Updated: October 21, 2001
Recent news:
For two years in a row, APC Rhythm has placed second in the International Competition for Collegiate A cappella quarterfinals and advanced to the semifinals. This year, the semifinals of the Mid-Atlantic division were held at Cornell University, in Ithaca, NY. APC did not place, but enjoyed performing with five amazing groups, including the finalists, the SUNY Binghamton Crosbys.
Seventeen
misfits, describable as a
hodgepodge of malcontents, gather three times weekly, totalling more than seven hours on a light week, to create some of the most beautiful music
NYC has been blessed with. However, this
college acappella group is more than just the
music-- it is about the people. This group manages to boast the
diversity that
NYU is infamous for, in many more ways than one. Composed of 10 males and 7 females, there are members from most of the undergraduate colleges: the College of Arts and Science, the School of Education, the
Tisch School of the Arts, and even the
Stern School of Business. There are 5 Asians, 1 Indian, 1.5 blacks, 1 Jew, 3 gay men (one of whom is
Gaysian), and 1
tall guy. Of course, this mix is constantly changing, as there is a semestarly influx and outflow of new and old members.
There is a certain
rapport that this group manages to develop and maintain amidst itself. This becomes apparent when the group reaches the
stage for a performance. The
culmination of their hours of
blood, sweat, spit and efforts is the show itself. From the audience's vantagepoint, there is one clear cut difference of APC Rhythm from other a cappella groups. This group would apparently be having fun on stage
with each other. Too often you will see acappella groups looking out at the audience, never even so much as glancing at their own fellow singers unless they screw up. APC Rhythm manages to cultivate its intergroup
interaction so that when they are on stage, they feed off of each other's energy.
Eye contact is what NYU's first and foremost acappella group makes key, and the audience will realize that it is more enjoyable to watch the
synergy of the single parts of the group creating a single unit of fun, energetic music, a thing of
pure beauty.
Some songs in their
repertoire: