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Hyannis Sound
OriginHyannis, Massachusetts
GenresA cappella, pop, R&B
Years active1994–present
MembersXavier Cornell
(Manhattan School of Music '25)
Reshawn Murphy
(UNC Charlotte '24)
Earl McBride
(UNC '24)
Rory Latham
(Yale '26)
Cameron Davis
(UNC '25)
Raymond Ortiz
(USC '25)
Jerick Rose
(UVU '26)
Jack Reese
(IU '26)
Jack Eyles
(William and Mary '26)
Roman Newhouse
(UMich '26)
Websitewww.hyannissound.org

The Hyannis Sound is a cappella singing group composed of 10 young men from the United States who convene each summer on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the greater New England area.

Hyannis Sound has received critical acclaim from the Recorded A Cappella Review Board, been awarded by the Contemporary A Cappella Society numerous times, and established itself as a staple of Cape Cod's music and social community.[1]

In 2020, during the global COVID-19 pandemic, Hyannis Sound went viral on the TikTok and quickly became one of the most followed vocal groups on the app. They have since partnered with brands like Nerds[2] and were featured in Glamour magazine's You Sang My Song series featuring Alicia Keys[3] after their cover of "Fallin'" achieved over 12 million views on TikTok.[4]

History

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Hyannis Sound was founded in 1994 by Townsend Belisle.[5] Encouraged by the success of the Vineyard Sound,[NB 1] which he founded and produced, Townsend decided to put together a similar group on Cape Cod. The group rented a house in Hyannis to live together. Starting small, the group made a name for itself by singing wherever possible. After years of performances, the group established itself as a notable entertainment group on the Cape.

Since its inception, the group has enjoyed more and more public notice and now holds four weekly concerts within areas extending from Falmouth to Chatham. The group is also established as a non-profit corporation in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

In 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic threatened the continuity of the group. As a vocal performance group, it seemed almost impossible for the group to reprise the structure of their past summers. However, the nine members of Hyannis Sound 2020 managed to successfully travel to Cape Cod, quarantine together in their home, and launch a virtual concert series.[6] Throughout the summer, their following rose exponentially, becoming one of the most followed a cappella groups, achieving almost 700,000 followers across Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.

Recordings

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The Sound has recorded sixteen albums to date. Their first, Live, All-Natural A Cappella, was a recording of their final 1994 concert. This album was followed by Talk About It in 1996, On the Beach in 1999, 110 in 2001, Aged Ten Years and Cape Standard Time in 2003, Route 6 in 2005, Shirt, Tie, Khaki in 2007, On the Clock in 2009, High Tide in 2011, Over the Bridge in 2013, H2O in 2015, Boys of Summer in 2017, Always / Sometimes (2019), and Detour (2021). Back to Back (2023) caps off the collection, containing songs performed by the group in the summers of 2021 and 2022. In 2003, the group also began a practice of releasing an annual Bootleg, a live CD every year with all of the summer's repertoire (recorded mid-summer from one show and released later in the year).

Hyannis Sound has performed the National Anthem at Fenway Park, at various Cape Cod League games, and have been featured in publications including The Boston Globe, Glamour, Cape Cod Magazine, Cape Cod Times, and Martha Stewart Weddings.

On August 1, 2020, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, political strife, and rising racial tensions across the U.S, Hyannis Sound released a recording and video of "O-o-h Child" by the Five Stairsteps featuring over 60 alumni, including members from the group's founding iteration.

Album Years recorded Singers featured
Back to Back 2021-2022 Xavier Cornell, Logan Dawson, Chad Marge

