FALL 2008 AUDITIONS INFORMATION!

We strongly insist that girls interested in auditioning for the Sil'hooettes come out and show us your skills!

Auditions will be held Thursday August 28th, Friday August 29th and Saturday August 30th on the lawn. Times and lawn room are still TBA. Please keep your eyes peeled for us at the Fall Activities Fair as well!

Please come prepared with a verse and chorus of a song. Please no broadway or showtunes. If you have any other questions regarding auditions, go to our contact page and feel free to email Sara or Jenna.

Sils Summer Performances!

The Sil'hooettes will be performing Tuesday, June 3 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

The Sils are representatives of collegiate contemporary a cappella in the Kennedy Center's "A Cappella: Singing Solo" Festival that is going on from May 28 to June 6. The festival features various styles from "gospel and sacred chants to barber shop quartets and vocal jazz" and artists like Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Chanticleer, and Grammy-winning Sweet Honey In The Rock and The Manhattan Transfer.

They will be performing on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center. The house opens at 5:30, set time is 6-6:30pm. The performance will take place on the South Stage located next to the Concert Hall, close to the Hall of Nations.

If you happen to live in or near the area, be sure to stop by and see us!

We hope to see everyone there!

Sils receive CARA nominations!

The Sil'hooette's newest cd, "Sauce" has been nominated for a total of 5 CARAs!

Female Collegiate Album, Female Collegiate Song for "Butterflies & Hurricanes," Female Collegiate Solo for Jenna Pastuszek on "Careful What You Wish For," Female Collegiate Arrangement for "Slow Me Down" by Sara Dougadir, and Scholastic Original for "Dance With Me" by Lexi Witman.

In sum, the Sils were nominated for every category for which they were eligible!

The annual Contemporary A cappella Recording Awards (CARA) are presented by CASA (the Contemporary a cappella society), a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and encouragement of contemporary a cappella music. The CARAs recognize the best recorded a cappella and aim to support this burgeoning culture of instrumentless enthusiasts. They are the only truly global a cappella recording awards. Every year since 1992 hundreds of albums are considered in this celebration of the best a cappella recorded around the planet. The CARAs award artists in many categories, scholastic and professional. Click here for more details.

Want to get a better feel for what we do?

Please check out our "Store" page and our "Media" page to see what we've done in past semesters, listen to some of our recordings, and check out what awards we've won!