Ben Folds is my favorite modern day composer and performer for many reasons. He writes thoughtful works, silly songs, is an amazing piano player, and constantly is thinking of new and different ways to perform music (for instance, putting Altoids Mint tins on the strings of his piano to crate a "prepared piano"). In one of Ben's recent adventures, he asked college vocal groups to arrange and record A capella versions of his songs and post them on youtube. The winning songs were recorded (either by Ben or his associates) and released on an album. For a list of winners, see:
http://www.benfolds.com/acappella.
I have listened to most of these works, and the recording by Sacramento State's Jazz choir stands out as the best. Alright I am biased, I am Sacramento State graduate but thier performance is quite impressive. Here are videos of the original (by Ben Folds) and the Sacramento State Jazz choir version. Enjoy!
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