Resonance (MIT)
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Resonance is a student a cappella group from MIT. Founded in the 2000-2001 school year, Resonance is one of several on-campus a cappella groups. Within the group, members of Resonance are referred to as "Resonators". Resonance was envisioned by Sara Jo Elice who, with her friend (and eventual co-founder) Jessica Hinel, fleshed out the original idea while waiting to auditions for a MIT Musical Theatre Guild production. Jay Humphries was auditioning for the same production and ended up becoming an inaugural Resonance member as well.
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Name
Image:Resonancechalklogo.JPG The name Resonance follows an established joke of many MIT a cappella groups of using a science or math-based pun as part of the group's name. In science, resonance has to do with vibration and harmony. Specifically, resonance frequencies are the property that allows singers to break glass with their voices. The resonance name is often formatted as "Res(((o)))nance" and seen with a breaking glass to visually suggest the play on words. Other groups on campus include the Logarhythms, Chorallaries, and Cross Products, all mathematical references.
Concerts, songs, and skits
Resonance regularly performs on the MIT campus, at the minimum presenting a single concert per term. Each concert is primarily composed of a collection of songs selected and arranged for a cappella by members of the group. Material has included songs such as:
Of note is the song "Badly" written by Dan Katz, another MIT student not directly related to Resonance, as this is believed to constitute the first acoustic rock song written by an MIT student which has been arranged and performed by a MIT a cappella group.
Resonance, like many a cappella groups, has a single "alum" song, taught to all members, and used to close almost all performances. Visiting alumni of the group are invited to join the current members on stage to finish the night. Resonance's alum song is "Easy People" by the Nields.
Resonance has made a name for themselves as an a cappella group that manages to perform funny interludes between songs and during water breaks.Template:Fact Among early memorable skits was an abstract attempt to prove that if repeated enough, something funny becomes unfunny, and something unfunny becomes funny. The skit was composed completely of two Resonators each repeating a phrase; "This is a water break" and "Earwax, its what's for dinner". The repetition decayed to improvised attempts to foil one another, and ended with significant laughter and applause from the audience, a welcome surprise for the two individuals who were simply killing time between songs.
Discography
- First Harmonic (2003)
- Left on Red (2005)
- Best of College A Cappella 2006 (2006) - Collection, features "Mystify (Atrévete)" by Chenoa as performed by Resonance
Both Resonance full-length albums are available only through the group directly.