Acappella, which just gave a free concert at Oklahoma Christian University, is participating in a contest that has them now in a tight race with a group from the University of Connecticut to win it all.

The group with the most votes wins and people can online vote once per day through Oct. 19.

Here’s where you can link to view Acappella’s audition video and vote for the group, if you so choose: Acappella

Members of Acappella are Zac George, Malcolm Himes, Anthony Lancaster, Wes McKinzie and Raymond Mobley. McKinzie, who is OC’s director of communications/marketing, said the group’s tech director Justin Elliott, does vocal percussion on the video. McKinzie also said he and Elliott and the other four men mentioned here are OC alumni or current students.  

I did a Sept. 29 story featuring Acappella’s founder Keith Lancaster discussing the group’s beginnings.  The members of Acappella have changed over the years but many of the group’s former members participated in the Oct. 7 concert at OC as “Acappella Classic.” Lancaster said the men who currently make up the group are doing a great job reaching a whole new generation with a capella music. 

One of my favorite songs by the group is “Rescue,” written by Lancaster. He told me that particular song seemed to resonate with many people.

Carla Hinton

Religion Editor