EPISODE 1
SING THAT THING! is back for Season 5 with a special audition night. High school, college and adult groups from across New England give it their all to try and earn a spot in Season 5. Only 18 groups can make it; tune in and find out who’ll make the cut.
Length: 25 minutes
Original Broadcast: April 12, 2019 @ 8:00pm on WGBH2
EPISODE 2
From across New England, just 18 groups were chosen to compete. Watch as the first three groups of singers perform for coaches Annette Philip, Jared Bowen, and Anthony Trecek-King. This episode features Boston Arts Academy’s Spirituals Ensemble, Amherst College’s the Zumbyes, and adult group Univoz Vocal Ensemble.
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: April 19, 2019 @ 8:00pm on WGBH2
EPISODE 3
In this new episode of Sing That Thing!, adult group Labyrinth Choir, University of New Hampshire’s Notables and Harmonix from Dartmouth High School pull out all the stops for coaches Annette Philip, Jared Bowen and Anthony Trecek-King. But will the performances be enough to impress them?
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: April 26, 2019 @ 8:00pm on WGBH2
EPISODE 4
Tonehenge, Northeastern University’s Pitch, Please!, and Strawberry Fields from Bristol Eastern High School in Connecticut hope to impress coaches Annette Philip, Jared Bowen and Anthony Trecek-King. Which of these groups will make it to the grand finale?
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: May 3, 2019 @ 8:00pm on WGBH2
EPISODE 5
Boston Saengerfest’s Men Chorus, Lexington High School Madrigal Singers, and Colby 8 from Colby College in Maine perform for coaches Annette Philip, Jared Bowen and Anthony Trecek-King. Which of these groups will advance to the grand finale?
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: May 10, 2019 @ 8:00pm on WGBH2
EPISODE 6
Accent A Cappella from Lincoln-Sudbury High School, Starving Artists from Brandeis University, and South Avenue from Plymouth South High School get a chance to wow coaches Annette Philip, Jared Bowen and Anthony Trecek-King. Which of these groups will make it to the grand finale?
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: May 17, 2019 @ 8:00pm on WGBH2
EPISODE 7
The final three groups take the stage: Joyful Anyway, The Hilltones from St. Johnsbury Academy in Vermont, and the Chorallaries from MIT. Coaches Annette Philip, Jared Bowen and Anthony Trecek-King announce the six groups advancing to the grand finale.
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: May 24, 2019 @ 8:00pm on WGBH2
SEASON 5 FINALE
In the season five finale of Sing That Thing!, the top six groups take the stage. Who will win the high school, college, and adult categories? And who will take home the trophy for the overall championship?
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: May 31, 2019 @ 8:00pm on WGBH2
Sing That Thing! celebrates another season of the best choral singing from across New England. This premiere episode features Chelmsford High School’s The Thursdays, Bates College’s The Crosstones, and Boston Jazz Voices take a trip from contemporary pop to Route 66.
On the second episode of Season 4, three new groups compete for a shot at the season finale. Nashua High School South Concert Choir brings back classical music with style. Brandeis University’s Starving Artists feed our hunger for great vocals. And Merrimack Valley a Cappella brings smiles to every face in the studio!
On the third episode of Season 4, Wellesley High School’s The Rice Street Singers and Confirmation both return to Sing That Thing! for a second season and another shot at impressing our coaches. Plus, the BC Acoustics make their Sing That Thing! premiere, performing a cool, quirky rendition of Ariana Grande’s “Honeymoon Avenue.”
Pingree School’s Spectrum Vocal Ensemble, Bowdoin College’s Miscellania, and Tonehenge all step into the ring on Episode 4! From Destiny’s Child and Smokey Robinson throwbacks to a Pentatonix cover, these three new groups showcase their talent, originality, and charm.
Three new groups bring style, sass, and emotion to the quest for the finale. The men of Berklee’s CharlieChords bring their bright red ties and charm, the women of Danvers High School’s Ingrid Sound deliver a heartwarming rendition of “Unconditionally” by Katy Perry, and Oure Pleasure Singers share their love of song with a version of Ron Jeffers’ “I Have Had Singing.”
On the last episode before the finale, three more groups get a chance to wow our coaches and move on to the final round. With a “Friends” medley and songs by Leona Lewis and Sia, Marblehead High School’s Luminescence, Amherst DQ, and Rhythm of New Hampshire deliver sleek arrangements, vocal power, and personal charisma.
Six groups advance to the finale, with one group from each category, high school, college and adult, hoping to take home the Sing That Thing! trophy. After a season of stunning vocals, arrangements, and choreography, the finalists give their all to make Season 4 the best season yet.
