Jam Session: BYU A Cappella Club's Fall Concert
By: Zachary Halliday
December 6, 2025
On Dec. 3, 2025, the BYU A Cappella Club held its semiannual Jam concert in the Joseph Smith Building auditorium on campus. Six student groups spent the past four months preparing a cappella numbers—songs that are performed without instruments, entirely by voice. Multiple times a week, performers spent time learning the arrangements, perfecting pitches and dynamics, balancing sound, and mastering choreography. After auditioning in front of a panel of judges two weeks before, they had their chance to show it all off at the Jam.
Apart from the efforts of the groups, A Cappella Club leadership, sound technicians, and lighting crews teamed up to ensure the night went smoothly. The concert also gave students involved in audiovisual production and stage lighting the opportunity to practice their skills in a more professional setting.
Ranging from heartfelt pop ballads like “Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls and synth alternative like “Dig Down” by MUSE to traditional Christmas tunes like “Little Drummer Boy,” there was something for everyone in the audience to enjoy. Several of the groups that performed in the Jam also have professionally recorded songs available to stream on Spotify, and more information about the BYU A Cappella Club can be found at acappella.byu.edu.
Student performers wait in anticipation for the pre-concert meeting led by club leadership. (Zachary Halliday)
BYU A Cappella Club president Ben Hansen walks performers through microphone etiquette. Vocalists should keep the microphone two to three inches from their mouths. (Zachary Halliday)
Student audiovisual enthusiast Ethan Hansen prepares the mic board for the concert. Mic checks were done prior to the performance to ensure an even blend of all voices. (Zachary Halliday)
Ben Hansen and Carson Petrie sell tickets to the Jam at the door. Tickets were $5 each and funds support recording costs and other club expenses. (Zachary Halliday)
Ben Hansen takes payment from students excited for the Jam. (Zachary Halliday)
BYU A Cappella Club social media director Evan Bird promotes the club on all major social media platforms. The club and its performing groups are active on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. (Zachary Halliday)
BYU A Cappella Club social media director Evan Bird takes a picture of the audience before the concert begins. (Zachary Halliday)
Resonance, one of the club’s groups, poses as they begin their first song, “Venus” by Shocking Blue. The song was later popularized by Bananarama in 1986. (Zachary Halliday)
Members of the group Resonance harmonize during the chorus of their arrangement of “Venus” by Shocking Blue. (Zachary Halliday)
The audience applauds following Resonance’s set. There were more than two hundred people in attendance, bringing in more than $1,000 for the club. (Zachary Halliday)