(updated March 2022)
Virtual shows are here! And we are offering more virtual shows this year than we originally anticipated!
Due to the Omicron variant COVID-19 surge, many ICCA and ICHSA quarterfinals scheduled for January and early February were shut down and converted to a virtual format.
HOW TO WATCH THE VIRTUAL SHOWS
Virtual “events” are taking place in the form of YouTube playlists. Visit the Varsity Vocals YouTube channel, select the playlist titled for the event you want to watch, and you’ll be able to view a recording of each competitor’s set. Results will be announced via a livestream to these YouTube playlists at the dates below. All you need to do is open the playlist at the scheduled time! The livestreams will be saved to these playlists if you can’t watch live, and of course results will also appear on our results page.
MARCH 5, 2022
ICCA Midwest QF @ Ball State University
watch the playlist
watch results live March 5 at 11 AM EST
ICCA Northeast QF @ Hartford
watch the playlist
watch results live March 5 at 1 PM EST
ICHSA Virtual East Region QF
watch the playlist
watch results live March 5 at 2 PM EST
ICCA South QF @ The Carolina Theatre
watch the playlist
watch results live March 5 at 3 PM EST
ICCA South QF @ Morton Theatre
watch the playlist
watch results live March 5 at 3:30 PM EST
ICCA West QF @ Elsinore Theater
watch the playlist
watch results live March 5 at 4 PM EST
ICCA West QF @ Pomona
watch the playlist
watch results live March 5 at 4:30 PM EST
ICCA West QF @ Fox Theater
watch the playlist
watch results live March 5 at 5 PM EST
ICHSA Virtual West Region QF
watch the playlist
watch results live March 5 at 5:30 PM EST
ICCA Southwest QF @ San Diego
watch the playlist
watch results live March 5 at 6 PM EST
ICHSA West QF @ Elsinore Theater
watch the playlist
watch results live March 5 at 6:30 PM EST
ICCA Mid-Atlantic QF @ Pittsburgh
watch the playlist
watch results live March 5 at 7 PM EST
ICCA USA Virtual QF
watch the playlist
watch results live March 5 at 7:30 PM EST
ICCA Great Lakes QF @ Illinois State University
watch the playlist
watch results live March 5 at 8 PM EST
ICCA Mid-Atlantic QF @ George Mason University
watch the playlist
watch results live March 5 at 8:30 PM EST
MARCH 6, 2022
ICCA UK Virtual QF
watch the playlist
watch results live March 6 at 2:00 PM EST (7PM GMT)
MARCH 12, 2022
ICCA West QF @ Tacoma
watch the playlist – playlist will be posted March 12
watch results live March 12 at 5 PM EST
MARCH 26, 2022
ICCA Canada Virtual Region QF
watch the playlist – playlist will be posted March 26
watch results live March 26 at 7 PM EST
*****
Despite the global pandemic, Varsity Vocals is committed to bringing our community the 26th season of the ICCA tournament. Thought most of our events this year will be live, some competitors will participate in a virtual format, with their recorded 10-minute performance will be judged using the same criteria as the live events.
By request, some competitors nationwide have been assigned to a formal Virtual Region. Winners from this region will advance to our (virtually-held) Finals Wild Card, where they will compete against 2nd and 3rd place groups from other regional semifinals, in video format.
Due to the surge in COVID cases in late December/early January, some of our earlier live quarterfinals have been converted to virtual. For those events, competitors will submit videos to be evaluated against the other groups assigned to that quarterfinal. The winners of these virtual quarterfinals will advance to the live semifinal in their region.
RULES FOR THE VIRTUAL FORMAT
All rules that are applicable at a live show also apply to the virtual round. Competitors are instructed to record their live, 10-minute competition set with no starts, stops, or cuts, and with zero post-editing to the audio and video.
Competitor videos may be filmed on stage using microphones, or simply performing for the cameras in your rehearsal room.
Competitors must sing during this videotaped performance; recording audio separately and syncing to video is not permitted.
No editing, mixing, or special effects should be applied to the video. This includes the filming and editing-in of various camera angles — this is not allowed.
Our judges are experienced in evaluating video performances and will be additionally instructed to use extra care, in recognition that the quality of videos may vary. We do not require or even expect that these videos be of professional quality. Our expectation is that you set up your smart phone, hit record, and perform.
Virtual competitors, you will receive instructions on how to submit your videos, due February 26.
THANK YOU
We are grateful for your patience and continued support as we pivot, pivot, and pivot again throughout this season in an effort to offer our singers the most robust experience possible during these unprecedented times. We are excited to be with you all once again this season — sometimes live, sometimes virtual, but always with a shared love of a cappella music and the connection it brings.