Matt Chiu, Max Pinson, Eric Tarlin

Jimmy Fitzgibbons, Cristian Ramos, Jacob Lamb, Savidu Geevaratne

Jarell Green, Jordan Rubenstein, Colin Watts

Detour 2019-2020

Cahleb Derry, Jimmy Fitzgibbons, Cristian Ramos, Jacob Lamb, Savidu Geevaratne

Jarell Green, Jordan Rubenstein, Colin Watts

Ben Vance, Brendan Jacob Smith, Beckett Azevedo

Peter Carboni, Nolan Roche, Matt Goldstein, Will Wolz

Always / Sometimes 2017 - 2018 Ben Vance, Brendan Jacob Smith, Beckett Azevedo

Matt Goldstein, Peter Carboni, Nolan Roche, Will Wolz

Mark Farnum, Anthony Rodriguez

Jason Berk, Jared Graveley, Ryan LaForest, Grayson Kilgo

Boys of Summer 2015 - 2016 Mark Farnum, Anthony Rodriguez, Avi Montanez

Jason Berk, Jared Graveley, Ryan LaForest, Grayson Kilgo

Jon Smith, Nick Oberlies, Alex Spears, Nick Cipriano, Mike Leona

Sean Switzer

H2O 2013 - 2014 Alex Spears, Chris Pucci, Jon Smith, Mike Leona, Nick Cafero, Nick Cipriano, Nick Oberlies

Devon Barley, Jackson Thea, Sean Switzer

Noah Berg, Jared Suresky, Liam Fennecken, Dan Spector

Andy Degan, Brandon Borror-Chappell, Marc Whittington

Over The Bridge 2011 - 2012 Noah Berg, Jared Suresky, Liam Fennecken, Dan Spector

Andy Degan, Mike Hubbard, Mike Hilliker, Brandon Borror-Chappell, Marc Whittington, Jim Hogan

Colin Egan

Kevin Pidgeon, Joe Whitney, Brendan Mason

High Tide 2009 - 2010 Colin Egan

Kevin Pidgeon, Joe Whitney, Brendan Mason

Alfredo Austin, Nate Tao, Seth Ohrn

Phil Landry, Brian O'Shaugnessy, Jeff Eames, Dave Snell

On The Clock 2007 - 2008 Alfredo Austin, Nate Tao, Seth Ohrn, Patrick Lundquist

Phil Landry, Brian O'Shaugnessy, Jeff Eames, Dave Snell

Tyler Trepp

Andy Delong, Rob Powers

Cooper Cerulo, Tim Bongiovanni

Micah Christian

Shirt, Tie, Khaki 2005 - 2006 Tyler Trepp

Andy Delong, Rob Powers, Matt Labak, Doug Frasier

Cooper Cerulo, Tim Bongiovanni, Paul Toms, Joey Akl, Arjun Jaikumar

Micah Christian

Route 6 2003 - 2004 Micah Christian, Ed Boyer, Collins Ward

Mark Manley, Greg Binstock, Victor Sandman, Aithan Shapira

James Harrington

Eric Fosbury

Dylan McDonald

Cape Standard Time 2001 - 2002 Mark Manley, Greg Binstock, Victor Sandman, Aithan Shapira

James Harrington

Rupak Ahuja, Eric Fosbury

Dylan McDonald, Darrel Belch, Mark Hannah, Jason Taylor

Matt Henderson, Matt Wrobel

Samrat Chakrabarti

Aged Ten Years 1994 Mike Barnicle, Alex Bartlett, Sasha Chanoff, Darren Coyle, Dave Goryl, Dave Hannah, Aarron Pina, Mike Roufa, Rob Stewart, Judd Tomaselli
110 1999-2001 Rupak Ahuja, Eric Fosbury

Dylan McDonald, Darrel Belch, Mark Hannah, Jason Taylor

Matt Henderson, Matt Wrobel, Dave Petrelli

Samrat Chakrabarti, James Caran, Bill Caleo

Mike LeBlanc

On The Beach 1997 - 1998 Matt Henderson, Matt Wrobel, Dave Petrelli, Nick Asselin, Dave Cary

Samrat Chakrabarti, James Caran, Bill Caleo, Jason Brown, Jeff Tolonen

Mike LeBlanc, Nick Niles, Matt Knowland, Warren Bloom, Brendan Largay, Nate Altimari

Talk About It 1995 - 1996 Mike LeBlanc, Nick Niles, Matt Knowland, Warren Bloom, Brendan Largay, Nate Altimari, Warren Miller, Tim Harrison

Brian Sowell

Mike Barnicle, Alex Bartlett, Darren Coyle, Dave Goryl, Dave Hannah, Aarron Pina, Mike Roufa, Rob Stewart, Judd Tomaselli

Live, All-Natural A Cappella 1994 Mike Barnicle, Alex Bartlett, Sasha Chanoff, Darren Coyle, Dave Goryl, Dave Hannah, Aarron Pina, Mike Roufa, Rob Stewart, Judd Tomaselli

Auditions

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The ten-man lineup is selected annually. The group hosts auditions in Boston every spring and new members are chosen from an international pool of over 100 auditions. The audition process is weekend-long and candidates were judged on both their personality/character and musicality/performance. Most of the applicants have had experience with one of thousands of college or university a cappella groups throughout the country.[NB 2] After passing the audition, new members are put through a rigorous orientation of long rehearsals and are welcomed by alumni before embarking on their summer performance schedule.

