SingStrong 2026 PRESS RELEASE
www.SingStrong.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jonathan Minkoff Tel. 212-480-4240 X238 Email: Jonathan [AT] SingStrong. org
SINGSTRONG's 21st A CAPPELLA FESTIVAL FIGHTS ALZHEIMER’S
3 Day A cappella Music Festival Raises Money For Charity for the 21st time
GARDEN CITY, NY – January 30 - February 1, 2026 –professional a cappella groups from around the world will perform with collegiate and HS groups at SingStrong International A cappella Festival at Adelphi University Performing Arts Center in Garden City, NY. SingStrong Inc. is a Public Charity and this event marks its 21st a cappella festival.
Scheduled headliners include:
The all-vocal event consists of five concerts and two days of classes and coachings, all featuring nothing but the human voice. Event profits support charity, with a silent auction to benefit the fight against Alzheimer's with its partners the Cure Alzheimer's Fund, and ticket and merchandise proceeds supporting music programs with a special focus on singing and a cappella music with SingStrong Inc., a Public Charity.
Audiences will hear pop, jazz, rock, broadway, barbershop, overtone, beatbox and more -all performed a cappella. Groups will use only their voices to perform melodies, harmonies and vocally imitate a virtual orchestra of sounds –including vocal drums, vocal trumpet, vocal electric guitar and a vocal synthesizers –all without instruments of any kind.
Friday 7PM Concert, “ACA-IDOL”
This is an a cappella competition for professional, semi-professional and collegiate groups in the style of X-Factor, America's Got Talent and American Idol. Performers give their best 10 minutes. Celebrity judges give live feedback. First place is $1,000, and audience members get to vote using their cell phones to help determine the winner. Featuring special appearances by Broadway Records recording artist, Blue Jupiter feat. Diana Preisler from TV's "Pitch Slapped". Scheduled competitors include: reigning ACA-IDOL champion, Howl, Lunar A cappella, The Percolators, Off track, Cadence of Yale, Venus A cappella, Vocal Steel and Docacappella!
Saturday 7PM Concert
This features multiple professional a cappella groups including Vocalight, The Pillage People, Harmonic Introductions, Ghazal Mizrahi, Backtrack and more!
Saturday 8:30PM Silent Auction
This is the 40 minutes between concerts features a silent auction to benefit the fight against Alzheimer's.
Saturday 9:30PM Concert
This features an entirely separate collection of professional a cappella groups including 770 Vocal Band, Spiderhorse, Zulal, FACE and more!
Saturday 2PM HS Competition with Special Guests The Single Singers
The SingStrong matinee concert on Saturday at 2PM features a fast-paced High School Competition with awards for performance, soloists, arranging and composition, as judged by respected a cappella educators, plus a performance of the Single Singers, an open group that anyone can join!
Sunday 2PM Concert
This Farewell Concert features more professional a cappella groups' encore performances with FACE, Portotonix, The Pillage People, Vocalight, Zulal, Spiderhorse, 770 Vocal Band, Gotham Chorus and more!
Single Singers, Open A cappella Group that Any Attendee Can Join
Are you ready to rock out on the MainStage in an open a cappella that only rehearses at the festival? Join the The Single Singers! No auditions! Under the co-artistic direction of Stiletta founder and award-winning arranger, Dr. Judy Minkoff, and Dr. Marc Silverberg, attendees sign up, get their music online, practice independently (or not!), and then rehearse for just a few hours at an optional Friday rehearsal and a mandatory Saturday rehearsal at SingStrong before you perform on the MainStage Saturday at 2PM. Open to all ages! Perfect for busy families who love to sing together. And a great opportunity for alumni and friends of a cappella groups to become rock stars again. Free with any Weekend Pass!
Saturday and Sunday Classes
Beginning at 9:30AM on Saturday and 10AM on Sunday, SingStrong will present two days worth of classes on such topics as stage presence, forming and directing an a cappella group, beatboxing, vocal health, and musical arranging. From beginners to pros, these classes are designed to help anyone interested in a cappella take their skills to the next level. Attending a cappella groups will also enjoy free private coachings with their weekend passes. For participating schools, BOCES Arts in Education may allow HS students to attend SingStrong at greatly reduced rates (see details).
