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History ::

The Mandarins, a select all-female a cappella group was founded in 1996 by music education major Natasha Schmemann. Mandarins are auditioned from the Women’s Choir once a year and perform regularly on the Women’s Choir concerts, campus events, benefit concerts, and invitationals at other schools. Under the direction of Kelly Stallard, The Mandarins began A Cappella Afterhours, a concert of campus a cappella groups presented each semester. In 2002 they took their first trip to the ICCA (International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella) competition and have continued to compete every year since. They have won awards in the categories of arrangement, soloist, and choreography.

Mandar-facts ::

2002 - First trip to the ICCA (International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella) competition, they took home a Mid-Atlantic region quarterfinal award for Outstanding Arrangement for Kelly Stallard's "Yesterday".

2003 - They won 2nd place their region's quarterfinal at the ICCA competition. They also won an award for Stallard's arrangement of "One More Time/Straight Up".

2004 - They won their Mid-Atlantic quarterfinal and took home awards for Outstanding Soloist (Rachel Roy, "Ready For Love") and Outstanding Arrangement (Rachel Roy, 'That Thing You Do!'). They then traveled to their region's semifinal, placing first once again. As official champions of the Mid-Atlantic region, The Mandarins competed in the ICCA Finals against 6 other regional winners from across the United States, Canada, and Asia. Check out pictures of the event as well as the official results of The Mandarins' journey to New York City.

2005 – The Mandarins entered the ICCA competition once again, driving to Pittsburgh in a blizzard to win their Mid-Atlantic divisional competition. The Mandarins also took home their first award for Outstanding Choreography (Betsy Gwin, "I Heard It Through The Grapevine", "Accidentally In Love"). They advanced to the Mid-Atlantic regional, with Zoe Stathis winning the Outstanding Soloist award for 'My Immortal'.

2008 - They won their Mid-Atlantic quarterfinal and took home an award for Outstanding soloist (Leila Gheitu, "Love You I Do").

They will sing for cookies!

They like to "mandar-ize" everything (e.i. mandar-men, mandar-roadtrip, etc.)

They were a featured artist in the Syracuse University Daily Orange (3.20.08)



members history shows pictures music contact & links alumni	History :: The Mandarins, a select all-female a cappella group was founded in 1996 by music education major Natasha Schmemann. Mandarins are auditioned from the Women’s Choir once a year and perform regularly on the Women’s Choir concerts, campus events, benefit concerts, and invitationals at other schools. Under the direction of Kelly Stallard, The Mandarins began A Cappella Afterhours, a concert of campus a cappella groups presented each semester. In 2002 they took their first trip to the ICCA (International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella) competition and have continued to compete every year since. They have won awards in the categories of arrangement, soloist, and choreography. Mandar-facts :: 2002 - First trip to the ICCA (International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella) competition, they took home a Mid-Atlantic region quarterfinal award for Outstanding Arrangement for Kelly Stallard's "Yesterday". 2003 - They won 2nd place their region's quarterfinal at the ICCA competition. They also won an award for Stallard's arrangement of "One More Time/Straight Up". 2004 - They won their Mid-Atlantic quarterfinal and took home awards for Outstanding Soloist (Rachel Roy, "Ready For Love") and Outstanding Arrangement (Rachel Roy, 'That Thing You Do!'). They then traveled to their region's semifinal, placing first once again. As official champions of the Mid-Atlantic region, The Mandarins competed in the ICCA Finals against 6 other regional winners from across the United States, Canada, and Asia. Check out pictures of the event as well as the official results of The Mandarins' journey to New York City. 2005 – The Mandarins entered the ICCA competition once again, driving to Pittsburgh in a blizzard to win their Mid-Atlantic divisional competition. The Mandarins also took home their first award for Outstanding Choreography (Betsy Gwin, "I Heard It Through The Grapevine", "Accidentally In Love"). They advanced to the Mid-Atlantic regional, with Zoe Stathis winning the Outstanding Soloist award for 'My Immortal'. 2008 - They won their Mid-Atlantic quarterfinal and took home an award for Outstanding soloist (Leila Gheitu, "Love You I Do"). They will sing for cookies! They like to "mandar-ize" everything (e.i. mandar-men, mandar-roadtrip, etc.) They were a featured artist in the Syracuse University Daily Orange (3.20.08)