The Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones
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| origin = Harvard College
| genre = a cappella, contemporary
| website = {{URL|harvardveritones.com}}
| years_active = 1985-present
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The Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones is an a cappella group at Harvard College founded in 1985 by a group of undergraduates.{{cite news |date=5 October 1985 |title=Move Over, Kroks and Dins: Here Come the 'Veritones' |url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1985/10/5/move-over-kroks-and-dins-here/ |accessdate=18 October 2014 |work=The Harvard Crimson}}{{cite web |last1=Sorvino |first1=Mira |title=Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000227/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm |accessdate=18 October 2014 |website=IMDB}} It is one of several contemporary co-ed a cappella groups at the college. Along with two performances every year in Sanders Theatre, they perform at a variety of events on campus and in the greater Boston{{ndash}}New York area. They also compete in the ICCA Northeast Quarterfinals and Semifinals.{{Cite web|url=https://varsityvocals.com/results-page/|title=Results|date=2015-08-12|website=Varsity Vocals|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-02}}{{Cite web|url=https://tedxbeaconstreet.com/blog/harvard-veritones-to-bring-hamilton-to-our-stage/|title=Harvard VeriTones to bring Hamilton to Our Stage|date=2016-11-18|website=TEDxBeaconStreet|access-date=2019-07-10}} The Veritones won recognition in 2018 for producing the first virtual reality a cappella music video with a cover of Gemini Feed by Banks,{{Cite web|url=http://www.collegeaca.com/content/the-veritones-revolutionize-a-cappella-with-cool-virtual-reality-video|title=The Veritones Revolutionize A Cappella With Cool Virtual Reality Video|website=College A Cappella|language=english|access-date=2019-07-01}} including a perfect score from RARB{{Cite web|url=http://www.rarb.org/reviews/singles/169-gemini-feed/|title=Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones - Gemini Feed - Single (2017)|website=www.rarb.org|language=en|access-date=2019-07-01}} and CASA A Cappella Video Award nominations for Best Mixed Collegiate Video and Best Electronic/Experimental Video, winning runner-up for Best Mixed Collegiate Video.{{Cite web|url=http://www.casa.org/ava2018n|title=2018 A Cappella Video Award Nominees {{!}} A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society|website=www.casa.org|access-date=2019-07-01}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.casa.org/ava2018w|title=2018 A Cappella Video Award Winners {{!}} A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society|website=www.casa.org|access-date=2019-07-01}}
Performances
The Veritones have performed for Laverne Cox,{{cite news|last1=Shanahan|first1=Mark|last2=Goldstein|first2=Meredith|title=Laverne Cox speaks at Harvard University|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2014/02/26/laverne-cox-speaks-harvard-university/BdDiOdRNDf1q6vjMRVhS3N/story.html|accessdate=18 October 2014|work=The Boston Globe|date=26 February 2014}} Jason Alexander,{{cite news|last1=Vande Panne|first1=Valerie|title=Jason Alexander, front and center|url=http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/03/jason-alexander-front-and-center/|accessdate=18 October 2014|work=Harvard Gazette|date=29 March 2013}} and Josh Groban{{cite web|last1=Groban|first1=Josh|title=Solo Por Ti|url=http://www.joshgroban.com/node/3323696|website=Josh Groban|accessdate=18 October 2014}} in addition to singing with Bobby McFerrin{{cite news|last1=Crawford|first1=James|title=McFerrin Makes Magic|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2002/3/8/mcferrin-makes-magic-to-call-bobby/|accessdate=18 October 2014|work=The Harvard Crimson|date=8 March 2002}} on the Harvard campus. The group sang the NFL theme on national television for a 2016 Patriots vs Texans Thursday Night Football game.{{Citation|last=veritones|title=Thursday Night Football Theme - Veritones A Cappella Cover|date=2016-09-29|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eIsEemLChU|access-date=2019-07-10}} In 2019, they performed for the cast of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt in a celebratory ceremony on Harvard's campus for the show's cast and producers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/05/09/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-stars-tear-up-harvard-square/|title='Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' stars tear up Harvard Square|date=2019-05-10|website=Boston Herald|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-10}} The Veritones regularly perform with other national and international a cappella groups, such as the Nor'easters, Oxford University's Out of the Blue,{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Veritones/photos/a.10152037891505391/10158323642430391/?type=3|title=The Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-10}} and the UCLA Scattertones.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/ByN3XPinMrA/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/ByN3XPinMrA |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|title=ScatterTones on Instagram: "Help us send off our 7 amazing seniors in our annual end of year concert - Get Sprung XVII, tonight @ 7pm @ 856 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles!…"|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=2019-07-10}}{{cbignore}}
In 2013, they were featured on BuzzFeed’s Top 15 Contemporary A Cappella Performances for their version of Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble".{{cite web |date=15 May 2013 |title=Top 15 Modern A Cappella Performances |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/liverpool1/top-15-modern-a-cappella-performances-arns |accessdate=18 October 2014 |website=Buzzfeed}}
Discography
= Albums and EPs =
- REVIVE (2019)
- Momentvm (2015)
- Silver Linings (2014)
- XXV (2010)
- VeriStance (2008)
- Imprudence (2002)
- Vertigo (1999)
- Decadence (1995)
- Take It From the Top
= Singles =
- Pretty Hurts (2014)
- Bad Blood (2017)
- Gemini Feed (2017)
= Featured tracks =
- "They," Best of College a Cappella (2009)
- "Crush," Voices Only 2008 (2008)
- "Circumcision Blues," Wasting Our Parents' Money: The Best of College a Cappella Humor (1999)
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," An Ivy League Christmas (1994)
External links
- [http://www.harvardveritones.com/ Veritones official website]
References
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Category:Collegiate a cappella groups
Category:Harvard University musical groups