“Where else can you find an audience giving a standing ovation to both urban street performers and classically trained singers in the same show?” asked Jonathan Minkoff, the founder of the all-vocal festival.
Read what over 100 attendees had to say about SingStrong here. Read an overview of the festival here. Still have questions? Try the SingStrong FAQ!
Individual Tickets start at $35. Or save with an All Access Weekend Pass at $100, a Class Pass for $60 or a Combo Pass for $75. Tickets and complete info at www.SingStrong.org.
Adelphi University is a co-sponsor of SingStrong International A cappella Festival. Information is available at the Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516-877-4000 or [email protected]. Regular office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. and the box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances. Ticket sales and additional information are available at http://NewYork.SingStrong.org/tickets
Adelphi PAC is one of Long Island's premier cultural arts venues for entertainment of all kinds. See more about other upcoming Adelphi PAC offerings at pac.adelphi.edu.
About Adelphi: A modern metropolitan university with a personalized approach to higher learning.
Adelphi University is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university offering exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training with particular strength in its Core Four—Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness. Adelphi is dedicated to transforming students’ lives through small classes, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support student success. Founded in Brooklyn in 1896, Adelphi is Long Island’s oldest private coeducational university. Today Adelphi serves more than 8,100 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York—just 23 miles from New York City’s cultural and internship opportunities—and at dynamic learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, and online. More than 115,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, caring citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities and the world.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jonathan Minkoff Tel. 212-480-4240 X238 Email: Jonathan [AT] SingStrong. org
SINGSTRONG's 21st A CAPPELLA FESTIVAL FIGHTS ALZHEIMER’S
3 Day A cappella Music Festival Raises Money For Charity for the 21st time
GARDEN CITY, NY – January 30 - February 1, 2026 –professional a cappella groups from around the world will perform with collegiate and HS groups at SingStrong International A cappella Festival at Adelphi University Performing Arts Center in Garden City, NY. SingStrong Inc. is a Public Charity and this event marks its 21st a cappella festival.
Scheduled headliners include:
- Vocalight Pop quintet, National Harmony Sweepstakes runner up Champions;
- Blue Jupiter, Broadway Records recording artists, performing wild re-imaginings of pop and "twisted broadway"
- featuring Diana Preisler, star of the hit TV show "Pitch Slapped" on Lifetime TV in the US, South America, UK, Philippines and Israel;
- The Pillage People Pirate-themed, parody A cappella!;
- Backtrack International touring pop a cappella group
- Ghazal Mizrahi Persian Soul Jewish Vocal Artist fresh from appearances in Israel and Carnegie Hall;
- Gotham Chorus Select group from #1 ranked barbershop group, Voices of Gotham!
- Zulal Armenian Women's Trio featured at Carnegie Hall
- Harmonic Introductions Overtone ensemble in which each singer sings multiple notes simultaneously
- Spiderhorse Beatbox Vocal Duo and winners of the ACA-OPEN, and International Beatbox Championship, feat. at Lincoln Center
- 770 Vocal Band Looping vocal trio featured at Broadway Goes A cappella
- FACE award winning 5 man vocal rock group
The all-vocal event consists of five concerts and two days of classes and coachings, all featuring nothing but the human voice. Event profits support charity, with a silent auction to benefit the fight against Alzheimer's with its partners the Cure Alzheimer's Fund, and ticket and merchandise proceeds supporting music programs with a special focus on singing and a cappella music with SingStrong Inc., a Public Charity.
Audiences will hear pop, jazz, rock, broadway, barbershop, overtone, beatbox and more -all performed a cappella. Groups will use only their voices to perform melodies, harmonies and vocally imitate a virtual orchestra of sounds –including vocal drums, vocal trumpet, vocal electric guitar and a vocal synthesizers –all without instruments of any kind.
