Rebecca Christie's RARB bio

Music is my passion. I could no sooner leave behind music as leave behind breath. It goes with me everywhere I go and softens up this mortal coil. And it often makes me happier, too.

Having said that, I don't sing for a living, any more than I breathe for a living or drink water for profit. Rather, I write for a living, which is to music what cigarette smoking is to respiration. Without the latter, life would be short and unfulfilling (no kidding). And there are no exceptions, whereas not everyone has to write. But for those of us who do, quitting would be like cutting out a pack-a-day habit that has stood fast for 40 years.

Although no one can claim really to like the sensation of pulling hot smoke and tar into one's lungs, cigarettes also have been known to provide a sense of satisfaction, completion and short-term well-being. Other writers will see my point.

Correspondence goes to rchristie@rarb.org. Feel free to drop a line.

Reviews by Rebecca Christie

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	West Side 5 - West Side 5 [02 Apr 2013]
	Hortus M. Singers - Vocal Spirit [26 Feb 2013]
	Jazzchor Freiburg - A Cappella [19 Feb 2013]
	The Techtonics (Imperial College London) - Groundbreaker [12 Feb 2013]
	The Achordants (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) - Greene St. [03 Jan 2013]
	Pust - Julero [30 Nov 2012]
	June Caravel - The A Cappella Sessions [27 Nov 2012]
	'Round Midnight - New York State Of Mind [23 Oct 2012]
	Vocal Group SONO - Playground [03 Aug 2012]
	The Midnight Ramblers (University of Rochester) - Revival [31 Jul 2012]
	Town Criers - Come Alive [02 Jan 2012]
	amarcord - Coming Home for Christmas [23 Dec 2011]
	Yellowjackets (University of Rochester) - Bad Bromance [19 Dec 2011]
	Allegrettos (Boston University) - Light, Graceful, & Moderately Fast in Tempo [26 Nov 2011]
	Big Bing Theory (Gonzaga University) - Best Understood by Children and Animals [21 Nov 2011]
	Kaskeset (Binghamton University, SUNY) - Life is a Chaiway [14 Oct 2011]
	The Amalgamates (Tufts University) - Hands Off the Mannequin! [28 Sep 2011]
	The Octaves (University of Richmond) - More Love Faster [13 Jun 2011]
	PennYo (University of Pennsylvania) - Extra Spicy [30 May 2011]
	HIGH FIVE - Dreh die Boxen auf [22 May 2011]
	The Class Notes (Cornell University) - Black Tie Optional [20 May 2011]
	Vocality - Vocality [18 May 2011]
	Aural Pleasure (Emory University) - Afterglow [02 May 2011]
	Wolfgang A Cappella (North Carolina State University) - 100% Daily Value [09 Mar 2011]
	The Bostonians (Boston College) - Flipping Out [03 Mar 2011]
	Manginah (Brandeis University) - Notes in the Wall [17 Feb 2011]
	The Chorallaries of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - Stereophony [08 Jan 2011]
	MICappella - MICappella Feng Kuang [07 Dec 2010]
	Grains of Time (North Carolina State University) - For Your Ears Only [03 Dec 2010]
	Everyday People (Stanford University) - The Next Episode [02 Nov 2010]
	Vocalign (Elizabethtown College) - Half Past Two [27 Oct 2010]
	Big Bing Theory (Gonzaga University) - Five Minutes Late [13 Oct 2010]
	Xtension Chords (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) - Shameless Plug [14 Sep 2010]
	Ac-Rock - Ridin' The Storm Out [04 Sep 2010]
	amarcord - Rastlose Liebe (Restless Love) [26 Jul 2010]
	BR6 - Música Popular Brasileira A Cappella Vol II [11 Jul 2010]
