts)
• Anoop Desai for “Ordinary World” on Twist by Clef Hangers (UNC)
• Myers Boicourt for “Lullaby” on Imprint by Accidentals (UGA)
• Rick Marcello for “Plane” on Ripple Effect: Constructive Interference by Spartones (UNCG)

Best Male Collegiate Arrangement

• Alexander Koutzoukis’ “All the  Love in the World” on Play the Game by Beelzebubs (Tufts)
• Bret Fanshaw’s “High and Dry” on Stratosphere by Fundamentally Sound (U Wisconsin - Madison)
• Erik Abi-Khattar’s “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing” on Breaking & Entering by Jabberwocks (Brown)
• Jonathan Mauney’s “Boondocks” on Twist by Clef Hangers (UNC)
• Noah Berg’s “Hallelujah” on Ca C’est Bon by Midnight Ramblers (University of Rochester)

Best Female Collegiate Album

• Breakthrough by Shockwave (Rutgers)
• Flywheel by Out of the Blue (Duke)
• Full Swing by Jackson Jills (Tufts)
• Houses Kill. by BluesTones (JMU)
• Take it to the Bridge by Sil’hooettes (UVA)

Best Female Collegiate Song

• “1234 (Van She Tech Remix)” on Take it to the Bridge by Sil’hooettes (UVA)
• “Crawling in the Dark” on Breakthrough by Shockwave (Rutgers)
• “Keeps Getting Better” on Flywheel by Out of the Blue (Duke)
• “That’s What You Get” on Another Song, You Say? by Treblemakers (U Maryland)
• “The Walk” on Lay It Down by Vocal Point (U of Rochester)

Best Female Collegiate Solo

• Amy Whitcomb for “Listen” on Green Means Go by Noteworthy (BYU)
• Bonnie Jarrett for “Stay” on Lay It Down by Vocal Point (U of Rochester)
• Happiness Chijioke for “Wreckless Love” on Take it to the Bridge by Sil’hooettes (UVA)
• Lauren Streagle & Meredith Robotti for “Never Too Late/Fully Alive” on Houses Kill. by BluesTones (JMU)
• Rebecca Nottingham for “Listen” on Where My Pitches At? by Ladies First (Indiana U)

Best Female Collegiate Arrangement

• Candice Leigh Helfand’s “Bleed American/Face Down” on Breakthrough by Shockwave (Rutgers)
• Georgia Hoyler’s “Desert Song” on Flywheel by Out of the Blue (Duke)
• Georgia Hoyler’s “Keeps Getting Better” on Flywheel by Out of the Blue (Duke)
• Laura Betinis’s “If You Could Only See” on Ten by Premium Blend (Ithaca College)

Best High School Album

• A Lesson in Tightropes by The 18 Wheelers  (The Wheeler School)
• Change the World by Ensworth Singers (Ensworth High)
• Crescendo by ‘Til Dawn (Youth in Arts)
• Like Clockwork by Eleventh Hour (Kettering Fairmont High)
• Vinyl by GFS A Cappella  (Germantown Friends School)

Best High School Song

• “Be Good To Me” on A Lesson in Tightropes by The 18 Wheelers  (The Wheeler School)
• “Eleanor Rigby” on Change the World by Ensworth Singers (Ensworth High)
• “Suddenly I See” on Like Clockwork by Eleventh Hour (Kettering Fairmont High)
• “The Final Countdown” on Vinyl by GFS A Cappella  (Germantown Friends School)
• “Toxic” on 8 by Cary Grove Jazz Choir (Cary Grove High)

Best High School Solo

• Bethany Magee for “Just No Good” on Like Clockwork by Eleventh Hour (Kettering Fairmont High)
• Caity Sprague for “Fragile” on A Lesson in Tightropes by The 18 Wheelers  (The Wheeler School)
• Haley Keegan for “Till it Happens” on Crescendo by ‘Til Dawn (Youth In Arts)
• Harrison Kuykendall for “Mad World” on 8 by Cary Grove Jazz Choir (Cary Grove High)
• Layne Walton for “Change the World” on Change the World by Ensworth Singers (Ensworth High)

About the author:
CASA Board President, Julia Hoffman, served for the 6th year as the Director of the Contemporary A cappella Recording Awards. Jon Pilat, a singer, arranger, vocal percussionist, and previous CASA board member, served for the 6th year as the CARA Coordinator.  The coordinators also chose 41 fans and performers of varied backgrounds to spend months considering each of the albums submitted to the CARAs. Anyone holding a current or former affiliation with a group or album under consideration is not allowed to take part in the consideration of that award. To the nominators: Thank you all for your many hours of work! You are much appreciated!