The Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones

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The Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones
Origin Harvard College
Genres a cappella, contemporary
Years active1985-present
Website harvardveritones.com

The Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones is an a cappella group at Harvard College founded in 1985 by a group of undergraduates. [1] [2] 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–New York area. They also compete in the ICCA Northeast Quarterfinals and Semifinals. [3] [4] The Veritones won recognition in 2018 for producing the first virtual reality a cappella music video with a cover of Gemini Feed by Banks, [5] including a perfect score from RARB [6] 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. [7] [8]

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Performances

The Veritones have performed for Laverne Cox, [9] Jason Alexander, [10] and Josh Groban [11] in addition to singing with Bobby McFerrin [12] on the Harvard campus. The group sang the NFL theme on national television for a 2016 Patriots vs Texans Thursday Night Football game. [13] 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. [14] The Veritones regularly perform with other national and international a cappella groups, such as the Nor'easters, Oxford University's Out of the Blue, [15] and the UCLA Scattertones. [16]

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". [17]

Discography

Albums and EPs

Singles

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References

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  3. ↑ "Results". Varsity Vocals. 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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  5. ↑ "The Veritones Revolutionize A Cappella With Cool Virtual Reality Video". College A Cappella. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  6. ↑ "Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones - Gemini Feed - Single (2017)". www.rarb.org. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  7. ↑ "2018 A Cappella Video Award Nominees | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
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  10. ↑ Vande Panne, Valerie (29 March 2013). "Jason Alexander, front and center". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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  12. ↑ Crawford, James (8 March 2002). "McFerrin Makes Magic". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  13. ↑ veritones (2016-09-29), Thursday Night Football Theme - Veritones A Cappella Cover , retrieved 2019-07-10
  14. ↑ "'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' stars tear up Harvard Square". Boston Herald. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
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  16. ↑ "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!…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
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