	Counterparts (University of Pennsylvania) - New Wave [26 Jun 2010]
	Treblemakers (University of Maryland) - Another Song, You Say? [15 May 2010]
	Dicks & Janes (University of Michigan) - Acousticophilia [01 May 2010]
	Scollay Square Quartet - Old Pals [23 Apr 2010]
	SoCal VoCals (University of Southern California) - Unanimous [17 Mar 2010]
	The Midnight Ramblers (University of Rochester) - Ça C'est Bon [02 Mar 2010]
	Town Criers - Stimulus Package [24 Feb 2010]
	No Better Cause - Sanctuary [08 Feb 2010]
	The Accidentals (University of Georgia) - Imprint [21 Jan 2010]
	The Mello Divas (Berkeley Preparatory School) - Splattered [03 Nov 2009]
	Higher Keys (Brown University) - Lock it Up [30 Oct 2009]
	Tizmoret (Queens College) - Sounds in My Head [28 Oct 2009]
	Reverse Osmosis (University of Southern California) - You Can't Spell Rock Without RO [22 Oct 2009]
	The Beelzebubs (Tufts University) - Play The Game [13 Oct 2009]
	The Dear Abbeys (Boston University) - Four Score [05 Oct 2009]
	Jabberwocks (Brown University) - Breaking & Entering [25 Sep 2009]
	Clef Hangers (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) - Twist [23 Sep 2009]
	Apes & Babes - Planet of apes&babes [21 Sep 2009]
	Academical Village People (University of Virginia) - All Night Lawn [13 Sep 2009]
	'Round Midnight - 'Round Midnight [28 Aug 2009]
	Quaker Notes (University of Pennsylvania) - My Boyfriend Will Lose This [12 Aug 2009]
	Rescue - Before the Throne [10 Aug 2009]
	The OrphanSporks (Rutgers University) - A Little Bite of Everything [16 Jun 2009]
	Off the Beat (University of Pennsylvania) - 1929 [27 May 2009]
	The Amalgamates (Tufts University) - Prime [12 Apr 2009]
	The Sirens - PreMusical Syndrome [21 Mar 2009]
	Treblemakers (University of Maryland) - Silence Your Phones [07 Feb 2009]
	Chicago a cappella - Christmas A Cappella: Songs from Around the World [06 Jan 2009]
	Aural Pleasure (Emory University) - Come Again? [05 Dec 2008]
	Divisi (University of Oregon) - Roots [26 Nov 2008]
	Neri Per Caso - Angoli Diversi [08 Oct 2008]
	Luminescence - nonpareil [23 Aug 2008]
	The Rice Philharmonics - Phils So Good [11 Aug 2008]
	PennYo (University of Pennsylvania) - Luminar [05 Aug 2008]
	The Ransom Notes (University of Texas at Austin) - Not Much Left to Say [28 Jul 2008]
	Kaskeset (Binghamton University, SUNY) - The Teal Album [21 Jul 2008]
	The Bostonians (Boston College) - Brandy Station [17 Jul 2008]
	Big Bing Theory (Gonzaga University) - A BBT Christmas [16 Jun 2008]
	Stouxingers - ...Nothing Is Real [30 May 2008]
	Yellowjackets (University of Rochester) - Bringing Yellow Back [17 May 2008]
	Penny Loafers (University of Pennsylvania) - Prophets & Pawns [14 May 2008]
	Dulcet (Southern Oregon University) - Musical Justice [05 Apr 2008]
	The Midnight Ramblers (University of Rochester) - Manifesto! [26 Mar 2008]
	Ball in the House - Granite Ave. [16 Mar 2008]
	The Chorallaries of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - Positive Chorallation [03 Mar 2008]
	Off the Beat (University of Pennsylvania) - The Empty Set [04 Feb 2008]
	The Bobs - Get Your Monkey Off My Dog [15 Jan 2008]
	Jerry Lawson & Talk of The Town - Jerry Lawson Talk of The Town [12 Jan 2008]
	amarcord - The Book of Madrigals [23 Nov 2007]
	BR6 - Here To Stay - Gershwin & Jobim [06 Nov 2007]
	Ursa Minors (Brown University) - Minor Details [02 Nov 2007]
