NE Voices 2026 Schedule

You can download the NE Voices 2026 workshop schedule​ here and view the workshop descriptions below.

2026 Workshop Schedule

Workshop Slot 1
​10:45-11:35

233
Warm Up with Intention

234
Crafting a Solo Line

260 (Lecture Hall)
Demo Editing and Production

235
Music 🤝 Life

239
Balancing Responsibility and Creativity 

241
Manage Your Group's Dynamics

233
Warm Up with Intention

Warm Up with Intention
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Anthony Pulido

Are you phoning in your warmups and warmup planning? They should make your group feel ready physically, vocally, and mentally to take on the challenges you’ll face in rehearsals. Learn how to run warmups in a way that is purposeful, structured, and maintains group interest.​

234
Crafting a Solo Line

Crafting a Unique and Expressive Solo Line
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Jess Garcia

This workshop focuses on how to take a solo from a recreation of the original singer to a piece of art that is a unique extension of the performer singing it-- attendees will even have a chance to workshop a section of their own solo in front of the class.​

260 (Lecture Hall)
Demo Editing and Production

Demo Editing and Production
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Blake Farfan

A tutorial-style workshop for current and aspiring arrangers who would like to make vocal demos or make better vocal demos for their arrangements. 

235
Music 🤝 Life

Music 🤝 Life: How to Keep Music in Your Life When it's Not Your Career
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Lauren Garcia and Jules Zannikos

Are you wanting to keep music in your life after high school without it being your full-time career? This workshop demonstrates creative ways to incorporate music and performance into everyday life—from social media content, to professional event singing, and more!

239
Balancing Responsibility and Creativity 

Vocal Percussion: Balancing Responsibility and Creativity
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Olivia Materetsky

This session is designed for vocal percussionists who already have a solid grasp of their own kits. One of the biggest challenges of being a vocal percussionist, rather than a beatboxer, is understanding your role in shaping the group’s overall sound. We’ll explore vocal percussion through the lens of enhancing ensemble blend and fostering harmony between the rhythm section and the vocalists. Developing this skill can make or break a group’s ability to keep audiences engaged.​

241
Manage Your Group's Dynamics

How to Manage Your Group's Dynamics
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Dylan Melville

This discussion-based class teaches how a cappella groups work as a team. With Dylan, we'll talk about communication, leadership, and solving problems, using real-life examples to learn how to sing better together and support each other as a group.​

Workshop Slot 2
11:45-12:35

233
Anybody Can Arrange!!

234
Intro to Vocal Painting

260 (Lecture Hall)
Solo Coachings

235
How to Build a Better Brand

233
Anybody Can Arrange!!

Anybody Can Arrange!!
​​-
Louis Shriber

This workshop will provide students different ways to access arranging by meeting them at their level of musicianship and theory knowledge. Whether you come up with parts by ear, you play everything on the piano, or use a DAW to create your arrangements, this workshop will provide resources to empower your process, raising the level of your arrangements by introducing new musical ideas and theoretical concepts.​

234
Intro to Vocal Painting

Intro to Vocal Painting
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Kari Francis

Have you ever wondered how a choir can improvise music together? In this hands-on workshop, Kari will introduce you to Vocal Painting (VoPa), a practice that combines Walter Thompson's Soundpainting gestures with Bobby McFerrin's Circlesongs to make a sign language for composing music in the moment with other singers.

260 (Lecture Hall)
Solo Coachings

Solo Coachings
​​​-
Adam Tarpey

We’ve all been in a place where we feel stuck trying to work on our solos and audition songs, just running them over and over without making any real changes. Solo Coachings is designed to help you overcome that feeling and to give you specific practice techniques to take home! 4-5 Volunteers will sing sections of their solo, and together we'll identify specific areas that need work, before digging in and putting these practice techniques to the test.

This is categorized as a Level 3 solo workshop, as those who volulnteer should have experience sinigng solos, but anyone is welcome to come and learn from others!​

235
How to Build a Better Brand

How to Build a Better Brand​
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Hannah Caple

What does it mean to have a brand, and why does it matter? This workshop introduces the idea of branding as a creative and evolving process, exploring how design, color, and social media can help express identity and tell a story. We’ll learn about how visual choices and online presence shape the way a group or project is seen and understood. Together, we’ll experiment with ideas, look at examples, and talk through different approaches to building a brand that feels authentic and adaptable. This session is designed to spark creativity, encourage exploration, and provide a starting point for anyone interested in branding, visual identity, and creative expression!

