As this year comes to a close, we now know how the face(s) of Euphoria will be changing for next semester. First off is the inclusion of two new members - Caleb Van Ek and Addie Clock. We're extremely excited to have them on board, and can't wait to get next semester off to a great start!

Sadly, our vocal percussion extraordinaire, Andy Rodriguez will be leaving us to embark on a fun-filled internship in the exciting world of real estate. We wish him all the best!

Performances are already being scheduled for next semester - be on the lookout for everything new Euphoria is about to bring!

AV

This past Tuesday, select members of Euphoria performed at "The.element" middle school youth group at Mars Hill Bible Church. We caroled, entertained, premiered "Keep Your Head Up" by Andy Grammar, and taught the students some basics about vocal percussion. Pictures are posted below!

After two rehearsal's worth of speeches, questions, and off the wall comments, the new E-Board has been elected! Our new representatives are:

President: Aaron Vince
Vice President: Thomas Vacanti
Music Director: Corie Auger & Gabe Reitemeier
Treasurer: Jordan Born
Secretary: Tomas Calvo

We can't wait to get next semester started and keep Euphoria moving up!

Friends,

It is with great joy that I'm able to announce Euphoria has been accepted to the International Competition of A Capella Quarterfinals for the third year in a row! As we begin preparing for this performance, keep us in mind and please support us by attending our shows throughout the coming months. (Midwest ICCA Competitions are traditionally held in January or February.) We love you all! 

More information about the ICCA's can be found at www.varsityvocals.com.

Also, below is a video from our appearance at the ICCA's last year. Enjoy!

-Aaron

As with any great family, sometimes your great uncle Paul receives a calling to become a lifetime missionary in South Africa and has to leave the country, leaving a significant decline in gift-giving at Christmas time. 

While we in Euphoria require no Christmas gifts from our members, we do enjoy the musical gifts each of our members bring. (See what I did there?) For those of you who watch the 25 Days of Christmas on ABC Family, you know that the more gifts given, the better. And that's why we're looking for new members to join the ranks of Euphoria next semester! 

Of course, there are stipulations. We'd like our new member(s) to be human. No offense primates, but until one of our members dedicates their life to being a California surfer, we've got all of our spots covered. Secondly, we'd like for this person to enjoy being around other people. It's awfully hard to sing in a performing group if you don't enjoy society. On that, it would be FANTASTIC if this person could sing. Shower and opera singers alike, we'd love to hear what you've got. 

Now, of course the question on everyone's mind - what if I'm a beatboxer? The answer here is simple: we love you, and we want you to audition too. 

Interested? Thought you might be. Check out the events listed on our auditions page, and come to them. Your audition experience might just be - you guessed it - euphoric.

Je dang dang, je dang dang, 

-Aaron

Well, first thing's first - we have a blog! Consider this to be the narrative of the life of Euphoria. Here's the "why" to the "where", the "how" to the "what", the "pella" to the "aca".

Last night, Sigma Alpha Iota and the Allendale High School Performing Arts Center hosted "Acapell-off", a fortitudinous battle to the death between ten groups from across the great state of Michigan. We held daggers ready as the competition began, each group proudly asserting their best guitar noise, over-the-top theatrics, and general affability. 

There are few places in this world like an acapella competition, and last night was easily one of the best I've been a part of after three years of singing in Euphoria. After singing "My Heart With You" by The Rescues, and "Little White Church" by Little Big Town, we walked away with trophies for both the top mixed (co-ed) group, and the top group overall. Clearly, excitement abounds.

From here, we look forward to the final weeks of our fall semester, with holiday music soon to dominate our set, and impromptu caroling soon to be our venue of choice. We hope to see you all out there!

Boots and cats,

Aaron