	The Beelzebubs (Tufts University) - Pandæmonium [26 Oct 2007]
	Xtension Chords (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) - Creative Outlet [12 Oct 2007]
	The Dear Abbeys (Boston University) - Sincerely, Lost in Boston [05 Sep 2007]
	Jabberwocks (Brown University) - Listening Session [19 Aug 2007]
	Clef Hangers (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) - Time Out [12 Aug 2007]
	Harvard Opportunes (Harvard University) - Let it Play [10 Aug 2007]
	The Chordials (Cornell University) - Arrival [08 Aug 2007]
	Off the Beat (University of Pennsylvania) - Bombtracks: Best of 1997-2006 [27 Jul 2007]
	Academical Village People (University of Virginia) - Learn to Interact [05 Jul 2007]
	The Colgate Resolutions - Off The Record [23 Jun 2007]
	Ois Voice - garegge-daradegge-deng [18 Jun 2007]
	Vocal Point (University of Rochester) - Game Face [01 Jun 2007]
	Logarhythms (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - Natural [19 May 2007]
	Penny Loafers (University of Pennsylvania) - Quicksand [30 Apr 2007]
	Hoos In Treble (University of Virginia) - Amped [24 Mar 2007]
	Off the Beat (University of Pennsylvania) - Kenophobia [03 Mar 2007]
	Reverse Osmosis (University of Southern California) - Reverse Osmosis [01 Mar 2007]
	The Amalgamates (Tufts University) - Baggage Claim [21 Feb 2007]
	Another Round (Indiana University) - Another Round [13 Feb 2007]
	Manginah (Brandeis University) - Yo Backwards [04 Feb 2007]
	ScatterTones (University of California, Los Angeles) - ToasterScent [31 Dec 2006]
	amarcord - Nun komm der Heiden Heiland [26 Dec 2006]
	SoCal VoCals (University of Southern California) - Get in. ROCK. Get out. [27 Nov 2006]
	WIBI - 20/20 Hearing [14 Nov 2006]
	Harvard LowKeys (Harvard University) - Unlocked [25 Oct 2006]
	Ac-Rock - Flying Colors [09 Oct 2006]
	The Midnight Ramblers (University of Rochester) - Transistor Radio [23 Sep 2006]
	Not From Concentrate - Straight From The Root [13 Sep 2006]
	The Hullabahoos (University of Virginia) - Off The Dock [06 Sep 2006]
	Take 6 - Feels Good [16 Aug 2006]
	Another Round (Indiana University) - Live at the Musical Arts Center [08 Aug 2006]
	Tizmoret (Queens College) - Decade [10 Jul 2006]
	PennYo (University of Pennsylvania) - Emergence [08 Jul 2006]
	Kaskeset (Binghamton University, SUNY) - Drop It Like It's Treif [07 Jun 2006]
	Penny Loafers (University of Pennsylvania) - Side A [05 Jun 2006]
	Dicks & Janes (University of Michigan) - See Dick. See Jane. CD. [26 May 2006]
	Counterparts (University of Pennsylvania) - takeoff [22 May 2006]
	The Dear Abbeys (Boston University) - Abbeys Road [20 May 2006]
	Divisi (University of Oregon) - Undivided [14 May 2006]
	The Bobs - Rhapsody in Bob [26 Apr 2006]
	Voices Only - Voices Only 2005 [02 Apr 2006]
	CU Buffoons (University of Colorado) - So They Say [29 Mar 2006]
	The Sirens (University of Southern California) - Big Ugly Birds [21 Feb 2006]
	Chicago A Cappella - Shall I Compare Thee? [31 Dec 2005]
	Mixed Company (Stanford University) - A Helluva Lot More Fun: Mixed Company's Greatest Hits 1985-2005 [30 Dec 2005]
	Off the Beat (University of Pennsylvania) - Float [30 Dec 2005]
	Big Bing Theory (Gonzaga University) - Your Mom [29 Dec 2005]
	The Rice Philharmonics - Bridges & Breakdowns [24 Dec 2005]
	Chicago A Cappella - Eclectric [16 Nov 2005]
	Sounds of Pleasure (University of Pittsburgh) - Stepping off the Edge [09 Nov 2005]
