2025

voices in your head

“pushing the bounds of contemporary a cappella”

In college, I had the privilege of directing Voices in Your Head, an undergraduate-led competitive a cappella group at the University of Chicago. During my time as Music Director, Voices won the 2024 LA A Cappella Festival Scholastic Competition and made it to the 2025 Finals of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA).

Currently, I’m producing our live set videos from 2024-2025 and our upcoming studio album, scheduled for release in early 2026.

Awards

  • 2025 International Championship for Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA): Great Lakes Champion, 4th Overall

    • Outstanding Arrangement for the entire set, Great Lakes Semifinal

    • Outstanding Arrangement for Weird Fishes (opb. Radiohead), Great Lakes Quarterfinal

  • 2024 Los Angeles A Cappella Festival (LAAF) Scholastic Competition: Champion

    • Outstanding Arrangement for the entire set

A Cappella Academy

high school vocal intensive

In 2025, I had the privilege of assistant directing the global ensemble, Älvidora, working alongside Zahara and Darby Lestin. I co-arranged the second song in the medley, A Trenc D’Alba by Marala. I also co-arranged the CIT performance, which was ensemble-directed.

let’s work together!

e.gilbertbair@gmail.com

  • I’d love to work with you to create an arrangement that makes your ensemble shine.

    As an arranger, I love reimagining songs to highlight their emotional core, utilizing unusual vocal textures that expand an ensemble’s tonal palette, and most importantly, writing lines that are fun to sing!

    I generally charge $400 per arrangement with sheet music and MIDI, and $500 with a demo & learning tracks. However, I know that scholastic budgets can be tight, so I’m always willing to work something out.

  • Looking for a second pair of ears and eyes ahead of competition? Want to renew your group’s sonic identity?

    As a clinician, I value getting to intimately know the voices and energies that build an ensemble so that I can cultivate intentionality their performances. I love to guide singers through the vastly different sounds their voices can already make and facilitate deeper connections between ensemble members and their repertoire.

    I’ve coached singers at A Cappella Academy, The Boston Sings A Cappella Festival, and the University of Chicago. Please shoot me an email for rates.

  • Need some extra hands on a project? I’d love to help you transcribe, make a demo, edit/re-voice an existing arrangement and more!

    Email me with the details.