Media

From a February 2018 feature in the Pennsylvania Gazette:

"As the vocal warm-ups began—repeated “ahh”s and “ee”s, mostly—Mateo Fortes Nu’19, Counterparts’ music director, snapped his fingers and conducted. Then the group broke into “Route 66.” Their voices soared up and out, filling the room, twisting and swirling together to make a full sound. Each part distinct but mixed into a single entity too.

Counterparts had the most competitive auditions of any a cappella group on campus this year. Out of 111 people who tried out, only three were selected. Two of them have perfect pitch.

In November, the group rented a sound stage in Center City to shoot a music video. At their fall show, they sold Counterparts hats and CDs of their brand-new album, Americano, recorded with The Vocal Company. (Cost to produce that album: $18,500.) Four years ago, they made it to the semifinals of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella.

When Counterparts formed in 1981, there was no a cappella championship. No music videos, either. There wasn’t even another co-ed a cappella group on campus yet."

Excerpt from "Everyone's Song" by Molly Petrilla. Read the rest of the article here.


Albums

There are 13 Counterparts albums available on Apple Music and Spotify, including our most recent album: Birdland!


Music Videos

Check out our newest music video, Greedy for Freedom! Or watch all five of our official music videos here.


Virtual Content

Throughout the 2020-2021 academic year, we produced 11 feature videos in response to the pandemic and pioneered a new production process in lieu of our in-person performances. Check them all out here.


Fall 2022 Show Videos

Our Fall 2022 show, Partbreakers, took place November 18th and 19th in Iron Gate Theatre. Rewatch it here:


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Instagram

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