Groups
With so many groups, it can be difficult to sort out each one’s distinctive sound. To make this easier, you can find a list of the groups below with information about who they are as well as videos of every group performing live.
After Dark
Since their founding in 2001, After Dark has been performing, achieving, and looking good all the while. They pride themselves on performing a wide array of music and creating interesting and fun arrangements. Each year, After Dark hosts a joint Fall concert and a two-night Spring concert, competes in ICCA (most recently winning 3rd place and Best Vocal Percussion in the 2024 ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal), and performs gigs around St. Louis. In addition to their live performances, After Dark has released five full-length studio albums and 4 EPs, including their new album The After Party (2024) available now on Spotify and iTunes!
Email any questions you have to . We can’t wait to hear you!
Watch After Dark perform their 2024 ICCA Set
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The Amateurs
Founded over 30 years ago by a group of friends with a love of music, The Amateurs are one of WashU’s oldest award-winning mixed-gender a cappella groups. They have traveled across the country to perform and compete in national a cappella festivals, going everywhere from New York’s Radio City Music Hall in 2020 to opening for artists at Ryman Auditorium to the stages of America’s Got Talent and Sing it On!
The Amateurs compete regularly – most recently, they received awards for Outstanding Arrangement, Outstanding Choreography, and 1st place at the 2024 ICCA Quarterfinals. They went on to win Outstanding Soloist and place 2nd at the 2024 ICCA Midwest Semifinals. Currently, the Amateurs have released 10 studio albums, with their most recent having come out on August 30th, 2024. This album, Panorama, has been in the works for 6 years and the group is very excited to finally share all of their hard work! At the end of the day, the Amateurs always stay true to their motto: “Do it because you love it.”
Contact or 781-366-5926 with any questions or performance requests.
Watch the Amateurs perform their 2024 ICCA Set
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The Aristocats
Founded in 2005, The Aristocats are WashU’s premier Disney a cappella group. They sing tracks from classic Disney movies, Disney Channel TV shows, original mashups, and more. Every February, they deliver singing Valentine-Grams to spread Disney magic around campus, and in the past, they’ve performed on FOX News with Brad Kane, the original voice of Aladdin, and at the STL Comic Con! When not spending time singing and re-imagining classic Disney songs, Aristocats can most often be found together going on late night and spontaneous adventures, laughing and enjoying time together, or more likely…eating delicious (usually homemade) food.
If you have any questions for them, please contact their group coordinators at or visit their website above to find member information, set-lists, performance videos, and more! They can’t wait to sing with you!
Watch The Aristocats perform “I’ll Make a Man Out of You”
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The Ghost Lights
The Ghost Lights are WashU’s premier all-gender soundtrack a cappella group founded in 2010. In the last few years, they’ve performed music from Broadway, movies, TV shows, and video games at their three annual concerts (one of which is always in the underpass… and always featuring Halloween costumes!). They also do several gigs on and off-campus each year.
All of their songs are chosen by the group and arranged by members. The Ghost Lights love telling stories through music, as well as over brunch and late-night snacks. You can usually find them laughing or singing together (sometimes both at the same time).
For more information, you can visit them at their website above or email them at with questions, concerns, or pictures of your pets. They look forward to hearing from you!
Watch The Ghost Lights perform “Unwritten”
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The Evergreens
The Evergreens, formerly known as the Greenleafs, are Washington University’s second oldest a cappella group and premiere treble a cappella group. Treble a cappella is performed in the treble clef, which includes notes that higher voice parts like sopranos and altos often sing. The Evergreens have historically been an all-female group, but we are inclusive of all gender identities. The group was founded in 1988, and its members have collectively eaten more cookie cake since then than anyone ever thought was humanly possible. Each fall, we host our annual alumni reunion concert, Green Eggs and Jam, at which we sing music from a number of genres and feature both a visiting group and other WashU performance groups. We also hold a more casual spring concert to showcase some new material and send off their senior Evergreens. We hold auditions each fall, so if you want to make amazing friendships and great music, come try out!
For more information, check us out on social media at the links below or send us an email at with any questions!
Watch The Evergreens perform “I’ll Be Waiting”
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More Fools Than Wise
Founded in 1998, More Fools Than Wise is WashU’s premier folk, chamber, and jazz a cappella group. Their repertoire has expanded to include modern choral music, vocal jazz, American folk, and even some popular music. Fools sings at high-class venues around St. Louis, with regular performances at the Ritz, The Four Seasons Hotel, and dinner parties for the Chancellor. They also perform at events around campus and hold a concert each semester. Fools enjoys giving back to the STL community with performances at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital. They love cluster chords, ice cream parties, and spontaneous singing!
Learn more about the group at the link above. Hope to see you at auditions!
