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The Yale Alley Cats is an undergraduate a cappella singing group at Yale University. Founded in 1943, it is the college's third-oldest underclassman a cappella group.[1]

The Yale Alley Cats
The Yale Alley Cats of 2019-2020
Background information
OriginNew Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
GenresA cappella, pop, jazz, R&B, Motown, soul
Years active1943 – present (79 years)
Websitewww.yalealleycats.com

In the summer of 1943, four Yale undergraduate students climbed Saybrook Tower to serenade the night with Henry Carey's "Sally in Our Alley." Their singing awoke the Head of College, who yelled at them "Stop it! Your singing sounds like a bunch of screeching alley cats!" and sent them to bed. The performance marked the founding of the group and gave it its name.[2]

While the group’s early repertoire was based primarily in jazz, their current arrangements (composed by present or former group members) span pop, R&B, Motown, folk, and other genres.[3] The group has created more than 300 a cappella arrangements.

Each year, the Alley Cats hosts a large on-campus performance known as the "Champagne Jamboree," traditionally featuring a female guest soloist and a dance number.[4] The group also performs for public and private audiences throughout the United States and around the world.[2] Their performance tours are funded through concert revenue.[5]

The Yale Alley Cats have entertained audiences worldwide, performing for many notable figures including Martha Stewart, Jay Leno, Stella McCartney, Tom Brokaw, and President Barack Obama.[3][6]

In 2017, they performed at Facebook headquarters and Google headquarters on their tour of the California Bay Area,[5] then later at the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland,[7] and at the United States Embassy in Paris, France.[8] In 2018, the group completed a ten-city tour of China through the invitation of Beijing Shengchou Education Technology Company,[9][8] including collaborations with the Central Conservatory of Music and other schools and hotels across the nation such as the Little Swan Choir in Xi'an.[10] In 2021, the Cats collaborated with songwriter Diane Warren to create a music video of her lead single from the movie Four Good Days, "Somehow You Do".

As with many Yale a cappella groups, first-year students audition in a multi-week process known as "rush."[11] Current Alley Cats choose several applicants to join the group for three years.[12][13]


Notable alumni


Many Alley Cats go on to join The Yale Whiffenpoofs—a selective, all-senior, all-male a cappella group[14]—and some have gone on to careers in the performing arts, including:


Discography


The Yale Alley Cats have recorded 35 albums and one EP, including several live albums.[15][16] Their 2013 album "Ghost of a Chance," on the Bridge Records, Inc. label, was submitted to the 52nd Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Album.[2][17] Their 2021 album "Gemini," was nominated for Best Lower Voices Collegiate Album by the Contemporary A Capella Society (CASA).[18]

Title Year Released
Gemini 2021
Limelight 2020
Love Lost - EP 2019
Havana - Single 2019
Pick of the Litter: The Very Best of the Yale Alley Cats Vol. 2 2019
Midnight Drive 2017
The Gamble 2015
Pick of the Litter: The Very Best of the Yale Alley Cats Vol. 1 2014
Noir 2013
Maneki Neko 2010
Ghost of a Chance 2009
Classic 2006
Ninth Live 2004
Day & Night 2003
Est. 1943 2001
Cats Around the World 2000
Scratch 1999
Live in Europe 1998
Hot Tin Roof 1997
Swinging Cat 1995
Lingers on My Mind 1993
Mood Calico 1991
Top Hat & Tails 1989
Faux Paws 1987
The Cat's Out 1983
Night and Day 1981
Down for Double 1979
Magic To Do 1977
Out Cattin' 1975
25th Anniversary 1973
Our House 1971
Tales of the Alley Cats 1969
You Go to My Head 1967
Just For My Love 1965
The Yale Alley Cats: Volume IV 1964
Bewitching... 1963
The Yale Alley Cats 1958

References


  1. The Yale Alley Cats Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. The Yale Alley Cats Archived 2010-10-27 at the Wayback Machine release their first studio album under the Bridge Records label.
  3. "The Yale Alley Cats". Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. "Alley Cats perform with female singer". Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  5. "History". The Yale Alley Cats. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  6. The Yale Alley Cats on "Martha Stewart's Home for the Holidays."
  7. "Photo at the United Nations". The Yale Alley Cats. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  8. "A cappella groups see spring break travel". Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  9. "Sina Visitor System". weibo.com. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  10. ""耶鲁大学胡同猫"清唱团走进西安音乐学院". baijiahao.baidu.com. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  11. Yale Singing Group Council: "What is "rush?"" Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Yale Daily News: "A cappella taps newest members" Archived 2010-02-04 at the Wayback Machine, The Yale Daily News, New Haven, 24 September 2009.
  13. "Yale's A Cappella Rush", National Public Radio, 26 September 2002.
  14. "An Irrepressible Urge to Join – Musical Groups", The Yale Alumni Magazine, January 2003.
  15. "Current Albums". The Yale Alley Cats. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  16. "Back Catalog". The Yale Alley Cats. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  17. 52nd Grammy Awards entry list, Field 1, Category 11: Best Pop Vocal Album. Note: The original list at Grammy.com has been removed. A true and accurate copy is found at the current-referenced URL.
  18. "2022 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards Nominees - Contemporary A Cappella Society". 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-05-28.




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