The acapella groups on campus had a big night at GLOW in the Darcapella. It was a night full of dancing, singing, beatboxing and fun with family, friends and faculty all turning out to support these amazing groups. The show kicked off at 7 p.m. with Hypnotic Control dancing to Kanye West’s “All Of The Lights,” The Blackeyed Peas’ “Imma Be” and Rihanna’s “Only Girl In The World.” The audience was hyped up and ready for the fun night ahead of them after this group’s energetic performance.
Ty Potock and Marshall Mattison from Extreme Measures were the MCs of the night. The first group they introduced were the Newport Pearls, who had a fun introduction video based on the classic 90s sitcom “Friends.” The first song of the night was Sabrina Carpenter’s “Feather,” sung by Emma Riddle. They transitioned into Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” sung by Andrea Farag and Taylor Davis. The audience clapped along to the beat of the country hit, then the Pearls finished with Avery Mangles and Laney Fick singing “Northern Attitude” by Noah Kahan ft. Hozier.
After the MCs came out and did a Steve Harvey bit for the audience, Take Note was introduced next. The group paid homage to funny news broadcast fails in their introduction video, which had the whole audience laughing. Soloist Kaitlyn Shackleton kicked off their performance with Renee Rapp’s “Willow.” Next was “Good Luck, Babe,” sung by Sarah Gingerich, who impressed the audience with her Chappell Roan like vocals. Take Note closed with Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga’s “Die With A Smile,” sung by Julia Sapack and Abiy Hailu.
After a brief intermission and the raffle prize winners being announced, The MCs introduced beatboxers Esse Black and Tri Tran, who came out and did some impressive beatboxing for the audience. The MCs introduced Trebled Youth next, who had a funny introduction video based on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, where they were looking for their missing group member. They kicked off their set with the Neon Trees’ “Animal,” sung by Esse Black. They transitioned into “Don’t Get Me Wrong” by Lewis Capaldi, sung by Kayla Hebb. The audience went wild for Tori Templeton singing their last song, “Still Feel” by Half. Alive.
The MC’s came back out and told some jokes about acapella singers, including a joke about altos not being able to change a lightbulb because “they can’t reach that high.” They introduced University Sounds next, who’s introduction video based on “The Lorax” was a crowd pleaser. They started with Blu Cantrell’s “Hit Em’ Up Style,” sung by Kaitlyn Quillian. Stella Klosek sang Labyrinth’s “Jealous” next, then they closed out with Nicky Flaut and Paige Kelly singing “Telephone” by Lady Gaga and Beyonce.
The final group of the night was Extreme Measures, who had a funny bank robbery themed introduction video. They started with Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black,” sung by Caroline Slatner. Their next song was Julia Michaels “What a Time” sung by Campbell Mitchell and Ty Potock. They finished strong with a 2010s medley with several hits, including Jason Derulo’s “Whatcha Say,” One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful” and Demi Lovato’s “Heart Attack.”
The show closed with all the groups coming out for their final bow and the audience stood up and applauded everyone’s hard work.
