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Student Ad Hoc Ensembles

This is a sampling of noncredit student managed performing organizations overseen by a faculty member.

DIVISI
http://www.uodivisi.com/
Divisi, founded in the Winter of 2001, is the only women's a cappella group at the University of Oregon. Over the years, they have evolved into one of the most recognized a cappella groups in the country and in 2005 were dubbed the #1 Female Collegiate a cappella group in the nation. Divisi performs weekly in the EMU amphitheatre for UO students—where they share an hour with brother group On the Rocks—and have also performed up and down the East and West coasts. The group has a diverse repertoire encompassing everything from contemporary hits, R & B, and oldies, and has grown from a small group of vocalists to a popular 12-14 member ensemble. Many of the group's songs are original arrangements and some are original songs. The group has two professional albums, entitled Red Hot and Undivided. Their newest album, Undivided was awarded Best Female Collegiate Album of 2006.

EUGENE CONTEMPORARY CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
http://www.musiquenouvelle.com/ECCE/
ECCE (Eugene Contemporary Chamber Ensemble) is an ensemble founded in Fall 2005 in the University of Oregon. Formed exclusively by students, it is a group that dedicates to performing music of the 20th and the 21st century. The ensemble's debut concert featured an evening of Arnold Schoenberg's music, including his Op.21 "Pierrot lunaire" in its entirety. With upcoming concerts, ECCE's repertoire will grow to encompass various styles of concert art music written in our time.

ON THE ROCKS
http://www.uoontherocks.com/
Founded during the winter term of 2000, University of Oregon's On the Rocks was established to satisfy a hunger for a cappella music, with the goal of establishing a permanent musical tradition at the University of Oregon. Since that time they have made incredible progress and evolved into one of the most recognized groups on the West Coast. On the Rocks performs many different musical styles, ranging from current pop hits to R&B to classical compositions. Many of the group's songs are original arrangements and some are original songs.