Watch More Fools Than Wise perform “Loch Lomond”
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Mosaic Whispers
Mosaic Whispers is WashU’s oldest all-gender a cappella group. They compete nationally and have 5 ICCA Quarterfinal Championship, have been ICCA Semifinalists 5 times, and have been to ICCA Finals in New York City. They are passionate and dedicated to making music, but their sense of community is what sets them apart. The Whispers work hard and play hard, from family dinners, karaoke nights, and annual trips to performing across the country and recording music at Pixar Studios (stay tuned for their 12th album!). The many alumni that travel to their spring concert each year prove that you’re always a Whisper, whether you’re touring with Taylor Swift, going viral on TikTok, or releasing music of your own!
Watch Mosaic Whispers perform their 2024 ICCA Set
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The Pikers
The Pikers are Washington University’s oldest a cappella group. Founded in 1985, the Pikers enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame a decade later for their controversial performance as prosecution exhibit #12 in the O.J. Simpson trial (ask your parents). Every January, the Pikers host Jammin’ Toast, a two night concert that packs Graham Chapel with students, music, and laughs.
Watch The Pikers perform “Hey Ya”
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Reverb
Reverb is WashU’s premier all-gender community service a cappella group. Since its conception in 2017, Reverb has focused on making singing accessible to ALL by sharing and performing music across campus and throughout the St. Louis area. In the past, Reverb has performed for community-oriented events like Relay for Life, WashU’s Give Thanks Give Back, the Sickle Cell Anemia Gala, and events with St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Reverb is multi-genre, performing songs by artists such as Nina Simone, Måneskin, Ariana Grande, and The Beatles. Reverb arranges all of their songs and choreography each semester.
In the coming semesters, Reverb is looking forward to singing all over St. Louis, drinking lots of tea, and making lots of memories in the process!
You can learn more about the group at their website above, or you can email with any questions!
The Sensasians
The Sensasians are WashU’s premier Asian interest a cappella group, but seriously, you don’t have to be Asian to join! They specialize in fresh, bilingual mashups that showcase a passion for music from around the world. Though they were only founded in 2009, they have won awards in back-to-back ICCA seasons, including a first place finish at the 2016 ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal and a third-place finish at the 2022 ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal. All musical arrangements are written by members of the group! Recent performances have included songs like “Ditto” by NewJeans, “Chosen Family” by Rina Sawayama, and a Studio Ghibli mashup created by their very own Ghibli-obsessed group members.
Looking to listen to some Sensasians bops/jams? You can check out their two EPs on iTunes or Spotify: “New Kids on the Wok” and “21st Sentury.” Please go to their website linked above for more information, and feel free to email them at if you have any questions. Looking forward to seeing you at auditions!
Watch The Sensasians perform their 2022 ICCA set
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Staam
Staam is WashU’s premiere (and only!) Jewish a cappella group, but you don’t have to be Jewish to join! About half of their members are Jewish, and they sing music in both English and Hebrew that is written or performed by Jewish artists like Billy Joel, Noah Kahan, The Lumineers, Amy Winehouse, Bruno Mars, and many more. Their upcoming album “Just Because” is set to be released this fall and includes songs like “Heat Waves,” “Movin’ Out,” and “Killing Me Softly.” In the spring, Staam sings on tour all over the country (most recently, they’ve been to LA, NYC, Chicago, and Philadelphia) and occasionally competes in national competitions (winning Audience Favorite at the 2014 Kol HaOlam National Jewish A Cappella Competition in Washington, D.C.). Staam is bonded by a shared love for music, stretch-ins, and late night snack runs. They can’t wait to meet you at auditions!
To learn more about Staam, visit them at the links below or email them with any questions at . All are welcome!
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The Stereotypes
The Stereotypes are an all-gender inclusive lower voices a cappella group from Washington University in St. Louis. Founded in 2001 as a fresh take on “stereotypical” a cappella, they sing music from genres ranging from pop and rock to soul and folk (and some originals)!
Their arrangements are all completely original and made by members or group alumni! They approach singing with a performance mindset, engaging their audience and communicating each song’s individual message.
They are best known for their annual concert, Mr. Stereotype, where they each embody their own “stereotype” and compete in their world-famous a cappella beauty pageant, all while coming together to put on an incredible vocal performance! Also notable are their performances at Carnegie Hall in NYC, BOSS (an a Cappella festival in Boston), and the ICCA competitions, reaching the finals in 2011 and semifinals in 2014, 2015, 2017, and recently in 2019. They’ve released 5 critically acclaimed studio albums which are available on Apple Music and Spotify.
Watch The Stereotypes perform “Holding Out for a Hero”
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Sur Taal Laya
Founded in 2018, Sur Taal Laya, or STL, is WashU’s premier South Asian fusion a cappella group, combining classic South Asian hits with popular Western music. Sur corresponds to a musical note, Taal means the beat or rhythm which binds a composition in time, and Laya is the tempo of a composition. Together, Sur, Taal, and Laya create a complete musical experience and are therefore the namesakes of their group. They are a tight knit group that has lots of fun, and they have also competed at competitions across the nation, both on the Desi A Cappella Circuit as well as at the ICCAs. They are also one of the groups that perform at Diwali each November.
Email us at if you have any questions!