Just want to extend a huge THANK YOU to everyone who attended and a huge CONGRATULATIONS to our winners:  Encore from Oakland School of the Arts, who won our High School Sing-Off; Sound Check from Oregon City High who won the chance to advance to #NACC this April, and our defending champions Mind the Gap who took home the prize in our College & Beyond division.  And beyond that, Naturally 7 who could not have been nicer or rocked our world more.  Thank you to all, and PLEASE come back next year!!! <3

We are so excited to welcome our participants, competitors, judges and clinicians, headliner group, and audiences to what we hope will be an INSANELY special weekend!  Our thanks to everyone who has helped us pull this together!  We look forward to seeing you on FRIDAY!!

We are super excited for the holidays, but even more excited about welcoming our singers, judges, audience members and headliners to Bend in February!

Coming in the New Year: Profiles of our wonderful competition groups in the Friday Night Sing-Offs as well as information about our judges and Naturally 7.

​So stay tuned and meanwhile we here in Bend wish everyone a happy, harmonious holiday!

This time of the year is so infectiously festive, that we at the Bend A Cappella Festival have decided to join in.  For the next ten days only, December 1 – 10, we are making our wonderful festival a little more affordable!  Passes for the entire weekend will be discounted by $10, to $70 if you are buying individual passes and to $60 if you purchase eight or more.  And if you’re in a group, entering the Sing-Off for the next ten days will be $25 less, for $100.  If you purchase four group passes, entering the Sing-Off is free! This discount window is made possible by the wonderful Tower Theatre Foundation. (Thank you!)
 
We are filling up quickly but we just couldn’t resist the chance to make our amazing weekend even easier for groups and singers to join.  During the holidays it's nice to save a little dough where you can, right?  So, please don’t wait!  Take advantage of our savings today and come help us warm up beautiful Bend next February.
 
Because nothing can equal the warmth of your favorite music, made only with the human voice.  A cappella is a miracle.  Come to Bend next February and experience for yourself.

Every day, in most corners of our lives, music plays a role.  We hum while we wait for an elevator, hear carols playing in stores, sing with family and friends in groups or informally, or just rock out in the car as we rush from place to place (not that I would ever do that!). Music enhances our moods, emphasizes festivities, evokes either calm or excitement or most importantly builds a sense of community and common ground among listeners and musicians.

Music truly is the first, best language of the heart.  It’s poetry on steroids.

So, in this time of thankfulness and family and friends, when we’re all taking a break from the everyday rush to savor, share, and celebrate, I urge you to think about the soundtrack of your life, and add that to the many things you’re thankful for. 
As for those of us at the Bend A Cappella Festival, we’re thankful for all of the ways that music plays into our lives, and most especially, for the talented musicians and groups who will be joining us for a wonderful, collaborative, community-building weekend in February.
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Happy Thanksgiving!!
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Tickets are now on sale to hear our Sing-Off on Friday night, February 10, at 7 PM, with High Schools competing in the first half and College & Beyond groups in the second half.  Both competitions will net $1200 in prize money for the winners!  But beyond that it will be an AWESOME show!

Then on Saturday, February 11 at 7 PM come hear our winners open for Naturally 7, the group from New York who initiated the concept of "Vocal Play," making music just with their voices!  Naturally 7 will wow you as no a cappella group has ever before. 

So don't miss this great weekend of music!  And if you are yourself a musician or want an even more intensive experience, All Access Passes, that will give you access to the performances plus master classes on Saturday taught by members of The Bobs and a Sing-Off Summit and Breakfast on Sunday morning.  Come immerse yourself in music and enjoy a wonderful weekend of song!

Sign ups for performers for the Bend A Cappella Festival are now open!  You can purchase all-access passes or simply register for a Sing-Off.

We have a couple of good deals this year:  Our passes for the ENTIRE WONDERFUL WEEKEND including classes and concerts and our Sing-Off Summit are only $80 per person, dropping to $70 per person for eight or more in a group.  That's an outstanding value!

AND if you buy four or more passes your Sing-Off registration is FREE!

So sign up soon to get these great deals.  See you in Bend where we'll be heating up a cold month with hot hot hot music!

We are so excited to announce the SECOND ANNUAL BEND A CAPPELLA FESTIVAL!  This year we will FILL Bend with music on February 10-12, at the beautiful Tower Theatre in Bend Oregon!

This year’s Bend Festival will be headlined by national "vocal play" sensation Naturally 7. Founded in New York City in 1999, Naturally 7 has opened for Diana Ross, toured with Michael Bublé, played with Coldplay, and rapped with Ludacris. The seven-member group is widely recognized as one of the finest a cappella groups in the country.

And this year, the Bend A Cappella Festitval and The A Cappella Education Association (AEA) have combined forces to create a high school competition that is the only West Coast regional qualifying event for AEA's championship at the National A Cappella Convention (NACC) in Memphis in April!!  The winning high school a cappella group in Bend will gain automatic entry into the National Championship and receive complimentary all access passes to all events at the NACC.  

Tickets go on sale November 1, so please plan to join us for this thrilling vocal music event!