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Featuring: Rice Street Singers, Crepusculum & Confirmation
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: April 7, 2017 @ 8:30pm on WGBH2
The competition heats up as three new groups take the stage!
Featuring: Endicott College, Strawberry Fields & Oure Pleasure Singers
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: April 14, 2017 @ 8:30pm on WGBH2
Three new groups take center stage with some unexpected performances.
Featuring: Noteworthy, The Thursdays & The Gentlemen Songsters
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: April 21, 2017 @ 8:30pm on WGBH2
Three new groups hope to dazzle their way to the Sing That Thing finale!
Featuring: Manic Optimists, ShenaniGanns, and Boston Skyline Chorus
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: April 28, 2017 @ 8:30pm on WGBH2
Three new groups show off their mad sounds to our coaches.
Featuring: Harvard LowKeys, NOTEorious, and Cambridge Chamber Singers
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: May 05, 2017 @ 8:30pm on WGBH2
The last three groups take the stage, and the finalists from each category are announced.
Featuring: Sound Off, Simple Harmonic Motion, and Accent A Cappella
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: May 12, 2017 @ 8:30pm on WGBH2
The four finalists take the stage! Who will be crowned the Season 3 winner?
Featuring: Rice Street Singers, Endicott Singers, Sound Off, and Crepusculum. And Season 2 Champion, Vocal Revolution, perform a Leonard Bernstein at 100 tribute.
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: May 19, 2017 @ 8:30pm on WGBH2
From serenades that will make you swoon to powerful performances about the importance of friendship, the premiere of Season 2 of Sing That Thing! has it all.
Featuring: Doo Wop Shop, Music Unlimited, Fermata Nowhere, & Mass Whole Notes
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: April 1, 2016 @ 8:30pm on WGBH2
Click to watch performances that will bring you back to past decades, from the Copley Cat’s upbeat version of the ‘70s hit “I Want You Back” to the ‘90s pop sensations of the Spice Girls performed by Good Question.
Featuring: Boston Skyline Chorus, Copley Cats, Good Question, & 18 Wheelers
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: April 8, 2016 @ 8:30pm on WGBH2
Click to see a wide range of performances from Manic Optimists’ animated take on the classic Miley Cyrus song “See You Again” to ShenaniGanns’s melodic version of “V’haer Eineinu.”
Featuring: Manic Optimists, Bostonality, ShenaniGanns, & Noteworthy
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: April 15, 2016 @ 8:30pm on WGBH2
Check out this episode for performances made for the a cappella lover. Warning: You might feel the need to get up and dance listening to Boston Jazz’s version of “What’s Going On?”
Featuring: Boston Jazz Voices, Hollis-Brookline Honors Choir, Redhot & Blue, & Cambridge Chamber Singers
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: April 22, 2016 @ 8:30pm on WGBH2
Click to watch emotional performances, like Strawberry Fields’ version of the Radiohead hit “Creep” and Beverly High School’s beautiful rendition of “Os Justi.”
Featuring: Vocal Revolution, Strawberry Fields, Simple Harmonic Motion, & Beverly High School Vocal Ensemble
Length: 28 minutes
Original Broadcast: April 29, 2016 @ 8:30pm on WGBH2
Feeling the need for some King of Pop in your life? Click to watch Mansfield High School take on one of Michael Jackson’s greatest hits, “Smooth Criminal,” along with other fabulous performances from featured groups.
Featuring: Gordon College Choir, Daniel Hand Vibe, Immutable, & Mansfield High School Select Choir
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: May 6, 2016 @ 8:30pm on WGBH2
Six groups compete to move on to the Sing That Thing! Finale. They must prove they can master anything from spirituals to Motown to pop. The coaches assign each category two different song combinations to mash together. What will our semi-finalists come up with? Tune in to find out!
Featuring: Mansfield HS Select Choir, Music Unlimited, Doo Wop Shop, Manic Optimists, Vocal Revolution, and Mass Whole Notes.
Length: 28 minutes
Original Broadcast: May 13, 2016 @ 8:30pm on WGBH2
Watch as Mansfield HS Select Choir, Doo Wop Shop, and Vocal Revolution leave it all on the stage in hopes of becoming the Season 2 Sing That Thing! Champion! Spectacular performances from our final three groups, as well as our Season 1 Champion, the Boston Arts Academy Spiritual Ensemble, our very own Annette Philip's award-winning group, Women of the World.
Featuring: Mansfield HS Select Choir, Doo Wop Shop, and Vocal Revolution.
