The University of Illinois Rip Chords

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The Rip Chords are the premier women's a cappella group at the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign. They have been a prominent fixture in the collegiate a cappella world for the past several years and have established a reputation of being one of the best women's groups in the United States Midwest.

Contents 1 History 2 Awards 3 Albums 4 External Links 5 Related Links

[edit] History

The Rip Chords were founded in 1992 by six undergraduate women at the University of Illinois. The women shared a common bond in that they were all girlfriends of members of the Xtension Chords, a men's a capella group at U. of Illinois which was founded in 1991. The ladies grew to fourteen members over the next few years and quickly cemented themselves as a permanent fixture on the U of I campus. They regularly perform all of the the Champaign-Urbana area for university and community groups and host two large shows each year: one in April on campus, and one in the Chicago area in May.

Since their founding, the Rip Chords have released six albums: Freefall (1996), 1180 (1998), Drive (1999), Let Her Rip (2000), Breakthrough (2002), and Presence (2005). They have performed with several well-known collegiate a cappella groups across the country, including Norwestern University's Purple Haze, UVA Academical Village People, and Washington University Piker Society. The Rip Chords annually compete and place in various levels of the ICCA (International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella).

[edit] Awards

Year	Organization-Event	Award	Result
1998	ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal	Overall	1st Place
		Best Soloist	Runner-Up, Tracey Rubinsohn
2001	ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal	Overall	3rd Place
2002	ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal	Overall	1st Place
		Best Soloist	Runner-Up, Priscilla Sarmiento
		Best Arrangement	Won, Priscilla Sarmiento
	ICCA Midwest Semifinal	Overall	2nd Place
		Best Arrangement	Runner-Up, Priscilla Sarmiento
2003	ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal	Overall	1st Place
2004	ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal	Overall	2nd Place
	ICCA Midwest Semifinal	Overall	3rd Place
		Best Soloist	Won, Maggie Weber
2006	ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal	Overall	2nd Place
		Best Soloist	Won, Becky Kim
	ICCA Midwest Semifinal	Overall	3rd Place
2007	ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal	Overall	2nd Place

[edit] Albums

Presence (2005)

1. Up!
2. Mona Lisa
3. Cherish
4. There Is No Arizona
5. All The Things She Said
6. Who I Am
7. Eternal Flame
8. Mamma Mia
9. Only Hope
10. Everyday Love
11. If You Could Only See
12. I'm Outta Love

Breakthrough (2002)

1. Bad
2. Fallin'
3. Dahil Sa Iyo
4. Two Points For Honesty
5. Thank You
6. Hit 'Em Up Style (Hey Ladies)
7. Lucky
8. Cowboy Take Me Away
9. Rhapsodie
10. Perfect Day
11. Only Time
12. It's Raining Men ***Bonus Track: Yesterday

Let Her Rip (2000)

1. My Love Is Your Love
2. Walking On Broken Glass
3. Blue Eyes
4. Lucky
5. Angel of Harlem
6. Witness
7. My Lovin' (Never Gonna Get It)
8. Breathless
9. Strong Enough
10. I Can't Be With You
11. Vogue
12. And So It Goes

Drive (1999)

1. Can't Take My Eyes Off of You
2. Tear In You Hand
3. Yesterday
4. Any Man of Mine
5. Baby, Can I Hold You?
6. Natural Woman
7. As Is

1180 (1998)

1. Birdhouse In Your Soul
2. Building A Mystery
3. Don't Speak
4. This Is A Rebel Song
5. Time After Time
6. Again
7. Winter
8. Foolish Games
9. Wannabe
10. If It Makes You Happy
11. Ironic

Freefall (1996)

1. Take On Me
2. Dreams
3. Up on the Roof
4. Time and Tide
5. Right By Your Side
6. Mighty Love
7. Roll To Me
8. Get Ready
9. Remember That
10. I'll Remember
11. Always
12. Yesterday

[edit] External Links

• Official Rip Chords Website
• Offical Website of the ICCA

[edit] Related Links

• University of Illinois