I've loved seeing new genres spring up during this odd time. If nothing else, it’s offering unusual access to amazing talent.
One fave COVID-genre is high-caliber musical theater stars, jarringly out of place in their cozy homes, often with cheap microphones, still killing it.
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A few great examples:
The central duet of The Last Five Years (accompanied by the composer!) youtube.com/watch?v=RidQEs
The entire prologue of Into the Woods (quite a challenging choice!):
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Half a dozen videos in, still going—these guys are great! I sang in a cappella groups for 12 years, and I’m a total sucker for this stuff. :)
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Great!
My favorites: youtube.com/watch?v=GD251Z (27-42s)
youtube.com/watch?v=z7Zcrx (such tight harmonies at 8-18s)
youtube.com/watch?v=UgLPne (how are they so in sync at 1:24 to 1:28?)
youtube.com/watch?v=pZamZh
And this is so fun:
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One of my most-anticipated post-COVID activities is singing in tight harmony and making the room buzz. Totally buying a few of these guys’ arrangements for that event.