Length: 27 minutes
Original Broadcast: May 20, 2016 @ 8:30pm on WGBH2
Featuring: Boston City Singers, None of the Above, Fantasy-Shepard Hill, Chordially Yours, and the Merrimack Valley Chorus (Length: 28:00. Original broadcast April 17, 2015 @ 8:00pm on WGBH 2)
From collegiate a cappella groups to show choirs, the premiere episode of Sing That Thing! has it all! Watch to see amazing performances of a range of songs from pop sensation Sam Smith’s “Latch” to the traditional Maori song “Te Iwi E”.
Featuring: WitchPitch?, Lexington High School Madrigal Singers, Zumbyes, Stambandet, and Amici Cantores. (Length: 27:45. Original broadcast April 24, 2015 @ 8:00pm on WGBH 2)
Click to watch performances in a variety of styles, voices, and languages, such as the Lexington High School Madrigal Singer’s eloquent performance of “En Une Suele Fleur” and the Zumbyes' beautiful interpretation of Lenny Welch’s blues ballad “Since I Fell for You.”
Featuring: Fermata Town, Noteworthy, Master Singers of Worcester, and the UMass Lowell Chamber Singers (Length: 26:20. Original broadcast May 1, 2015 @ 8:00pm on WGBH 2)
Pssst, if you’re an Amy Winehouse fan (and really, who isn’t?) check out this episode to see Noteworthy’s version of “Tears Dry On Their Own”, as well as more spectacular performances from other featured groups.
Featuring: Ssockapella, Boston Arts Academy Spirituals Ensemble, Syncopasian, Groton-Dunstable Regional High School Chamber Chorus, and the Women’s Chamber Ensemble of Jubilate Chorale (Length: 28:00. Original broadcast May 8, 2015 @ 8:00pm on WGBH 2)
Check out this episode for inspiring musical performances. From the ever emotional, but beautiful “Say Something” by Ssockapella to the African-American spiritual “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho” by the Boston Arts Academy, your heart is sure to melt from these performances.
Featuring: Musica Sacra, Junior Providence Singers, 18 Wheelers, and Vocal Revolution (Length: 28:00. Original broadcast May 15, 2015 @ 8:00pm on WGBH 2)
Who can resist the Disney classic "Be Our Guest"?! Check out Vocal Revolution putting their spin on the Disney classic, as well as other fabulous groups singing their hearts out. Spoiler alert: Larry, Jane, and Jared pick the eight groups that will advance to the STT finale. Watch to find out which groups they pick!
Featuring: Jim Papoulis, Boston City Singers, Boston Arts Academy Spirituals Ensemble, Ssockapella, Syncopasian, Fermata Town, None of the Above, Musica Sacra, and the Merrimack Valley Chorus
(Length: 56:46 Original broadcast May 22, 2015 @ 8:00pm on WGBH 2)
5 weeks, 24 singing groups, and it has all come down to this. The grande finale of Sing That Thing Season 1 is here! Which four groups will be crowned Category Champions and which single group will be given the coveted title of Overall Winner for Season One of Sing That Thing? From a performance of Britney Spear’s "Circus" to a fun rendition of "I Can’t Recall His Name", the final eight groups bring on the heat for their last performances. Click to check it out!
Keith Lockhart, conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, discusses the significance of breaths in a piece of music.
Bill Cutter, Director of Choral Programs at MIT and Music Theory Faculty at The Boston Conservatory, explains the importance of breathing correctly and demonstrates a simple vocal exercise to give singers more projection when singing.
Annette Philip, vocalist, composer, and member of the international award-winning a cappella quartet Women of the World, shares practical steps to take when learning a new song.
Larry Watson, Berklee College of Music professor, vocalist and producer, talks about the three basic elements of music: melody, harmony and rhythm.
Annette Philip, vocalist, composer, and member of the international award-winning a cappella quartet Women of the World, share tips on how to improve stage presence.
Alyson Greer-Espinosa, Director of Choral Music at Westborough High School and Conductor of the Young Women’s Chorus at Handel and Haydn Society, shares tips for effective rehearsals and boosting singers’ confidence.
Kera Washington, member of the Music Department at Wellesley College and founder of the all-female band Zili Misik, shares tips for vocal percussionists about keeping the tempo and the importance of practicing with a metronome.
Jared Bowen, WGBH’s Arts Editor, discusses the key elements of a winning performance and shares ways to improve stage presence.
Bill Cutter, Director of Choral Programs at MIT and Music Theory Faculty at The Boston Conservatory, talks about his perspective as a conductor working with different voices to create great overall sound.
Annette Philip, vocalist, composer, and member of the international award-winning a cappella quartet Women of the World, gives insights into practicing listening skills to achieve excellent tone, blend and balance.
Baritone Robert Honeysucker shares insights on how to sing with more projection and power.
Annette Philip, vocalist, composer, and member of the international award-winning a cappella quartet Women of the World, talks about the benefits of singing.