Workshop Slot 3
1:55-2:45

233
Solo Coachings

234
Barbershop Tags

260 (Lecture Hall)
Under the Hood

235
From Rehearsal to Recognition

233
Solo Coachings

Solo Coachings
​​​-
Amber Bates

We’ve all been in a place where we feel stuck trying to work on our solos and audition songs, just running them over and over without making any real changes. Solo Coachings is designed to help you overcome that feeling and to give you specific practice techniques to take home! 4-5 Volunteers will sing sections of their solo, and together we'll identify specific areas that need work, before digging in and putting these practice techniques to the test.

This is categorized as a Level 3 solo workshop, as those who volulnteer should have experience sinigng solos, but anyone is welcome to come and learn from others!

234
Barbershop Tags

Barbershop Tags
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Kari Francis

Ring some chords and get a taste of singing barbershop music with this intro to barbershop tags. Through singing these short snippets of barbershop music, attendees will experience some of the most fun sounds that vocal music has to offer! 

260 (Lecture Hall)
Under the Hood

Under the Hood: Behind the Songs of Galaxy Rush
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Adam Tarpey

Join game composer and songwriter Adam Tarpey to break down his songwriting process. We'll examine the two songs he wrote for Galaxy Rush, a sci-fi, racing game released on steam. You'll leave with some tips and tricks to tackle your next songwriting challenge!

235
From Rehearsal to Recognition

From Rehearsal to Recognition: Branding Your A Cappella Group
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Walter Nelson

A cappella groups do way more than just sing. They build communities, tell stories, and create identities. In this workshop, I’ll share how to think about your group as a brand, using lessons from both my advertising career and my time in a cappella. We’ll talk practical strategies for clarifying who you are, strengthening leadership and organization, and setting your group up for long-term growth—without losing the fun or creativity that makes your group yours!

Workshop Slot 4
2:55-3:45

233
Advanced Arranging

234
Presence and Confidence

260 (Lecture Hall)
Group Arranging - Nexus

235
So You Don't Want to Pursue Music

239
Improve Your VP

241
YOU Can Make a Music Video!

233
Advanced Arranging

Advanced Arranging
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Blake Farfan

A workshop for students with some experience arranging a cappella and looking to dive further into what makes an interesting and effective arrangement. 

234
Presence and Confidence

Presence and Confidence: Bringing Yourself to the Stage
​​​-
Andrew Orsie

Performing requires a strong connection between the performer and the audience, and the foundation of that is built on how you as the performer physically take the stage. If you tend to suffer from stage fright, or find yourself lost with what to do with your hands or body when you're taking a solo, this workshop is for you! We'll talk through ways you can channel nerves and energy into connecting with and capturing the audience, and practice observing ourselves through some stage exercises so we can peel away layers to find an individualized, authentic stage persona that we can inhabit confidently whenever we're on stage, whether singing a solo or just singing in a group.

260 (Lecture Hall)
Group Arranging - Nexus

Group Arranging: The Bread and Butter of Nexus
​​​-
Jess Chen & Adam Tarpey

Join the founders and directors of Nexus, NE Voices' summer program, in this workshop to learn more about the program and participate in a exercise to explore our group arranging process. 

235
So You Don't Want to Pursue Music

So You Don't Want to Pursue Music...
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Norah Flanders

Do you want to make an impact through music but plan on majoring in another field? You don’t need a music degree to inspire change or make a difference. There are so many meaningful ways to teach, mentor, and support others through music while pursuing different career paths. This workshop focuses on embracing your passion for music and sharing it without feeling like you need to leave it behind. It shows how your passion for music can fit alongside any career. Music doesn’t have to be your degree to be a part of your purpose.

239
Improve Your VP

Intro to VP
​​-
Arun Venugopal

This workshop aims to provide attendees of all skill levels with the tools to improve their Vocal Percussion both during the session and on their own. We will focus on learning some basic sounds, expanding your kit, picking up new patterns, conceptual frameworks to expand your approach to VP, differences between rehearsal/live/competitive/recorded environments, and more!​

241
YOU Can Make a Music Video!

YOU Can Make a Music Video!: Accessible Video Production
​​​-
Jess Garcia and Olivia Materetsky

In this workshop, we will go over the head-to-toe basics of what it takes to produce a great a cappella music video, focusing on the reality that it does NOT require an excess of budget or resources.

