List of alumni of collegiate a cappella groups information
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The following is a list of notable alumni of collegiate a cappella singing groups.
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Alumni sorted alphabetically by last name
Name
Institution
Group
Citation
Chris Ayer
Stanford University
Stanford Mendicants
[1]
Paris Barclay
Harvard University
Krokodiloes
[2]
Sara Bareilles
UCLA
Awaken A Cappella
[3]
Kevin Bleyer
Stanford University
Stanford Fleet Street Singers
[4]
James Bundy
Harvard University
Krokodiloes
[2]
Prescott Bush
Yale University
Whiffenpoofs
[5]
Jonathan Coulton
Yale University
Whiffenpoofs
[6]
Anoop Desai
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Clef Hangers
[7]
George Fan
University of California, Berkeley
DeCadence A Cappella
[8]
Sameer Gadhia
Stanford University
Stanford Talisman
[9]
Peter Gallagher
Tufts University
Beelzebubs
[10]
Adam Gardner
Tufts University
Beelzebubs
[11]
Art Garfunkel
Columbia University
Kingsmen
[12]
Jordan Gelber
Stanford University
Stanford Mendicants
[13]
Juliette Goglia
University of Southern California
SoCal VoCals
[citation needed]
Ross Golan
University of Southern California
SoCal VoCals
[citation needed]
Lauren Graham
Barnard College
Metrotones
[14]
Davis Guggenheim
Brown University
Brown Derbies
[15]
Fred Gwynne
Harvard University
Krokodiloes
[2]
Brett Haber
Dartmouth College
Dodecaphonics
[16]
Ed Helms
Oberlin College
Obertones
[17][18]
Scott Hoying
University of Southern California
SoCal VoCals
[citation needed]
Kelley Jakle
University of Southern California
SoCal VoCals
[citation needed]
Rashida Jones
Harvard University
The Harvard-Radcliffe Opportunes
[19]
Mindy Kaling
Dartmouth College
Rockapellas
[20]
Adam Kantor
Northwestern University
THUNK a cappella
[21]
Siddharth Khosla
University of Pennsylvania
Off the Beat
[22]
Michael K. Lee
Stanford University
Stanford Fleet Street Singers
[23]
John Legend
University of Pennsylvania
Counterparts
[24]
Ryan Leslie
Harvard University
Krokodiloes
[25]
George C. Lodge
Harvard University
Krokodiloes
[2]
Tom Lowe
Harvard University
The Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones
[citation needed]
Ingrid Michaelson
Binghamton University
The Binghamtonics
[citation needed]
Wentworth Miller
Princeton University
Princeton Tigertones
[26]
Masi Oka
Brown University
The Bear Necessities
[27]
Laurence O'Keefe
Harvard University
Krokodiloes
[2]
Cole Porter
Yale University
Whiffenpoofs
[28]
Catherine Ricafort
University of Southern California
SoCal VoCals
[citation needed]
Nicolette Robinson
UCLA
Awaken A Cappella
[29]
Diane Sawyer
Wellesley College
Blue Notes
[30]
Deke Sharon
Tufts University
Beelzebubs
[31]
Joseph Siravo
Stanford University
Stanford Mendicants
[32]
James Snyder
University of Southern California
SoCal VoCals
[citation needed]
Mira Sorvino
Harvard University
The Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones
[33]
Meryl Streep
Vassar College
The Night Owls
[citation needed]
Vienna Teng
Stanford University
Stanford Harmonics
[34]
Christopher Tin
Stanford University
Stanford Talisman
[35]
Aisha Tyler
Dartmouth College
Rockapellas
[36]
James Van Der Beek
Drew University
36 Madison Avenue
[37]
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^ abcde"'Kroks' to celebrate 60 years of song". The Harvard Gazette. February 23, 2006. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
^Elie Landau; Guang Ming Easlon & Joshua Diamant (2003-12-26). "RARB Review of Awaken a cappella: Dysfunktional Family Album". RARB. Retrieved 2006-07-25.
^"1995 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Winners". The Contemporary A Cappella Society. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
^The Family, Kelly, Kitty, 2004, archived from the original on 2011-05-19, retrieved 2008-05-22
^Jonathan Coulton Bio, Jonathan Coulton, 2005, retrieved 2008-05-28
^"Newsobserver.com | James' record still to come". Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
^"Alumni | DeCadence A Cappella". decadence.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
^Wilson, Lauren (3 February 2012). "A chat with Young the Giant". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^Marsh, Ann (Fall 2005), "Gallagher's Golden Moments", Tufts Magazine
^Alarik, Scott (2001-04-22), ""B-doom doom doom" They're Not Your Father's A Cappella", Boston Globe, archived from the original on 2013-02-08
^"Art Garfunkel '62 Receives I.A.L. Diamond Award", Columbia College Today, Jul–Aug 2006, archived from the original on 2007-02-06
^Shin, Laura. "Where He Belongs". STANFORD Magazine. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
^Sharon, Deke (2009-01-29), Actress Lauren Graham sang in the Barnard Metrotones, archived from the original on 2019-10-11
^Jacobson, Rebecca (2007-02-16), ""Inconvenient Truth" director recalls Derbies, house parties", The Brown Daily Herald
^Octagon (2017-06-20), Brett Haber Bio
^Sternbergh, Adam (2008-09-14), "The Jerk", New York Magazine
^Shin, Laura (January–February 2002). "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Graduation". Stanford Magazine. Stanford, CA. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^Deluca, Dan (2006-10-24), "John Legend got lifted", The Philadelphia Inquirer, pp. E01
^Stevenson, Seth (2006-11-20), "Ryan Leslie: hip-hop's unlikely new star-maker.", New York
^Labatt, Grace (2005-11-10), "From Princeton to Primetime: 'Prison Break' star Wentworth Miller '95 remembers his time on campus", The Daily Princetonian, archived from the original on 2007-02-16
^Rapkin, Mickey (2011-12-14), "Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory", Penguin Group, London, ISBN 9781440634185
^Lahr, John (2004-04-12), "King Cole", The New Yorker
^"Nicolette Robinson". Princess Grace Foundation-USA. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
^"The Two Wellesley Alums Discuss Foreign Policy, Leadership, the Future", Wellesley College News, 2014-06-10
^"A Cappella With An Edge". Tufts E-News. 2006-01-23. Archived from the original on 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
^Dressing the Part, Stanford Magazine, May–June 2007, retrieved 2007-06-17
^"Move Over, Kroks and Dins: Here Come the 'Veritones'", The Harvard Crimson, 1985-10-05
^Wright, Nicole (2004-02-27), "Stanford alumna sings her heart out", The Stanford Daily, archived from the original on November 26, 2006
^"Stanford alumnus wins Grammy". The Stanford Daily. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^Premjee, Rohail (2011-11-27), "Rockapellas continue to examine social justice through song", The Dartmouth
^"Drew University's 36 Madison Avenue: List of Alumni". Drew University. Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
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