Casual Harmony
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Casual Harmony is the first all-male contemporary a cappella group at one of the oldest universities in the nation. The group was founded at Rutgers University in the fall of 2003 by then sophomore David Rabizadeh.In a short five years, Casual Harmony has consistently placed in the top six of the Mid-Atlantic region of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella. Along the Way, Casual Harmony has won awards for their arrangements, choreography, and vocal percussion.
Awards
Year | Presenter | Award | Result |
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2010 | International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Mid-Atlantic Quarterfinals | Won | Quarterfinal Champions |
Outstanding Arrangement | Won, Jack Bender "Butterfly" | ||
Outstanding Vocal Percussion | Won, Austin Begley, "Eleanor Rigby" | ||
2009 | Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards | Best All-Male Collegiate Album | Runner-up, "Casual Harmony" |
Best All-Male Collegiate Arrangement | Nominated, Ryan Kanarek "Stereo" | ||
Best All-Male Collegiate Song | Nominated "I've Got to Use My Imagination" | ||
Best All-Male Collegiate Soloist | Won, J. Aaron Boykin "I've Got to Use My Imagination" | ||
Best Rap/R&B Song | Runner-Up, "Stronger" | ||
Varsity Vocals | Best of Collegiate A Cappella | "I've Got to Use My Imagination" | |
AACI | Sing V: Groovus | "Stronger" | |
Voices Only | Voices Only | "I've Got to Use My Imagination" | |
2008 | International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Mid-Atlantic Quarterfinals | Outstanding Choreography | "Paralyzer" |
2007 | Voices Only | Voices Only | "Aerials" |
acatunes.com | acaTunes Award | "Over My Head" | |
2006 | International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Mid-Atlantic Quarterfinals | Outstanding Arrangement | Won, Jack Bender, "Aerials" |
Outstanding Vocal Percussion | Won, Jeremy Schafer | ||
Outstanding Choreography | Won, "Time is Running Out" | ||
International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Mid-Atlantic Semifinals | Outstanding Arrangement | Won, Jack Bender, "Aerials" | |
2005 | International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Mid-Atlantic Divisional | Outstanding Choreography | Won, "Through With You" |
International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Mid-Atlantic Semifinals | Outstanding Vocal Percussion | Won, Jeremy Schafer | |
Outstanding Arrangement | Won, Jack Bender, "Aerials" | ||
Score Some Harmony (2007)
- Aerials
- Over My Head
- I Write Sins Not Tragedies
- Used To Love U
- Time Is Running Out
- Karma Police
- Superstition
- We Are
- Jessie's Girl
- Champagne High
- Through With You
Casual Harmony (2008)
- I've Got To Use My Imagination
- Paralyzer
- Stereo
- Iris
- Stay (Wasting Time)
- The Sun
- Jeremy
- Crazy
- Existentialism on Prom Night
- Sober
- Stronger
Take III (2011)
- Eleanor Rigby
- Butterfly
- Fantasy
- Bad Habits
- Part of the List
- Shake Me Like a Monkey
- Assassin
- American Girls
- You and I (We Can Conquer The World)
- Give a Little More
- 25 or 6 to 4