Happy holidays friends and fans of UNC Acappella! Today we bring you the final installation of our ‘Wednesdays with the Walk-ons series 2020. Over the past few weeks, we have been so grateful to continue singing and having fun with our members no matter the distance. We celebrate by bringing back this old tune, arranged by Evan Mertz c/o2018, the Wii Music Medley! Wii love you all, the UNC Walk-ons Edited by Maris Ava ('23)

This week we wanted to show off some of our male/masc-presenting Walk-Ons with a quartet rendition of “I’m Coming 'Round” by Thirdstory. Soft and soothing, let these boys' voices make you feel warm and safe. Aaron Byun ('21) Luke Morin ('21) Jake Gerardi ('24) Russel Herrington ('24)

just breathe and listen. Blackbird opb The Beatles arr. Ben Horsburgh Soloists: Nikhil Rao ('21) Jadyn Jones ('21) Kevin Wholey ('22) Ella Luebbe ('22) Casey Kibe ('23) Russel Herrington ('24) Jake Gerardi ('24)

Some Walk-Ons have a special Halloween message for everyone! Remember to wear masks and continue social distancing this holiday...or else one of these witches might pay you a spooky visit! Skylar Fisher ('21) Ella Luebee ('21) Julia Rafferty ('22) Carly Rodriguez ('21) Aaron Byun ('21)

This week's Wednesdays with the Walk-Ons we’re bringing you a spooky season cover of Faouzia’s “This Mountain”. The incredible Skylar Fisher ('21) is our soloist and the piece was arranged by the amazing Kevin Wholey ('22). This one is a tribute to our alto queens, you guys rock! Shout out your favorite altos down below!

Here to bless your Wednesday is Julia Rafferty ('22), Kevin Wholey ('22) and Ella Luebbe ('22) with a rendition of ‘Learn Your Lessons Well’ from Godspell the Musical! Fun fact: these three were part of the Company Carolina production of Godspell in 2018! If you did not see them in action on the stage, you truly missed out on such an amazing performance. Comment down below a few of your favorite shows that you’ve seen at Carolina!

10/12/20-This song is my rendition of “Remember Me” by Fawn Wood (Cree/Salish), Randy Wood (Cree), and R. Carlos Nakai (Navajo/Ute). It’s a round dance song, sometimes also known as a 49er song. This sort of music, with the first verse of vocables and the second verse of lyrics in English, become popular in the 1960s and beyond. These powwow songs originate stylistically in the Great Plains, but they have come to unite many different Native people, forming a Pan-Indian, intertribal identity. “Remember Me” in particular has become well known lately as a song to remember our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit relatives. This issue plagues all of Indian Country and yet received little national attention or outcry. Through music like this, we can connect with one another, mourn, and remember. While I am singing alone here, these songs are usually sung by men in different octaves or with men on lower parts and women on upper octaves, all in unison. It creates a unique power in our music that cannot be communicated by myself alone, especially as I do not have a drum of my own. That said, the coronavirus has canceled powwows all across Indian Country, so it makes me happy to be able to share a bit of powwow and a bit of my culture with all of you. Wela’lioq - thank you all. Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Jake Gerardi ('24)

Here we’re bringing you the highly anticipated Wednesdays with the Walk-Ons: Baby Step Edition! Jake Gerardi ('24), Arushi Majumdar ('23), and Russel Herrington ('24) put together this amazing (socially distanced) trio. Singing, Meet the Plastics from Mean Girls the Musical, Meet our Baby Steps! Let us know how blown away you are by their talent (and beautifully coordinated outfits)!