Redhot & Blue (musical group)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Yale University |
| Genres | A cappella |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Website | http://www.redhotandblue.org/ |
Redhot & Blue, usually called Redhot, is Yale University's oldest coeducational a cappella group. Founded in 1977, the group has released 12 albums and toured the United States and world. The group’s repertoire is based in the jazz genre, but has expanded to include an array of musical styles. Redhot is a member of the Singing Group Council of Yale.
Most members join the group through the a cappella rush process at Yale University. The process starts when freshmen arrive onto the Yale campus in the Fall, and ends a few weeks later with one of the university's most well-known traditions, tap night. This is not to be confused with Yale's secret society tap night, which is generally held during the end of the Spring semester. The rush process is governed by the Singing Group Council of Yale.
Rush begins officially when freshmen arrive on campus, but the first major event in the process is the Woolsey Hall Jamboree. Each of the fifteen groups sings two songs at this concert; the Dwight Hall Jamboree, a similarly-structured concert, occurs the Friday after the one at Woolsey Hall. At this second jam, potential members of Redhot & Blue sign up to audition. The group listens to auditions during the following Saturday and Sunday, and then there are three weeks of interaction between the group and hopefuls, resulting in callbacks for those the group wants to hear a second time. Redhot & Blue Tap night is the week after callbacks, on a date not released by the Singing Group Council until the day it begins at midnight.
Each year, the group takes three tours, of which at least one is international. Past tour destinations include Greece, London, Paris, Prague, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Washington D.C., New York City and Dallas. The most recent tours include San Francisco, the East Coast, Japan, Santa Barbara, Kansas and Nebraska, London, and Paris. This coming year, the group will visit Houston, Denmark, and England. The group pays for tours by singing concerts throughout the year and while on tour.
On the recent tour to Paris, France, Redhot performed for the U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO. The event was described on the diplomatic mission's website as "a swinging soiree, with music by Yale's award winning a cappella group, Redhot & Blue." The group performed old favorites, such as George Gershwin's “Summertime,” and new arrangements like “Georgia on my Mind.”
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