Durham's a capella group, Northern Lights, have won their second successive UK ICCA (International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella) UK University Finals in Wimbledon on Saturday 31 March 2024. As a result, they will compete at their second World University Finals in New York on 27 April.
Northern Lights
Northern Lights, part of Music Durham, is in its 11th year as a group. Having made a huge impact on British A Cappella by becoming two-time National Champions. The group has produced successive sold-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe in recent years and is regularly invited to perform at all kinds of gigs and events, from weddings and corporate functions to balls.
Whilst in New York last April to compete at the World Finals, the group were invited to sing for our Vice-Chancellor and Warden, Professor Karen O'Brien at an event at the Yale Club, attended by senior University colleagues and members of our alumni community.
Above all, the students of Northern Lights value being in a close and supportive environment. Although they are all driven members who constantly wish to improve the quality of the sound and performance, they are at heart a tight-knit group of friends who love performing together.
The ICCA
The ICCA is and The Varsity Vocals International Championship of High School A Cappella (ICHSA) are the only global tournaments that showcase the art of student a cappella.
The tournament is the competition that the Pitch Perfect movies are based around. It was founded in a college dorm room in 1996 and has since grown to include 450 groups competing in nine regions in the US and Europe.