	The Chordials (Cornell University) - The Third Chapter [21 Oct 2005]
	The Beelzebubs (Tufts University) - Shedding [11 Oct 2005]
	The Bostonians (Boston College) - Antiqued [09 Oct 2005]
	Harmonics (Stanford University) - Shadowplay [05 Oct 2005]
	Clef Hangers (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) - Facing Clarence [29 Sep 2005]
	Aural Pleasure (Emory University) - Steady the Wheel [19 Aug 2005]
	Vocal Point (University of Rochester) - The Swimsuit Issue [03 Aug 2005]
	Ursa Minors (Brown University) - The Little Black Dress [24 Jul 2005]
	Duwende - Radio Screaming [05 Jul 2005]
	Germantown Friends School A Cappella (Germantown Friends School) - Soup [11 Jun 2005]
	The Melismatics (Lehigh University) - Just What You Need [09 Jun 2005]
	Quaker Notes (University of Pennsylvania) - Sidetracked [07 Jun 2005]
	No Southern Accent (University of Florida) - Lots of Pitches [05 Jun 2005]
	The Ransom Notes (University of Texas at Austin) - The Sky Is Falling [28 May 2005]
	Stouxingers - Everything Ain't Everything... [25 May 2005]
	The Amalgamates (Tufts University) - Stopping For Breakfast [12 Mar 2005]
	Off the Beat (University of Pennsylvania) - Burn Like a Roman Candle [06 Feb 2005]
	Counterparts (University of Pennsylvania) - Counterparts [04 Feb 2005]
	Staticflow - Staticflow [02 Feb 2005]
	Ball in the House - Think About It [31 Jan 2005]
	Yellowjackets (University of Rochester) - Fourteen [31 Dec 2004]
	Divisi (University of Oregon) - RED HOT [17 Dec 2004]
	Mixed Company (Stanford University) - Tree Museum [07 Dec 2004]
	amarcord - ensemble amarcord : Bach, Grieg, Elgar, Poulenc et al. [03 Dec 2004]
	Starving Artists (Brandeis University) - Honestly [26 Oct 2004]
	Up the Octave (Brandeis University) - UTOpia [09 Oct 2004]
	The Class Notes (Cornell University) - Unfolded [07 Oct 2004]
	Logarhythms (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - Soundproof [24 Sep 2004]
	Ac-Rock - Out Of The Box [08 Sep 2004]
	Big Bing Theory (Gonzaga University) - Songs from the Green Room [24 Aug 2004]
	The Chorallaries of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - Staring Down the Infinite [14 Aug 2004]
	CASA - Sing - A Vocal Explosion [05 Jun 2004]
	SoCal VoCals (University of Southern California) - The SoCal VoCals [01 Jun 2004]
	Talisman (Stanford University) - Watch Me Fly [16 Mar 2004]
	Three 5 and 6 - Urban A Cappella [12 Mar 2004]
	Quaker Notes (University of Pennsylvania) - Siren [06 Mar 2004]
	The Dartmouth Subtleties (Dartmouth College) - Irony [04 Feb 2004]
	The Dartmouth Rockapellas (Dartmouth College) - BARE [24 Dec 2003]
	Off the Beat (University of Pennsylvania) - More Screaming [17 Nov 2003]
	Not From Concentrate - Pulp Free [11 Nov 2003]
	Halogen - Halogenesis [06 Oct 2003]
	Harmonics (Stanford University) - Rock Beats Scissors [25 Sep 2003]
	Germantown Friends School A Cappella (Germantown Friends School) - 440 [15 Sep 2003]
	Clef Hangers (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) - Breeze [29 Jul 2003]
	The Adelines (Waterville High School) - Perfect Blend [24 Jun 2003]
	The Beelzebubs (Tufts University) - Code Red [09 Jun 2003]
	The Bostonians (Boston College) - In The Office [05 Jun 2003]
	The Exboyfriends - Karaoke Bar Brawl [31 May 2003]
	Harmonytryx - Fine Whine [25 May 2003]
	Xtension Chords (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) - Rollin' Up the Sleeves [26 Apr 2003]
