Stories about "Manic Optimists"
Bates at Night: Video highlights of the Winter Carnival a cappella concert
Friday, January 26, 2018 9:19 am
The high points and high notes of the first big Bates a capella concert of 2018.
It can be arranged: The art of setting songs for a cappella
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 3:36 pm
For three years, I have sung oohs, ahs and na-nas with The Crosstones. Having never been in an a cappella group before, I started out wary of singing in semi-circles and using bizarre syllables to recreate Billy Joel's greatest hits. But after spending my first year at Bates watching numerous a cappella performances in packed rooms all over campus, I was hooked.