2011 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards Results
The following are the winners of the 2011 Contemporary A cappella Recording Awards. Congratulations to all who participated!
Genre Nominations
Best Pop/Rock Album
Winner: level by The House Jacks
Runner Up: Tokyo Robots by Scott Leonard
Best Pop/Rock Song
Winner: “Red Dress” on level by The House Jacks
Runner Up: “Down” on Nota by Nota
Best Hip-Hop/R&B Song
Winner: “Kiss Kiss” on Afterglow by Aural Pleasure (Emory)
Runner Up: “Used to Love U” available online by Overboard
Best Jazz Album
Winner: Speak Easy by Cadence
Runner Up: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Take 6
Best Jazz Song
Winner: “On the Street Where You Live” on Speak Easy by Cadence
Runner Up: “Toxic” available online by Overboard
Best Classical Album
Winner: Miraculum by Lumen Valo
Runner Up: Modern Masters by Khorikos
Best Classical Song
Winner: “Sleep” on Rain Check by Melodores
Runner Up: “Lux Aurumque” on Miraculum by Lumen Valo
Best Barbershop Album
Winner: TimTracks by Tim Waurick
Runner Up: Destinations by OC Times
Best Barbershop Song
Winner: “Oh Look at Me Now” on Destinations by OC Times
Runner Up: “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes” on TimTracks by Tim Waurick
Best Religious Album
Winner: Reliant by Legacy
Runner Up: Toward Home by Minor Variation (Wake Forest)
Best Religious Song
Winner: “Amazing Grace” available online by Overboard
Runner Up: “Ave Maria” on December Songs by Sonos
Best Folk/World Album
Winner: Tarinoita by Rajaton
Runner Up (TIE): Co’as Goela e Tudo by Perspetom
Swept Away by Six Vocal Ensemble
Best Folk/World Song
Winner: “Surma” on Tarinoita by Rajaton
Runner Up: “Wan Wan De Yue Liang” on In Concert – You're the Voice by Club for Five
Best Holiday Album
Winner: December Songs by Sonos
Runner Up: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Take 6
Best Holiday Song
Winner: “We Three Kings/O Come O Come Emmanuel” on The Sing-Off: Harmonies for the Holidays by Groove for Thought
Runner Up: “Come December” on December Songs by Sonos
Best Humor Song
Winner: “Tefillin” on Sing 7: Lucky by Six13
Runner Up: “Greatest Hits of the 1600’s” on Through the Roof by Fleet Street (Stanford)
Continental Nominations
Best European Album
Winner: Tarinoita by Rajaton
Runner Up: In Concert - You’re the Voice by Club for Five
Best Canadian Album
Winner: Speak Easy by Cadence
Runner Up: Swept Away by Six Vocal Ensemble
Original Music Nominations
Best Professional Original Song
Winner: Austin Willacy’s “You Were Everything” on level by House Jacks
Runner Up: Ben McLain‘s “Home” on December Songs by Sonos
Best Scholastic Original Song
Winner: Chris Rishel’s “Boomerang” (with lyrics by Elspeth Michaels) on Sing 7: Lucky by Voices in Your Head (U Chicago)
Runner Up: Josh Heying‘s “Lighthouse” on A Fifth by On the Rocks (U Oregon)
Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL) Nominations
Best Contemporary A Cappella League Album
Winner: No Political Affiliation by Red States
Runner Up: A DeltaCappella Christmas 2010 by DeltaCappella
Best Contemporary A Cappella League Song
Winner: “Ordinary World” on No Political Affiliation by Red States
Runner Up: “Rudolph that Swingin’ Reindeer” on A DeltaCappella Christmas 2010 by DeltaCappella
Scholastic Nominations
Best Mixed Collegiate Album
Winner: Balls to the Wall by N’Harmonics (NYU)
Runner Up: Wherever You Stand by ScatterTones (UCLA)
Best Mixed Collegiate Song
Winner: “Whipping Post” on Balls to the Wall by N’Harmonics (NYU)
Runner Up: “Higher Ground” on Wherever You Stand by ScatterTones (UCLA)
Best Mixed Collegiate Solo
Winner: Chris Silverberg for “A Song for You” on Pass Us By by Nonsequitur (Columbia)
Runner Up: Hannah Juliano, Ingrid Andress, Jennifer Waris, and Mario Jose for “Joy to the World" on The Sing-Off: Harmonies for the Holidays by Pitch Slapped (Berklee College of Music)
Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement
Winner: Shaina Taub‘s “High and Dry” on Balls to the Wall by N’Harmonics (NYU)
Runner Up: Russell Angelico and Taylor Fugit‘s “Higher Ground” on Wherever You Stand by ScatterTones (UCLA)
Best Male Collegiate Album
Winner: A Fifth by On the Rocks (U Oregon)
Runner Up: All In by Pitchforks (Duke)
Best Male Collegiate Song
Winner: “Fireflies” on All In by Pitchforks (Duke)
Runner Up: “Closer” on Breakdown! By Ithacappella (Ithaca College)
Best Male Collegiate Solo
Winner: Nels Urtel for “Let's Get It On” on Runaway by Fifth Element (U Wisconsin)
Runner Up (tie): Nate Tao for “I Want You Back” on Breakdown! by Ithacappella (Ithaca College)
Sam Tsui for “What A Good Boy” on The Chase by Dukes’ Men (Yale)
Best Male Collegiate Arrangement
Winner: KC Steedle‘s “Fireflies” on All In by Pitchforks (Duke)
Runner Up: Jeremy Siegman‘s “Where the Streets Have No Name” on Flair by Last Call (Cornell)
Best Female Collegiate Album
Winner: Philophony by Loreleis (UNC)
Runner Up: Blackout by Sil’hooettes (UVA)
Best Female Collegiate Song
Winner: “I See You” on Blackout by Sil’hooettes (UVA)
Runner Up: “A Place for My Head” on Tempest by Sapphires (UNCG)
Best Female Collegiate Solo
Winner: Megan Bailey for “Death by Chocolate” on Philophony by Loreleis (UNC)
Runner Up: Amy Whitcomb for “Love is on the Way” on Defined by Noteworthy (BYU)
Best Female Collegiate Arrangement
Winner: Caitlin Morton‘s “Beautiful Child” on Blackout by Sil’hooettes (UVA)
Runner Up (tie): Amy Whitcomb‘s “Backseat” on Defined by Noteworthy (BYU)
Kate Austin’s “Goodbye” on Love Affair by Sweet Signatures (Elon)
Best High School Album
Winner: Come Alive by Town Criers (Weston HS)
Runner Up: Electrify by Eleventh Hour (Kettering Fairmont HS)
Best High School Song
Winner: “Earth” on The Acapelican EP by XIV Hours (Durham Academy)
Runner Up: “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” on The Sing-Off: Harmonies for the Holidays by Eleventh Hour (Kettering Fairmont HS)
Best High School Solo
Winner: Taylor Nave for “Many the Miles” on High Tide by The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)
Runner Up: Nolan Neu for “Feeling Good” on Come Alive by Town Criers (Weston HS)
CASA Board President, Julia Hoffman, served for the 8th 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 8th year as the CARA Coordinator. The coordinators also chose 53 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 and judges: Thank you all for your many hours of work! You are much appreciated!