	Men In Black - Mostly A Cappella [10 Apr 2003]
	The Real Six.Pack - Right About Now [15 Mar 2003]
	Off the Beat (University of Pennsylvania) - Take One [28 Jan 2003]
	Spur of the Moment (Brandeis University) - Word [25 Dec 2002]
	The Amalgamates (Tufts University) - Bamboo [14 Dec 2002]
	Brown Derbies (Brown University) - Hybrid [03 Dec 2002]
	The Buffalo Chips (University at Buffalo, SUNY) - One Eighty-Eight [26 Nov 2002]
	Urban Voices - The Gang [29 Oct 2002]
	Ursa Minors (Brown University) - Note to Self [27 Oct 2002]
	Manginah (Brandeis University) - Songs From a World Tour of the East Coast [25 Oct 2002]
	DJ Nati - Lip Session [23 Oct 2002]
	Acoustix - O Worship The King [28 Sep 2002]
	Another Round (Indiana University) - Thank You [06 Sep 2002]
	Logarhythms (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - Superlogs [22 Aug 2002]
	The Swingle Singers - Live in Japan [18 Aug 2002]
	Mixed Company (Stanford University) - One Light On [17 Aug 2002]
	Mezzo Macho - In the Whyland [08 Aug 2002]
	The Firemen - The Firemen [27 Jul 2002]
	Acappella - Hymns For All The Ages [14 Jul 2002]
	Dicks & Janes (University of Michigan) - Show-N-Tell [29 Jun 2002]
	Vocal Point (University of Rochester) - Signs Point To... [18 May 2002]
	The Bufftones/Double Treble - The Best of GFS A Cappella, 1995-2001 [10 May 2002]
	No Limit - No Limit [04 May 2002]
	A Completely Different Note (University of Connecticut) - Introspective Groove [29 Mar 2002]
	Off the Beat (University of Pennsylvania) - Off the Beat [28 Dec 2001]
	Dare To Breathe - Bright Morning Stars [26 Dec 2001]
	Jabberwocks (Brown University) - Aeroclub [18 Dec 2001]
	Vocal Point (University of Rochester) - Closet Divas [05 Dec 2001]
	Ac-Rock - Guaranteed to Satisfy [27 Nov 2001]
	Ball in the House - The Way It Has To Be [24 Nov 2001]
	Talisman (Stanford University) - Passage [31 Oct 2001]
	The Chorallaries of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - Poker Face [21 Oct 2001]
	The Humbuckers - Never Said Thanks [03 Oct 2001]
	Everyday People (Stanford University) - Extended Play [25 Sep 2001]
	Clef Hangers (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) - Elevation [14 Sep 2001]
	Fleet Street Singers (Stanford University) - Fearless [09 Sep 2001]
	The Beelzebubs (Tufts University) - Next [26 Jun 2001]
	Smithereens (Smith College) - Thrilled [22 Jun 2001]
	Various Artists - Sweet Adelines' Best [09 Jun 2001]
	Various Artists - Harmony Sweepstakes 2000 National Finals [26 May 2001]
	Xtension Chords (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) - XAppeal [25 Apr 2001]
	Dweelja Doobap - We Did It! [16 Apr 2001]
	The Amalgamates (Tufts University) - Juice [10 Apr 2001]
	Fourth Avenue - Why2K? [24 Mar 2001]
	Off the Beat (University of Pennsylvania) - Tribulation [20 Mar 2001]
	Mary Schmary - Hidden Agenda Items [07 Mar 2001]
	Five O'Clock Shadow - Wonders of the World [04 Mar 2001]
	Little Big Men - Little Big Men [27 Feb 2001]
	The Hullabahoos (University of Virginia) - 8ch [20 Feb 2001]
	The Douglas Frank Chorale - The A Cappella Singer [30 Dec 2000]
	The Bostonians (Boston College) - Quarter Past Nine [30 Dec 2000]
	Off the Beat (University of Pennsylvania) - Animal 57 [24 Dec 2000]
	Off the Beat (University of Pennsylvania) - Patio [20 Dec 2000]
	Joker's Wild - More of the Different [09 Dec 2000]
	Mixed Company (Stanford University) - The Other Side of Blue [03 Dec 2000]
