The latest TAG CD High Tide has earned three nominations in the 2011 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards. The awards, which are the a cappella world's Grammy, announced the nominations on February 1. High Tide was nominated for Best High School Album. Everything I'm Not was nominated as Best High School Song and Taylor Nave was nominated for Best High School Soloists for her singing on Many The Miles. This marks the third time that TAG albums have been nominated for CARA awards. For more information on the 2011 CARAs, check out www.casa.org
Here is the complete list of High School nominations:
BEST HIGH SCHOOL ALBUM
Come Alive by Town Criers (Weston HS)
Debate Club by The Jewel Tones (Marblehead HS)
Electrify by Eleventh Hour (Kettering Fairmont HS)
High Tide by The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)
The Acapelican EP by XIV Hours (Durham Academy)
BEST HIGH SCHOOL SONG
“All the Above” on Come Alive by Town Criers (Weston HS)
“Earth” on The Acapelican EP by XIV Hours (Durham Academy)
“Everything I’m Not” on High Tide by The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)
“Santa Claus is Coming to Town” on The Sing-Off: Harmonies for the Holidays by Eleventh Hour (Kettering Fairmont HS)
“Woods” on Half Step Up by Cary Grove Jazz Choir (Cary Grove HS)
BEST HIGH SCHOOL SOLO
Ari Conte for “Gravity” on Debate Club by The Jewel Tones (Marblehead HS)
Colton Jones for “Get Ready” on Electrify by Eleventh Hour (Kettering Fairmont HS)
Jackie Hill for “Autumn Leaves” on Half Step Up by Cary Grove Jazz Choir (Cary Grove HS)
Nolan Neu for “Feeling Good” on Come Alive by Town Criers (Weston HS)
Taylor Nave for “Many the Miles” on High Tide by The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)
Congratulations to TAG for earning these honors. The winners will be announced on April 1.