Friday 7PM Concert, “ACA-IDOL”
This is an a cappella competition for professional, semi-professional and collegiate groups in the style of X-Factor, America's Got Talent and American Idol. Performers give their best 10 minutes. Celebrity judges give live feedback. First place is $1,000, and audience members get to vote using their cell phones to help determine the winner. Featuring special appearances by Broadway Records recording artist, Blue Jupiter feat. Diana Preisler from TV's "Pitch Slapped". Scheduled competitors include: reigning ACA-IDOL champion, Howl, Lunar A cappella, The Percolators, Off track, Cadence of Yale, Venus A cappella, Vocal Steel and Docacappella!
Saturday 7PM Concert
This features multiple professional a cappella groups including Vocalight, The Pillage People, Harmonic Introductions, Ghazal Mizrahi, Backtrack and more!
Saturday 8:30PM Silent Auction
This is the 40 minutes between concerts features a silent auction to benefit the fight against Alzheimer's.
Saturday 9:30PM Concert
This features an entirely separate collection of professional a cappella groups including 770 Vocal Band, Spiderhorse, Zulal, FACE and more!
Saturday 2PM HS Competition with Special Guests The Single Singers
The SingStrong matinee concert on Saturday at 2PM features a fast-paced High School Competition with awards for performance, soloists, arranging and composition, as judged by respected a cappella educators, plus a performance of the Single Singers, an open group that anyone can join!
Sunday 2PM Concert
This Farewell Concert features more professional a cappella groups' encore performances with FACE, Portotonix, The Pillage People, Vocalight, Zulal, Spiderhorse, 770 Vocal Band, Gotham Chorus and more!
Single Singers, Open A cappella Group that Any Attendee Can Join
Are you ready to rock out on the MainStage in an open a cappella that only rehearses at the festival? Join the The Single Singers! No auditions! Under the co-artistic direction of Stiletta founder and award-winning arranger, Dr. Judy Minkoff, and Dr. Marc Silverberg, attendees sign up, get their music online, practice independently (or not!), and then rehearse for just a few hours at an optional Friday rehearsal and a mandatory Saturday rehearsal at SingStrong before you perform on the MainStage Saturday at 2PM. Open to all ages! Perfect for busy families who love to sing together. And a great opportunity for alumni and friends of a cappella groups to become rock stars again. Free with any Weekend Pass!
Saturday and Sunday Classes
Beginning at 9:30AM on Saturday and 10AM on Sunday, SingStrong will present two days worth of classes on such topics as stage presence, forming and directing an a cappella group, beatboxing, vocal health, and musical arranging. From beginners to pros, these classes are designed to help anyone interested in a cappella take their skills to the next level. Attending a cappella groups will also enjoy free private coachings with their weekend passes. For participating schools, BOCES Arts in Education may allow HS students to attend SingStrong at greatly reduced rates (see details).
“Where else can you find an audience giving a standing ovation to both urban street performers and classically trained singers in the same show?” asked Jonathan Minkoff, the founder of the all-vocal festival.
Read what over 100 attendees had to say about SingStrong here. Read an overview of the festival here. Still have questions? Try the SingStrong FAQ!
Individual Tickets start at $35. Or save with an All Access Weekend Pass at $100, a Class Pass for $60 or a Combo Pass for $75. Tickets and complete info at www.SingStrong.org.
Adelphi University is a co-sponsor of SingStrong International A cappella Festival. Information is available at the Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516-877-4000 or [email protected]. Regular office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. and the box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances. Ticket sales and additional information are available at http://NewYork.SingStrong.org/tickets
Adelphi PAC is one of Long Island's premier cultural arts venues for entertainment of all kinds. See more about other upcoming Adelphi PAC offerings at pac.adelphi.edu.
About Adelphi: A modern metropolitan university with a personalized approach to higher learning.
Adelphi University is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university offering exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training with particular strength in its Core Four—Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness. Adelphi is dedicated to transforming students’ lives through small classes, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support student success. Founded in Brooklyn in 1896, Adelphi is Long Island’s oldest private coeducational university. Today Adelphi serves more than 8,100 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York—just 23 miles from New York City’s cultural and internship opportunities—and at dynamic learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, and online. More than 115,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, caring citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities and the world.
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