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This ensemble performs contemporary a cappella arrangements and covers of Christian Contemporary songs. The ensemble has been recognized regularly by the Contemporary A Cappella Society, having received twelve nominations for a CARA since 2013, and an actual CARA in 2019. Nine nominations were in the category of “Best Religious Album,” two in the category of “Best Religious Song,” and one in the category of “Best Show-Tunes Song.” The students in the ensemble consists of a mixed octet plus vocal percussion, and are all undergraduate college students in a very small private university. Live concerts as well as each of the albums demonstrate performances on a very high level of complex a cappella settings. Though most of the students in this contemporary a cappella ensemble are non-music majors, their recordings and concerts have been compared to professional ensembles, as demonstrated by the number of CARA nominations where they have been listed alongside professional ensembles such as Swingle Singers, Pentatonix, and Acappella.