WEC’appella

WEC’appella is a signature event for Worcester families and students who love music and their schools. It’s the only a cappella competition in the city and celebrates this challenging art form mastered by high school and college singers.

WEC’appella celebrates outstanding vocalists from high schools and colleges in our community. It also celebrates a distinctive style of music – one that emphasizes the range, depth and breadth of the human voice without musical accompaniment.

WEC’appella is also a fundraiser for the Worcester Education Collaborative. We are a nimble, non-profit, non-partisan organization whose work focuses on the goal of excellence in education in every one of our schools and for each one of our students. WEC is a catalyst, a leader, and partner in initiatives in this work. Your support for WEC’appella sends a strong message to the Worcester community that education and the life of the arts matters to our city’s strength and our collective futures together.

WEC’ApPELLA 2019

The fourth annual WEC’appella took place at Mechanics Hall on Saturday, April 6, 2019 with three high school a cappella groups, five college groups, and roughly 700 audience members. The winning groups for the 4th WEC’appella were Quadrivium of Burncoat High School and the Clark Bars of Clark University.

The MC for the event was singer Noah Lis of Springfield, a former competitor and member of Team Blake on “The Voice.” Judges were: Ruth Berman who performs with the female a cappella quartet Boston Accent, past winners of the Harmony Inc. International contes, Jerome Kyles who is a vocalist, musician, and vocal music professor at Berklee College of Music, and Troy Siebels, the current President and CEO of the Hanover Theater and Conservatory for Performing Arts and director of the theatre’s annual production of A Christmas Carol.

On April 6, 2019, the Worcester Education Collaborative hosted the fourth annual WEC’apella at Mechanics Hall.

Wec’appella 2018

On April 7, 2018, the Worcester Education Collaborative hosted the third annual WEC’apella at Mechanics Hall.

WEC'appella 2017

The second annual WEC’appella competition rocked Mechanics Hall on Saturday, April 8, 2017 as four high school a cappella groups and five college groups showcased their vocal abilities in a fundraiser for WEC.

The high school winning group was Quadrivium from Burncoat High School. They sang “Angel” and “Down on the Corner.” Members of the group are: Joe Adade, Martlyn Adu, Kayla Amegbe, Ewart O’Neall Bannock, Alexandra Beaudoin, Colby Croteau, Adeline Dwyer, Quinlan Fitzgerald, Abigail Friedline, Isaiah Gomez, Natalia Jones, Brett Levesque, Ryan McCarthy, Samantha Meunier, Miriam Nortey, Andrew Persson, Kaitlyn Resener, Madeline Rich, Stephen Rivera, Jaden Scott and Kylie Thomas.

The college winners, Hound Sound from Assumption College, sang “Elastic Heart” and “If I Ever Fall in Love.” Members are: Izzy Camasura, Sarah Clancy, Julie Craven, Meaghan Creedon, DeAnne Duquette, Delaney Fenton, Cole Foster, Deirdre Gunning, John Killian, Gretchen Lynch, Giancarlo Maglitta, Reb Mariano, Holly Olson, Jennifer Rios, Pamela Rios, Talia Rossi and Rob Yirgian

WEC’appella was generously sponsored by the following organizations: