The Bijou Blender Kicks off 11/12
The Bijou Blender is a Connecticut-wide collegiate a cappella competition that highlights the incredible talent found at colleges and universities in our own backyard. For one night only, groups will battle it out for a grand prize o$1,000. "Connecticut is home to over 50 collegiate a cappella groups, and as ensemble singing has begun to integrate itself into the media and pop culture with shows like Glee, The Glee Project, and The Sing Off, we wanted to find a way to make a
cappella easily accessible to the public", says Derek Adams, Producer for The Bijou Theatre. "I have been an a cappella performer for 5 years now, and wanted to created the Bijou Blender because watching a cappella on TV isn't enough, you just need to experience it firsthand."
The Judges
The world-touring a cappella quartet, Blue Jupiter, will be sitting at
the judges table. Blue Jupiter first gained national fame as the
voices of Oreo Cookie, singing the national Oreo radio commercial
since 2005. Since then, Blue Jupiter has headlined the Sands Casino in
Macau, China, worked with famed producer and American Idol Judge Randy
Jackson, sang with Livingston Taylor and performed on Oprah and VH1's
Save the Music.
The Groups:
School Name: Yale University
Group Name: Out of the Blue
Group Type: Co-ed
Contact Name: Aviva Musicus / 339-227-3119 ootb@yale.edu
School Name: University of Connecticut
Group Name: Uconn Chordials
Group Type: Female
Contact Name: Danielle Ruderman / 860-395-7216 uconnchordials@hotmail.com
School Name: University of Connecticut
Group Name: Notes Over Storrs
Group Type: Co-ed
Contact Name: Danielle Rose / 860-539-4811 notesoverstorrs@gmail.com
School Name: Central Connecticut State University
Group Name: Too Good For Instruments
Group Type: Female
Contact Name: Giselle Ziegler / 203-506-8546 / tgficcsu@gmail.com
School Name: University of Hartford
Group Name: L'Shir
Group Type: Co-ed
Contact Name: Karly DeAngelo / 413-250-4922 / lshir@hartford.edu
School Name: Connecticut College
Group Name: ConnChords
Group Type: Female
Contact Name: Katie Morgan / 626-241-0430 / kmorgan2@conncoll.edu
School Name: Connecticut College
Group Name: Co Co Beaux
Group Type: Male
Contact Name : Ben Stepansky / 781-367-9039 / cocobeaux@gmail.com
The Bijou Blender takes place Saturday, November 12th, 7pm at The
Bijou Theatre, 275 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport, CT
Tickets: $25 Adult General Admission. $20 Students
Tickets for this event may be purchased online at www.thebijoutheatre.com or at The Bijou Box Office 203-332-3228.
