I think they are playfully calling attention to the fact that this group of 2019 seniors includes the first-ever female member, Sofia Campoamor, who is in a tuxedo with the rest of the Whiffs.
Notice that the female tenor, Sofia Campoamor, is singing FALSETTO on the high notes in "Both Sides Now." She is not a soprano or an alto who is stretching her range lower to sing a tenor part - she is a tenor who occasionally has to stretch her voice to sing high notes. (At least, that certainly sounds like a falsetto, or failing that, some other vocal trick used to reach notes that are high enough to be out of the comfort zone, and sing them without causing damage to the vocal cords. If it's not a falsetto, I'd be curious to know what it is, because then I could try doing it when presented with songs that require me to go above a high G, which is the uppermost limit of my own vocal range).
OK lots to contemplate here. I have been in many mixed choirs here and in England and male choirs. I love them both, but I think they are entirely different entities. (he said entities :D) Who are the Whiffenpoofs historically and will that be lost forever? If you want to include females, make it a mixed choral group - one vocalist out of the range of all the others isn't a whole sound unless she is going to be the soloist each time. When we try to be everything we ultimately become nothing in particular. My biggest issue was guys drinking water while other people are singing - bad form- that looks awful. Try to get uniform drinking vessels and if you must drink while performing do it inconspicuously. Great singers this year. The attire looks better and the soloists were superb including the woman who did her solo - loved that too. Just not certain where I'd take the mixed group deal.
The Whiffenpoofs sing barbershop quartet style music, and are comprised of tenors, baritones, and basses. While usually this excludes female singers by the nature of the music and the human voice, gender is, musically speaking, a nonissue. Anyone who can sing tenor, baritone, or bass can sing this type of music. That includes some women (there are female tenors. As a mezzo soprano with a wide vocal range, who has filled in for other choir members when they were sick and a given section was in desperate need of warm bodies, I can assure you that it's actually easier for a higher pitched voice to sing tenor than it is to sing contralto/second alto. I've sung both parts. Second alto is HARD for me. Tenor, not so much). It also includes some nonbinary people and intersex people. All that matters is the voice - the gender is irrelevant. By the way, the female tenor in the tuxedo there (standing next to the "joker" dressed up as Marilyn Monroe - having a "joker" in a costume is Whiffenpoof tradition) is Sofia Campoamor, a singer and a composer, and she is amazing.
"Who are the Whiffenpoofs, historically" - the Yale Whiffenpoofs have been around since 1909, and will probably continue to exist in their traditional form until Yale University ceases to be. For more information, refer to their website, www.whiffenpoofs.com, or look up their Wikipedia page. They also have some CD's available, if you want to buy their music.
Just sing it Nathan Murphy - to the moon and back. Amazing!
The lead singer from that first performance needs a record deal ASAP
And I gave this vid a thumbs up - I don't know who gave it a thumbs down :\
I love you guys! Thank you for coming to perform at my school, Shanghai American School, in China!!
i had to watch this whole thing for choir class
me too
Did they chain you to the desk? lol
Lol
austin fullmer BRUH I WISH I COULD DO THAT
Never understood the purpose of the white dress. What did I miss?
I think they are playfully calling attention to the fact that this group of 2019 seniors includes the first-ever female member, Sofia Campoamor, who is in a tuxedo with the rest of the Whiffs.
The Whiffs traditionally have one joker costume. Dressing in drag has been a common one in recent years--before there was a woman member..
@@joycewilden8792 No no no - they always do one out of character performer
This is the joker. This year, he's dressed as Marilyn Monroe.
Notice that the female tenor, Sofia Campoamor, is singing FALSETTO on the high notes in "Both Sides Now." She is not a soprano or an alto who is stretching her range lower to sing a tenor part - she is a tenor who occasionally has to stretch her voice to sing high notes. (At least, that certainly sounds like a falsetto, or failing that, some other vocal trick used to reach notes that are high enough to be out of the comfort zone, and sing them without causing damage to the vocal cords. If it's not a falsetto, I'd be curious to know what it is, because then I could try doing it when presented with songs that require me to go above a high G, which is the uppermost limit of my own vocal range).
OK lots to contemplate here. I have been in many mixed choirs here and in England and male choirs. I love them both, but I think they are entirely different entities. (he said entities :D) Who are the Whiffenpoofs historically and will that be lost forever? If you want to include females, make it a mixed choral group - one vocalist out of the range of all the others isn't a whole sound unless she is going to be the soloist each time. When we try to be everything we ultimately become nothing in particular. My biggest issue was guys drinking water while other people are singing - bad form- that looks awful. Try to get uniform drinking vessels and if you must drink while performing do it inconspicuously. Great singers this year. The attire looks better and the soloists were superb including the woman who did her solo - loved that too. Just not certain where I'd take the mixed group deal.
The Whiffenpoofs sing barbershop quartet style music, and are comprised of tenors, baritones, and basses. While usually this excludes female singers by the nature of the music and the human voice, gender is, musically speaking, a nonissue. Anyone who can sing tenor, baritone, or bass can sing this type of music. That includes some women (there are female tenors. As a mezzo soprano with a wide vocal range, who has filled in for other choir members when they were sick and a given section was in desperate need of warm bodies, I can assure you that it's actually easier for a higher pitched voice to sing tenor than it is to sing contralto/second alto. I've sung both parts. Second alto is HARD for me. Tenor, not so much). It also includes some nonbinary people and intersex people. All that matters is the voice - the gender is irrelevant. By the way, the female tenor in the tuxedo there (standing next to the "joker" dressed up as Marilyn Monroe - having a "joker" in a costume is Whiffenpoof tradition) is Sofia Campoamor, a singer and a composer, and she is amazing.
"Who are the Whiffenpoofs, historically" - the Yale Whiffenpoofs have been around since 1909, and will probably continue to exist in their traditional form until Yale University ceases to be. For more information, refer to their website, www.whiffenpoofs.com, or look up their Wikipedia page. They also have some CD's available, if you want to buy their music.
@@SerafinDrake Can and should are not one in the same...
@@ashleymadison9380 - "Did successfully," however, renders your observation about "can and should" irrelevant.