	Troy State University Stallmen (Troy University) - The Stallmen [22 Nov 2000]
	InsideOut - Experience [30 Oct 2000]
	KiCKSHAW - Superstar [27 Oct 2000]
	Bear Necessities (Brown University) - Circus People [23 Oct 2000]
	VoiceBox - No Net [14 Oct 2000]
	Talisman (Stanford University) - Shine [02 Oct 2000]
	Brown Derbies (Brown University) - Jericho [30 Sep 2000]
	Various Artists - Voices Only Christmas [18 Sep 2000]
	Another Round (Indiana University) - Live at Alumni Hall [15 Aug 2000]
	Harvard Opportunes (Harvard University) - True Story [29 Jul 2000]
	Various Artists - Best of The Harmony Sweepstakes [14 Jul 2000]
	The EDLOS - Just Us [06 May 2000]
	The Moscow State University Academic Choir - Moscow State University Academic Choir [17 Apr 2000]
	Acoustix - Cool Yule [11 Apr 2000]
	From the Edge - Pub Night in South Central Czechoslovakia [07 Apr 2000]
	Five O'Clock Shadow - Misfit Toys [04 Apr 2000]
	Counterparts (University of Pennsylvania) - Afterglow [25 Feb 2000]
	The Exboyfriends - A Cappella's Dead [25 Feb 2000]
	No Strings Attached (Burbank High School) - Road to Nowhere [25 Feb 2000]
	The Beelzebubs (Tufts University) - Infinity [12 Feb 2000]
	Harmonic Motion (Brown University) - From The Ground Up [07 Feb 2000]
	Jackson Millar - One Voice Among Friends [03 Feb 2000]
	Blue Lights (Colby College) - Copyright Infringement [30 Jan 2000]
	Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones (Harvard University) - Vertigo [11 Jan 2000]
	Everyday People (Stanford University) - EP JONES [03 Dec 1999]
	Spur of the Moment (Brandeis University) - Two Flights Up [30 Nov 1999]
	The Williams Ephlats (Williams College) - Live from the Spa City Diner [25 Sep 1999]
	Ac-Rock - Acappellago [16 Sep 1999]
	Ac-Rock - UR What UR [21 Aug 1999]
	Ball in the House - Ball in the House [06 Jul 1999]
	Schrödinger's Cat - Big Beat A Cappella [09 Jun 1999]
	The Amalgamates (Tufts University) - Grandma's Camper [11 May 1999]
	The Buffalo Chips (University at Buffalo, SUNY) - Remember The Songs [04 May 1999]
	m-pact - 2 [27 Apr 1999]
	Jabberwocks (Brown University) - Sermons and Soda Water [30 Mar 1999]
	Five O'Clock Shadow - So There [25 Mar 1999]
	Another Round (Indiana University) - Last Call [18 Mar 1999]
	GLAD - A Cappella Worship: The Highest Glory [05 Mar 1999]
	Counterparts (University of Pennsylvania) - High Dive [28 Jan 1999]
	Fleet Street Singers (Stanford University) - All the Rage [22 Jan 1999]
	The Chorallaries of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - Contents Under Pressure [22 Nov 1998]
	Acoustix - Stars & Stripes [22 Nov 1998]
	Acoustix - The New Science of Sound [22 Nov 1998]
	Mixed Company (Stanford University) - TheBus [31 Oct 1998]
	GLAD - The A Cappella Project III [31 Oct 1998]
	GLAD - A Cappella Gershwin [31 Oct 1998]
	Acoustix - Jazz, Jazz, Jazz [13 Sep 1998]
	Everyday People (Stanford University) - 2648 West Grand Blvd [13 Sep 1998]
	Artists in Resonance (University of California, Berkeley) - AIR [13 Sep 1998]
	The Bostonians (Boston College) - Gotta Get Up Now [29 Jul 1998]
	Pieces of 8 - Hook, Line & Sinker [15 Jul 1998]
	Off the Beat (University of Pennsylvania) - No Static [06 Jun 1998]
	The Buffalo Chips (University at Buffalo, SUNY) - Wait....What Just Happened? [04 Jun 1998]

324 total reviews including 29 reviews from before May 1998, which predate our database and are not listed here.