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The Oracle
The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

The Oracle
The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

The Oracle

The power of a voice: Maya Acutt’s journey with a cappella

By Tavi Memoli, Senior Reporter
May 21, 2024
Piper Rutman leads the Unaccompanied Minors in a rehearsal before the winter concert preview. Rutman is the a cappella group manager and has arranged many songs for the group. "I want my music to be spark emotions in a good way and be that sad or happy or whatever," Rutman said.

Pandemic pursuit: how Piper Rutman explored passion for music composition, plans for future

By Oona Seppala, Multimedia Editor
January 20, 2023
The middle school Orchestra performs a song during the Winter Concert. The musicians recorded two videos, one for audio and one for visual, which were then edited together and added to virtual background and streamed on Vimeo.

Musical magic: Winter Concert adapts to virtual setting

By Thea Leimone and Greta Irvine
February 11, 2021
"We were really excited to perform the new music that we had been working so hard on, so the cancelation of the Spring Concert was a bit disappointing, choir and a cappella member Langdon Janos ('22) said. "I still had such an awesome experience in the choral program this year." Digital illustration: Molly Solowitz.

Music department cancels annual Spring Concert due to COVID-19

By London Sinclair, Senior Reporter
June 7, 2020
Soloists Amelia Lewinson and Rose Morris perform middle school a cappella's arrangement of Stitches at the Winter Concert, which took place in January. The middle school a cappella group is fairly new, but has already managed to impress many of their upper school classmates.

Music, motivation, middle school: Grades 6 through 8 express their love for music through a cappella

By Rio Hundley, Features Editor
April 1, 2020

‘Come Alive’: Musicians, singers perform in Spring Concert, celebrate seniors

By Cat Oriel, News & Features Editor
April 25, 2018
Members of the Archer a cappella groups, Something Major and the Unaccompanied Minors, attend the Los Angeles A Cappella Festival at Calabasas High School the weekend of February 3-5. Pictured above from left to right are Willa Frierson '20, Stella Gage '17, Anika Ramlo '17, Alex Sherman '17, Meghan Marshall '17, Liadan Soloman '17, Lulu Cerone '17, Omari Benjamin '18, Anna Allgeyer '18, and Anouk Braun '20.

Archer students have ‘life-changing weekend’ at Los Angeles A Cappella Festival

By Sara Weitz, Staff Writer
February 24, 2017
The Orchestra stands up to take a bow after there performance. The Winter Concert was held on Jan. 19 and 20.

Student musicians perform at annual Winter Concert

By Logan Connors, Staff Writer
February 22, 2017

Winter Wonderland Acapella from Oracle on Vimeo.

Something Minor and Major: a cappella at Archer

By Anika Bhavnani, Editor-in-Chief
January 12, 2017
Members of Archer's a cappella group, The Unacompanied Minors, pose for a picture in San Fransico. San Fransisco was the first of two stops on their February tour. Photo courtesy of Alexandra Sherman '17.

‘Unaccompanied Minors’ perform, bond on February tour

By Sydney Stone, Editor-in-Chief
April 22, 2016
A capella groups University of St. Andrews' The Other Guys and Archer's Unaccompanied Minors gather in the Rose Room. Both groups sang for one another and participated in a jam circle.

Scottish a cappella group ‘The Other Guys’ performs for Archer community

By Logan Connors, Staff Writer
February 12, 2016
A still from the Unaccompanied Minors' submission to the Macy's All-School A Cappella Challenge.The Unaccompanied Minors consists of 15 Upper Schoolers who auditioned to be a part of the group. They participate in a cappella competitions and perform during special events held on Archer's campus. Photo courtesy of The Unaccompanied Minors

Unaccompanied Minors participate in Macy’s All-School A Cappella Challenge

By Carina Oriel, News and Features Editor
November 4, 2015
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