The Heebee-jeebees
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A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
quartet formed in 1993 in Calgary, Canada. The Heebee-jeebees have released 8 recordings, all to international recognition including 4 CARA nominations and 2 CARA Awards. They have won the Canadian A Cappella Northern Harmony Championships twice, and have been named the inaugural inductee into the Northern Harmony Hall of Fame.
Currently the band's lineup is Jonathan Love (tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
), Chris Herard (tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
), Ken Lima-Coelho (tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
), and Cédric Blary (bass).
Discography
Albums are all independent releases on the Heebee-jeebees' own label "Guy Records".- Hurry Up and Wait (1995)
- Waiting Under the Mistletoe (1997)
- Heebee-jeebee TV (2000)
- FALALALALA! (2001)
- Xmas Nuts (2004)
- Surgical Strike (2006)
- Christmas Crackers (2007)
- Swamp Mix! (2010)
Awards
- 2004 - Pacific Northwest Regional Champions
- 1998 - First Place and Audience favourite at the Pacific North West Harmony Sweeps, becoming the first Canadian group to advance to the Sweeps finals.
- 2001 - First Place and Audience Favourite at Northern Harmony Canadian A Cappella Festival.
- 1999 - Second Place and Audience Favourite at Northern Harmony Canadian A Cappella Festival, and Best Original Song for "Use The Force".
- 1997 - First Place and Audience Favourite at Northern Harmony Canadian A Cappella Festival.
See also
- The Heebee-jeebees' Official website
- Northern Harmony - The Canadian A Cappella Festival - Hall of Fame - The Heebee-jeebees were the inaugural inductee.