UNCG Sapphires: Singing A'Cappella, at Night, in the Rain

The August 2009 theme for the 1,000 City Daily Photo sites around the globe is: NIGHT. Greensboro's contribution is this photo of the Sapphires, an all-female a'cappella singing group from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). We took the photo AT NIGHT in the pouring rain at Greensboro's 2008 Summer Solstice event. We want to feature this very talented group and encourage you to enjoy their music. Their always-fine music varies depending on the strengths of the current members. For example, in the above photo, the singer holding the water bottle makes amazing, percussive sounds with her mouth. This You Tube video is a good example of the percussive sound of the Sapphires. Also, the song, "Numb," an MP3 file on the Sapphires' My Space account will leave you convinced that they are using instruments.

The Sapphires formed in 2000, after two members of the Spartones, UNCG's male a'cappella group, decided that UNCG needed a female group. Ironic that the male group formed first since UNCG has only been accepting male students since 1968. At any rate, we are thrilled to have both groups in Greensboro.  Let's hope CDP's August 2009 Theme Day gives the Sapphires a little international recognition!

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Comments

[Dina]

Sweet. Looks like a good night.
Hope it was warm rain on the girls. (Here that's an oxymoron because it only rains in winter.)
Nice lively night theme picture.

[saretta]

In the rain? Poor things!

[Abraham Lincoln]

Cool picture. I like the barefoot look.

It is a cool, 63 degrees here at 6:00 AM in Ohio on this August 1st, 2009. Not bad. I slept under a blanket last night. We set the coldest July ever recorded last month. I hope you get some relief this month.

[cieldequimper]

I couldn't post yesterday, I loved the shot!
Here I love the odd one out wearing... boots! It's a lovely theme day post!

[Jilly]

What a super shot. I love a'cappella and you've captured their concentration, their enthusiasm and their energy so beautifully.

[babooshka]

Lovely mix. The boots jumped out at me and singing in the rain is real dedication. Your locals are a lot friendlier than mine.

[slinger]

Those boots are soaked! hahaha They all still look like they are into the performance, despite the weather conditions. Nicely captured

[Clueless in Boston]

Nice interpretation of the theme. The young women look like they were having fun singing in the rain.

[Stephany]

Great shot! And a reminder to never wear leather in the rain. I probably would have had flipflops or been barefoot also. Their song, "Rush Together" is terrific - very nice voices.

Unfortunately, it was raining here Friday night and I passed on going to the last Hickory Alive.

[Tanya]

Great shot for theme day!

[Ellie]

They are so deep into the experience - barefoot in the rain - so enchanting!

[Sports clothing]

Nice picture! I like it