User:NWearly/Noteworthy

Noteworthy is a nine-member, female a cappella group based in Provo, Utah and all members attend Brigham Young University. Founded by students in 2004, Noteworthy quickly became well known in the a cappella world.

As members of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Noteworthy’s mission is to fellowship others and to share their testimonies of Jesus Christ while showing what the human voice can do. They hope to do this by improving themselves spiritually and musically, relying on the spirit of the Lord, and by communicating through music the joy of respectable femininity.

History
Founded by Esther Yoder in 2003, Noteworthy quickly became the sister group to Brigham Young University’s Vocal Point. Esther continued to work closely with Dave Brown and Dan Dunn of Vocal Point to organize this new women’s a cappella group.

In 2004 Yoder, Brown and Dunn held auditions on January 29. To their surprise, 60 girls showed up. After preliminaries and callbacks, the nine members were chosen and Noteworthy was born. February 1 was the day of their first rehearsal and is celebrated at Noteworthy’s official birthday. Noteworthy traveled to watch the ICCA Semifinals where they were inspired by University of Oregon’s Divisi. Their women’s group showed diversity and professionalism that helped define the musical goals of Noteworthy.

In 2005, Noteworthy made its first appearance at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella and placed among the top seven in the West. Yoder became the first female in the West to win the award for Most Outstanding Vocal Percussion.

In 2006, Noteworthy appears again at the ICCA and advances to the Semifinals. At the Quarterfinal round, Camille Hancock wins the award for Most Outstanding Choreography for “Isn’t she Lovely” while Vocal Point wins the ICCA World Championship.

In 2007, after only being around for three years, Noteworthy wins the ICCA World Championship.

Discography

 * ”On the Horizon”, 2006
 * ”Green Means Go”, 2009

External Sites

 * Official Site

In the Press

 * Call for ‘Noteworthy’ Voices, BYU Daily Universe
 * Female A Cappella Group Sings ‘Noteworthy’ Music, BYU Daily Universe
 * BYU A Cappella group in Noteworthy, Meridian Magazine
 * A Cappella Group Takes First at International Competition, BYU Daily Universe
 * A Cappella Winners to Perform, Deseret News
 * BYU A Cappella Groups Advance to Semi-finals, BYU Daily Universe
 * Accomplished Female Group Noteworthy Rocks it A Cappella, Daily Herald