Mari Crawford

At MHS, there are two competitors known by the following: the “old” and the “new,” the “experienced” and the “newbies,” or The Sound, and Funkapella.

As a proud member of The Sound, I am definitely biased to the supposedly superior a cappella group.

Members of The Sound include Ben Zuckert, Robbie Roth, Megan McEvily, Natalie Diacovo, Natalie Guerrero, Liz Lieber, David Cruikshank, Eric Gordon, Mackenzie Lesser-Roy, Mari Crawford, Katie Foster, Kaitlyn Mirabella, Jessica Damiano, Jozye Benjamin, Molly Cohen, Chris Morris and Jordie Lesser-Roy.

            The Sound has been around MHS for (give or take) 67 years. Throughout our successful career, the members of The Sound have never failed to produce excellent performances, which have supposedly left over ten percent of our previous audience members in tears due to the beauty of the music.

Elizabeth Goodspeed ’11 claimed that The Sound left her in tears after the MLK assembly on Jan. 15. “The Sound?” she asked. “Do you mean the Beatles? I mean it’s just so difficult to distinguish the two. The Sound’s superlative performance left me in awe. I didn’t have my glasses on, and for a second Megan and Natalie were the Indigo Girls.” Enough said... better than the Indigo Girls? 

            Roth, one of The Sound’s presidents, had only positive words about the a cappella group. “Legacy is important to The Sound. The group’s been around for roughly 67 years. Plus, we’re a far better-looking a cappella group.”

             In fact, here is an anecdote of mine that accurately portrays The Sound’s success. Last weekend, I had the chance to reconnect with my good friend Stevie Wonder and show him a video of our MLK performance. Although Stevie is blind and was not able to see our choreography, he had no negative comments for what he heard of The Sound.

I explained to Stevie that I was distressed about the new a cappella group, Funkapella and was worried that they would take over the a cappella scene at MHS.

Luckily, Stevie reassured me: “Mari, that is the last thing you need to worry about... what's the name of your group again? Are you the Beatles?”

I replied, “No Stevie, The Sound.”  

“Oh,” he said, "I thought you were the Beatles.”