The Hyannis Sound

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

Hyannis Sound
OriginHyannis, Massachusetts
GenresA cappella, pop, R&B
Years active1994present
MembersCameron Davis
(UNC '25)
Raymond Ortiz
(USC '25)
Cristian Ramos
(UMass Lowell '22)
Reshawn Murphy
(UNC Charlotte '24)
Jimmy Fitzgibbons
(UNH '23)
Rory Latham
(Yale '25)
Max Pinson
(Otterbein '22)
Logan Dawson
(Johnson & Wales '22)
Xavier Cornell
(Manhattan School of Music '25)
Earl McBride
(UNC '24)
Websitewww.hyannissound.org

Every summer, members of the Hyannis Sound live in a house together on Cape Cod, and perform at various venues across the Cape. The group performs at various self-produced weekly shows, parties, restaurants, backyard gatherings, cobblestone streets, and stadiums. Hyannis Sound's repertoire changes each summer, but always consists of a variety of popular songs derived from many eras and genres. Over the past 28 years, 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 themselves 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 popular video-sharing app 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

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 they could. After years of performances, the group began to establish 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 an area 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 that the group could 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

To date, the Sound has recorded fifteen albums. Their first, Live, All-Natural A Cappella was a recording of their final 1994 concert. This 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, and Boys of Summer in 2017. Always / Sometimes (2019) caps off the collection, containing songs performed by the group in the summers of 2017 and 2018. In 2003, the group also began a practice of releasing an annual Bootleg, a live CD every year (recorded mid-summer from one show and released at their final show of the summer).

Hyannis Sound has performed the National Anthem at Fenway Park as well as 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
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

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 weekend-long audition process judges auditions on both their personality/character and musicality/performance. Most candidates have had experience with one of thousands of college or university a cappella groups throughout the country.[NB 2] These new members are put through a rigorous orientation of long rehearsals and are welcomed by alumni before embarking on their summer performance schedule.

Members

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
Roopak Ahuja
Joey Akl
Nate AltimariMD
Nick Asselin
Alfredo Austin
Beckett Azevedo
Devon Barley BM
Mike BarnicleMDMD
Alex Bartlett
Darrell BelchBMBMBM
Townsend Belisle
Noah BergMD
Jason Berk BM BM
Greg Binstock
Warren BloomMD
Tim BongiovanniMDMD
Brandon Borror-Chappell
Ed BoyerMD
Jason Brown
Nick Cafero
Bill Caleo
James Caran
Peter Carboni
Dave Cary
Cooper CeruloMD
Samrat ChakrabartiMDMDMD
Sasha ChanoffBM
Matt Chiu
Micah Christian
Nick Cipriano
Xavier Cornell
Darren CoyleBM
Logan Dawson
Andy Degan MD
Andy DelongBM
Cahleb Derry
Jeff EamesMD
Colin EganMDMD
Mark Farnum
Liam Fennecken
Jimmy Fitzgibbons
Eric FosburyMDMD
Doug Fraser
Savidu Geevaratne
Matt Goldstein MD
Dave GorylBM
Jared Graveley MD MD MD
Jarell Green
Dave HannahMD
Mark Hannah
James Harrington
Tim Harrison
Matt Henderson
Mike Hilliker
Jim Hogan
Mike Hubbard
Arjun Jaikumar
Grayson Kilgo
Matt KnowlandBM
Matt Labak
Ryan LaForest
Jacob Lamb
Phil LandryBM
Brendan LargayBM
Mike LeBlancBMBM
Mike Leona
Patrick Lundquist
Dylan Mroszczyk-McDonald
Mark ManleyBM
Chad Marge
Brendon Mason
Winston Miller
Avi Montanez
Nick NilesBM
Brian O’ShaughnessyMDMD
Nick Oberlies
Seth Ohrn
Dave Petrelli
Kevin PidgeonBMBM
Aarron Pina
Max Pinson BM
Rob PowersBM
Chris Puchi
Cristian Ramos MD
Nolan Roche BM
Anthony Rodriguez
Mike Roufa
Jordan Rubenstein MD MD
Victor SandmanBM
Aithan Shapira
Brendan Jacob Smith
Jon Smith MD
Dave Snell
Brian Sowell
Alex Spears BM BM
Daniel Spector
Rob StewartBM
Jared Suresky
Sean Switzer
Eric Tarlin
Nate Tao
Jason Taylor
Jackson Thea
Jeff Tolonen
Judd Tomaselli
Paul TomsBMBM
Tyler Trepp
Ben Vance
Collins Ward
Colin Watts BM BM
Joe Whitney
Marc WhittingtonBMBM
Will Wolz
Matt Wrobel

Notes

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

References

  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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