2012 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards Results
The following are the winners of the 2012 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards. Congratulations to all who participated!
Genre Nominations
Best Pop/Rock Album
Winner: Committed by Committed
Runner Up: The Backbeats by The Backbeats
Best Pop/Rock Song
Winner: “Born This Way” on The Backbeats by The Backbeats
Runner Up: “Hey, Soul Sister” on UnPractice Makes Perfect by Street Corner Symphony
Best Hip-Hop/R&B Song
Winner: “Bad Habits” on Take III by Casual Harmony (Rutgers)
Runner Up: “How Low” by Overboard
Best Jazz Album
Winner: Color by Number by Chapter 6
Runner Up: He Said, She Said by Angie Doctor and Dan Schumacher
Best Jazz Song
Winner: “Cooler than Me” on The Sing Off Best of Season Two by Groove for Thought
Runner Up: “Es Tanzt Ein Bebop-Butzemann” on Extrem Nah Dran by Maybebop
Best Classical Album
Winner: Missa Baltica by Key Ensemble
Runner Up: Coming Home for Christmas by Amarcord
Best Classical Song
Winner: “Der är en Ros Utsprungen” on Unto Us a Child is Born by Amadeus Chor
Runner Up: “Poor Wayfaring Stranger” by Peter Hollens with Swingle Singers
Best Barbershop Album
Winner: Vocal Spectrum III by Vocal Spectrum
Runner Up: That Lucky Old Sun by Crossroads
Best Barbershop Song
Winner: “That Lucky Old Sun” on That Lucky Old Sun by Crossroads
Runner Up: “When I See An Elephant Fly” on Vocal Spectrum III by Vocal Spectrum
Best Religious Album
Winner: Six13 Vol. 4: Zmanim by Six13
Runner Up: From Dust by Testimony (Stanford University)
Best Religious Song
Winner: “Soon Ah Will Be Done” on Committed by Committed
Runner Up: “Can’t Go On” on From Dust by Testimony (Stanford)
Best Folk/World Album
Winner: V.O. by Ocumé
Runner Up: Gigo! By Soul Influence
Best Folk/World Song
Winner: “La Llave de mi Corazón” on V.O. by Ocumé
Runner Up: “Emtzah Halailah” on Transitory by Tizmoret (Queens College)
Best Holiday Album
Winner: The Sing Off: Songs of the Season by The Sing Off Contestants
Runner Up: JOULUYÖ by Rajaton
Best Holiday Song
Winner: “Sleigh Ride” on Cool Yule by Cadence
Runner Up: “Coventry Carol” on The Sing Off Songs of the Season by SONOS
Best Humor Song
Winner: “I Light It” on Six13 Vol. 4: Zmanim by Six13
Runner Up: “The Price is Right” on John McMahon & The Barkers by The Barkers
Continental Nominations
Best European Album
Winner: Hjemmebane by Basix
Runner Up tie: Ihmiset by Club for Five
The Boxettes EP by The Boxettes
Best African Album
Winner: Blue Junxion by Africappella
Runner Up: Young Generation by Assurance
Original Music Nominations
Best Professional Original Song
Winner: Neo Joshua for “Free” on The Boxettes EP by The Boxettes
Runner Up: M. Mengoni, P. Calabrese, M. Calabrese, S. Clabrese, and S. Fabiani for “Un Gioco Sporco” by Cluster with Marco Mengoni
Best Scholastic Original Song
Winner: Adam Levine for "Phoenix" on Phoenix by VoiceMale (Brandeis)
Runner Up: Marissa Bergmann for *** on Still Point by Out of the Blue (Duke)
Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL) Nominations
Best Contemporary A Cappella League Album
Winner: Inbound by Redline
Runner Up: Simply Put by Simply Put
Best Contemporary A Cappella League Song
Winner: “Break Anotha” on Inbound by Redline
Runner Up: “Human Nature” on Simply Put by Simply Put
Scholastic Nominations
Best Mixed Collegiate Album
Winner: Hands Off the Mannequin by Amalgamates (Tufts)
Runner Up: I Used to Live Alone by Voices in Your Head (U Chicago)
Best Mixed Collegiate Song
Winner: “Boy Lilikoi” on Hands Off the Mannequin by Amalgamates (Tufts)
Runner Up: “I’d Like To” on I Used to Live Alone by Voices in Your Head (U of Chicago)
Best Mixed Collegiate Solo
Winner: Hannah Juliano for “Halo” on Pitch Slapped by Pitch Slapped (Berkelee)
Runner Up: Elspeth Michaels for “I’d Like To” on I Used to Live Alone by Voices in Your Head (U of Chicago)
Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement
Winner: Chris Rishel for “I’d Like To” on I Used to Live Alone by Voices in Your Head (U of Chicago)
Runner Up: Ethan Lobenstine with Ben McCormackon for “Mad World” on On the Rise by After Hours (U Rochester)
Best Male Collegiate Album
Winner: BATTLE by Beelzebubs (Tufts)
Runner Up: BAM by Logarhythms (MIT)
Best Male Collegiate Song
Winner: “Kings and Queens” on BATTLE by Beelzebubs (Tufts)
Runner Up: “Crawl” on A Gentleman’s Game by Accidentals (UGA)
Best Male Collegiate Solo
Winner: Adam Levine for “Phoenix” on Phoenix by VoiceMale (Brandeis)
Runner Up: Ryan White for “February Song” on House Rules by Clef Hangers (UNC)
Best Male Collegiate Arrangement
Winner: Michael Miller for “Dreamers” on BAM by Logarythms (MIT)
Runner Up tie: Alexander Koutzoukis for “Kings and Queens” on BATTLE by Beelzebubs (Tufts)
Jordan Yance for “Subterranean Homesick Alien” on Pillow Talk by Academical Village People (UVA)
Best Female Collegiate Album
Winner: Still Point by Out of the Blue (Duke)
Runner Up: IMPACT by Shockwave (Rutgers)
Best Female Collegiate Song
Winner: “Unbreakable” on Playing with Fire by Jackson Jills (Tufts)
Runner Up: “Undisclosed Desires” on Still Point by Out of the Blue (Duke)
Best Female Collegiate Solo
Winner: Nicola Bertoni for “Broken-Hearted Girl” on Black and Blue by BluesTones (JMU)
Runner Up: Helen Corless for “Unbreakable” on Playing with Fire by Jackson Jills (Tufts)
Best Female Collegiate Arrangement
Winner: Brianne Holland for “On the Wing” on On the Wing - Single by Men in Drag (U Chicago)
Runner Up: Danielle Belsky for “Colorblind” on IMPACT by Shockwave (Rutgers)
Best High School Album
Winner: Play it Coy by The 18 Wheelers (The Wheeler School)
Runner Up: 2 the Wire by Forte (Centerville HS)
Best High School Song
Winner: “Settle Down” on Play It Coy by The 18 Wheelers (The Wheeler School)
Runner Up: “Follow Me Back Into the Sun” on There is no I in A Cappella by XIV Hours (Durham Academy)
Best High School Solo
Winner: Johanna Velasquez for “Dr. Feelgood” on The Blue and White Album by GFS A Cappella (Germantown Friends School)
Runner Up: Genetta Kah for “Settle Down” on Play it Coy by The 18 Wheelers (The Wheeler School)
Best High School Arrangement
Winner: Alex Graff for “She’s Leaving Home” on Play it Coy by the 18 Wheelers (The Wheeler School)
Runner Up: Maddie McFerrin for “Roxanne” on The Blue and White Album by GFS A Cappella (Germantown Friends School)
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 Co-Director. The coordinators also chose 56 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!