Workshop Slot 5
3:55-5:00

142a (Chorus Room)
A Cappella Super Group

146a (Band Room)
Movement for the Stage

PAC
Open Rehearsal

142a (Chorus Room)
A Cappella Super Group

A Cappella Super Group
​​-
Amber Bates and Adam Tarpey

This year's A Cappella Super-Group will be focused on building bridges within the NE Voices community! Join us to sing some meaningful music together while exploring vulnerability and what it means to really connect.​

The arrangement and practice tracks for this year's Super Group can be found here. We will be working on Senses by MICO!

146a (Band Room)
Movement for the Stage

Movement for the Stage
​​-
Shannon Phypers

Comfort on the stage begins with comfort within your group. In this workshop, we'll dive into dicussions and exercises to find comfortability with others before honing in on movement as individuals. You'll explore how to isolate and engage each section of your body, analyze and learn from others' performances, and how to bring that to your confidence on stage. ​

PAC
Open Rehearsal

Open Rehearsal
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Nor'Easters

Join the award-winning Nor'easters for an open rehearsal! The Nor'easters will work together on a piece from their spring repertoire, giving attendees a glimpse of what collaborating with peers, engaging in active listening, and providing feedback can look like in a premier collegiate a cappella group. They will close the session with an intimate, off-mic performance.

2026 Masterclass Schedule

12eights

Acapellagos

Acatonics

Bear Necessities

Crescendos

Girl Treble

Gloucester

Jewel Tones

Luminescence

12eights

Workshop Slot 1 - 10:45-11:35
146a (Band Room)
-
Amber Bates

Acapellagos

Workshop Slot 2 - 11:45-12:35
243
-
Andrew Orsie

Acatonics

Workshop Slot 3 - 1:55-2:45
142a (Chorus Room)
-
Dylan Melville

Bear Necessities

Workshop Slot 3 - 1:55-2:45
Cafeteria
-
Anthony Pulido

Crescendos

Workshop Slot 2 - 11:45-12:35
Cafeteria
-
Jess Garcia

Girl Treble

Workshop Slot 3 - 1:55-2:45
146a (Band Room)
-
Jules Zannikos

Gloucester

Workshop Slot 2 - 11:45-12:35
146a (Band Room)
-
Anthony Pulido

Jewel Tones

Workshop Slot 3 - 1:55-2:45
243
-
Delaney Schiefen

Luminescence

Workshop Slot 3 - 1:55-2:45
125
-
Shannon Phypers

Menergy

Northern Lights

NOTEorious

Soundwaves

South Avenue

Spectrum

The Thursdays

Voices ReChoired

Menergy

Workshop Slot 3 - 1:55-2:45
130
-
Louis Shriber

Northern Lights

Workshop Slot 2 - 11:45-12:35
130
-
Walter Nelson

NOTEorious

Workshop Slot 1 - 10:45-11:35
Cafeteria
-
Andrew Orsie

Soundwaves

Workshop Slot 3 - 1:55-2:45
239
-
Olivia Materetsky

South Avenue

Workshop Slot 2 - 11:45-12:35
142a (Chorus Room)
-
Dylan Melville

Spectrum

Workshop Slot 2 - 11:45-12:35
239
-
Delaney Schiefen

The Thursdays

Workshop Slot 3 - 1:55-2:45
241
-
The Nor'Easters

Voices ReChoired

Workshop Slot 2 - 11:45-12:35
241
-
Blake Farfan

2026 Acapop Schedule

Lunch Acapops

Dinner Acapops

Lunch Acapops

Lunch Acapops​
12:45-1:50 - Cafeteria

Crescendos
12eights
Bear Necessities
Jewel Tones
Girl Treble
Soundwaves
Acapellagos
Northern Lights
Acatonics

Competing groups may perform one song during acapops.
Non-competing groups may perform two songs.

Dinner Acapops

Dinner Acapops
5:05-600 - Cafeteria

Luminescence
Menergy
Voices ReChoired
South Avenue
Spectrum
NOTEorious
Thursdays
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Competing groups may perform one song during acapops. 
Non-competing groups may perform two songs.