Melodores

The Vanderbilt Melodores ​have advanced to Round 2 of the "UpStagedAID: One World, Every Student Voice" competition. In Round 2, the Melodores face off against the Belmont University Prismatics. Voting ends tomorrow, Oct. 20, at 11:59 p.m. Read More

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend lives in countless ways, members of the Vanderbilt community have shown remarkable resilience in the face of the crisis. Read More

The Melodores, Vanderbilt’s award-winning a cappella group, have engaged multitudes of fans on social media as musical groups the world over find creative outlets to share music despite the coronavirus pandemic. Read More

Watch what happens when more than 100 Vanderbilt students, along with University News and Communications, team up for a fresh new take on the university's alma mater. Read More

For Rani Banjarian, the summer of 2006 was the defining moment of his young life. For a month that summer, artillery and airstrikes were a daily occurrence as the unrest between his home country of Lebanon and neighboring Israel grew into the July War. Read More

For international student Rani Banjarian, differences are what make him feel a part of the university community. Read More

Vanderbilt student a cappella group the Melodores are scheduled to perform in New York on NBC’s "Today" show on Tuesday. This follows their recent performance at a White House holiday reception attended by President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. Read More

Before winning NBC’s The Sing Off last December with his fellow Melodores, Ted Moock, BS’15, had already been cast to play a Treblemaker in the movie Pitch Perfect 2, currently out in theatres. Read More

It’s safe to say that Dan McNeill, Ted Moock and Augie Phillips always will remember what they were doing on Dec. 17, 2014. That evening they tuned in to NBC to watch the Melodores, a student a cappella group, compete on "The Sing-Off" holiday special. Read More

Vanderbilt hosted a Day on the Hill breakfast reception for state legislators and staff members March 31 and showcased Vanderbilt's significant impact in each of Tennessee's 95 counties. The Melodores also performed. Read More

The Vanderbilt Melodores, reigning champions of NBC’s a cappella performance competition The Sing-Off, will launch a 13-performance leg of The Sing-Off Live Tour Feb. 28 in Wilmington, Delaware. Read More

In the latest VUCast: See a powerful new weapon in the fight against malaria and how a 3-D printer speeds up the research; meet a little dog that won a big award; and hear the Melodores, winners of NBC's "The Sing-Off." Watch now! Read More

Vanderbilt's Melodores won The Sing Off holiday television special, becoming the first collegiate group in the NBC program's history to win the competition. Read More

Vanderbilt student a cappella group The Melodores were named the winners of The Sing-Off holiday special airing Dec. 17 on NBC – and the excitement resounded on social media. Read More

Vanderbilt student a cappella group The Melodores were named the winners of "The Sing-Off" holiday special airing Wednesday night on NBC. The Melodores beat out five other teams during the one-night-only event to take home a $50,000 grand prize. Read More

The Melodores, a Vanderbilt student a cappella group, is one of six teams selected to compete on "The Sing-Off’s" one-night-only holiday special. The show will air Wednesday, Dec. 17, on NBC. Read More

From 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, Warren and Moore colleges will celebrate their present and future as a living and learning community within the larger Vanderbilt and Nashville communities. Read More

The Vanderbilt Melodores The International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) South Semifinal, hosted by Varsity Vocals, will be held on the Vanderbilt campus Saturday, March 17, and will showcase the eight best collegiate a cappella groups in the Southern United States. These groups are vying for a first-place… Read More

Robert F. Vaughn (middle row, fourth from left) and the 1907-08 Vanderbilt Glee Club. (Image courtesy of Vanderbilt University Special Collections & University Archives) Founded in February 1891, the Vanderbilt Glee Club was one of the university’s first student organizations and one of the most active on campus for… Read More

The Vanderbilt Melodores (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) The Vanderbilt Melodores, an all-male student a cappella group, has been lauded among the “Top 10 American Collegiate A Cappella Groups” for 2011 by a popular a cappella blog. The Melodores ranked No. 6 on the list, which also featured groups that have appeared… Read More