About us.

The Ransom Notes is a multi-award winning all gender a cappella group at UChicago

Since our founding, we have:

  • Released 8 studio albums (the fourmost recent of which you can find on Spotify and iTunes) and several singles

  • Competed in the ICCA almost every year, winning many awards in the process

  • Performed at conferences, festivals, engagements, weddings, galas, and more

  • Gone on many tours, both around the country and abroad

In the past few years alone, we have:

  • Performed at the ICCA Finals and won multiple awards for Best Arrangement, Best Vocal Percussion, Best Soloist, and Best Choreography

  • Placed 1st the ICCA Great Lakes Quarterfinal in 2022

  • Won the RARB award for Single of the Year for “TAKE WHAT YOU WANT”

  • Toured New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Cleveland, New Orleans, and Nashville, hosting vocal workshops and performing

  • Released our 8th studio album, "RN FM,” and our 2nd EP, “quit,” in addition to several acclaimed singles including “TAKE WHAT YOU WANT” and “SAVIOR COMPLEX”

  • Produced award-winning music videos while social distancing during quarantine

  • Had several songs featured on "Voices Only” and “BOCA", compilation albums featuring the best of collegiate a cappella.

  • Won a CARA award for “Best Rock Song” for our performance of “The Chain”

meet Our members!

 

Vickey Zhou

Irmak Altinok

Ryan Isdonas

Conner Hartman

Louisa Wang

Emilio levins page

Arthur Gayden

ToMino Sun

Roxanna Fahid

Mari Caffey

XOCHITL CARRERA

Paulina DePaulo

Sabrina Ahmed

Tae Hong

Lizzie Huffaker

Richard Knox

Matthew Ko

Kara Taylor

Hina Masuda-Singh

Casey Propst

ALYSSA WIEGERS