Members

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Member '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24
Roopak Ahuja
Joey Akl
Nate Altimari MD
Nick Asselin
Alfredo Austin
Beckett Azevedo
Devon Barley BM
Mike Barnicle MD MD
Alex Bartlett
Darrell Belch BM BM BM
Townsend Belisle
Noah Berg MD
Jason Berk BM BM
Greg Binstock
Warren Bloom MD
Tim Bongiovanni MD MD
Brandon Borror-Chappell
Ed Boyer MD
Jason Brown
Nick Cafero
Bill Caleo
James Caran
Peter Carboni
Dave Cary
Cooper Cerulo MD
Samrat Chakrabarti MD MD MD
Sasha Chanoff BM
Matt Chiu
Micah Christian
Nick Cipriano
Xavier Cornell
Darren Coyle BM
Cameron Davis
Logan Dawson
Andy Degan MD
Andy Delong BM
Cahleb Derry
Jeff Eames MD
Colin Egan MD MD
Jack Eyles
Mark Farnum
Liam Fennecken
Jimmy Fitzgibbons
Eric Fosbury MD MD
Doug Fraser
Savidu Geevaratne
Matt Goldstein MD
Dave Goryl BM
Jared Graveley MD MD MD
Jarell Green
Dave Hannah MD
Mark Hannah
James Harrington
Tim Harrison
Matt Henderson
Mike Hilliker
Jim Hogan
Mike Hubbard
Arjun Jaikumar
Grayson Kilgo
Matt Knowland BM
Matt Labak
Ryan LaForest
Jacob Lamb
Phil Landry BM
Brendan Largay BM
Rory Latham BM
Mike LeBlanc BM BM
Mike Leona
Patrick Lundquist
Earl McBride MD
Dylan Mroszczyk-McDonald
Mark Manley BM
Chad Marge
Brendon Mason
Winston Miller
Avi Montanez
Reshawn Murphy
Roman Newhouse
Nick Niles BM
Brian O’Shaughnessy MD MD
Nick Oberlies
Seth Ohrn
Raymond Ortiz
Dave Petrelli
Kevin Pidgeon BM BM
Aarron Pina
Max Pinson BM BM
Rob Powers BM
Chris Puchi
Cristian Ramos MD MD
Jack Reese
Nolan Roche BM
Anthony Rodriguez
Jerick Rose
Mike Roufa
Jordan Rubenstein MD MD
Victor Sandman BM
Aithan Shapira
Brendan Jacob Smith
Jon Smith MD
Dave Snell
Brian Sowell
Alex Spears BM BM
Daniel Spector
Rob Stewart BM
Jared Suresky
Sean Switzer
Eric Tarlin
Nate Tao
Jason Taylor
Jackson Thea
Jeff Tolonen
Judd Tomaselli
Paul Toms BM BM
Tyler Trepp
Ben Vance
Collins Ward
Colin Watts BM BM
Joe Whitney
Marc Whittington BM BM
Will Wolz
Matt Wrobel

Notes

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  1. ^ Vineyard Sound: http://www.vineyardsound.org/
  2. ^ see CASA http://www.casa.org/ for a directory

References

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  1. ^ "Hyannis Sound - 2020 All You Need to Know Before You Go (with Photos)". Tripadvisor. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Hyannis Sound (@thehyannissound) is on Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Magazine, Glamour (September 16, 2020). "Alicia Keys Watches Fan Covers on YouTube | Glamour". YouTube. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  4. ^ Did they impress me... yes. #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #fall @aliciakeys, retrieved October 3, 2020
  5. ^ "Mission". Hyannis Sound. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  6. ^ Dattiloedattilo@capecodonline.com, Emily. "Hyannis Sound singers continue concerts online and in person". capecodtimes.com. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
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