SHARP

SHARP is an all-male a capella group founded on October 16, 2011 by sophomores Danny Murcia and Zach Vargas-Sullivan.

History

SHARP was unofficially founded outside of Wallach Hall in mid-September of 2011. Sophomore a capella singers Danny Murcia and Zach Vargas-Sullivan were having a typical 2am pow-wow after rehearsal with their group. However, that night the two sophomores decided it was time to part ways with their current group to develop something new, setting two principles: 1) the ensemble would be all male and 2) the group would be aim to be musicaly superior. Furthermore, unlike other a capella groups, SHARP would not specialize in any particular genre. The gentlemen of SHARP would be the premier voice for a Cappella music on Columbia’s campus, focusing their time learning and perfecting songs from every musical genre.

SHARP's foundation ended up being a source of drama in the a capella community, as it initially pulled members from existing groups and increased competition among existing groups for the best candidates in each class.

External links

• SHARP Website