What is The Open A cappella Competition?
The Open A Cappella Competition is an annual competition designed to showcase collegiate and community a cappella groups across the UK. Our inaugural competition ran in 2020 with 10 highly acclaimed groups. Since then, we’ve run the OAC four times in total – all for the love of a cappella.
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The competition usually lasts 2-3 hours, packed full of excitement and fun, with each group presenting their own musical arrangements and choreography during their 10 minute time slot.
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If you’d like to watch our most recent 2024 competition – head over to our home page to rewatch it on youtube.
The Rules
Sets must be less than 10 minutes long
Usually three songs, performed in less than 10 minutes (otherwise incurring penalties on their overall score).
You must be able to attend in-person at the live finals
All ten finalist groups will perform on-stage in front of a live crowd and an esteemed judges panel.
Applications must be made before the January deadline
Often falling in the second week of January, unedited (no mixing or mastering) audition tapes must be entered on time.
