Medieval music
Western music created during the Middle Ages
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2023 |
Veni Creator Spiritus
Dan Forrest used lines from the Veni creator text in his symphonic oratorio CREATION
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2023 | Maize Mirchi from the University of Michigan becomes the first South Asian a cappella group to advance to ICCA finals. |
May 2023 |
Veni Creator Spiritus
During the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla, the hymn is sung for the first time in Irish Gaelic, Scots Gaelic, and Welsh, in addition to English, with translations by Grahame Davies, Iain Urchadan, and Damian McManus.
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2020 |
Veni Creator Spiritus
Zsolt Gárdonyi composed Toccata for Organ Veni creator spiritus
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2020 | Bardcore, a musical trend of remixing pop songs with medieval instrumentation, emerged as a popular internet meme. |
2017 | Swaram A Cappella from Texas A&M University wins first All-American Awaaz national championship in New York City. |
2016 | Association of South-Asian A Cappella (ASA) formed as a non-profit organization to govern the South Asian a cappella competitive circuit. |
December 2016 | In Transit became the first a cappella musical to be performed on Broadway. |
2015 | Jacob Collier's a cappella version of 'Jerusalem' was selected for Beats by Dre 'The Game Starts Here' campaign for the England Rugby World Cup. |
2014 | The TV show The Sing-Off concluded, marking the end of its run in helping to popularize a cappella music. |
2014 | Women's A Cappella Association (WACA) begins annual album releases and festivals for female-identifying a cappella groups. |
2013 | Smooth McGroove rose to prominence with his unique a cappella style, becoming known for his a cappella covers of video game music tracks on YouTube. |
2013 | Camp A Cappella is established in Dayton, Ohio by Deke Sharon and Brody McDonald, providing summer training programs focused on various aspects of a cappella music, including vocal performance, arranging, and vocal percussion. |
2013 | A Cappella Academy is founded in Los Angeles, California by Ben Bram, Rob Dietz, and Avi Kaplan, offering summer training programs for a cappella music education. |
2011 | In Transit received four Lucille Lortel Award nominations, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League nominations, and five Drama Desk nominations, winning for Outstanding Ensemble Performance. |
October 2010 | Perfect Harmony, an a cappella musical comedy about high school a cappella groups, made its Off-Broadway debut at Theatre Row's Acorn Theatre in New York City after a successful run in Stoneham, Massachusetts. |
October 5 2010 | In Transit premiered Off-Broadway, produced by Primary Stages, featuring a score with diverse musical genres and incorporating vocal beat boxing. The musical was created by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan, and Sara Wordsworth. |
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