BOKA tackles many types of music. Here is what we have been singing:<\/p>\r\n
2025 – 2026 2024 – 2025<\/strong> 2023 – 2024 ICCA SET: Retrograde – James Blake, Give it to the Water – Stormzy and Debbie, Oh My God – Adele (Arranged for BOKA by Sebastian Altomare)\u00a0<\/p>\r\n 2022 – 2023 Arrangers: Esther Park ’23, Paris Wilson ’23, and Chapman Odlum ’22<\/p>\r\n 2021 – 2022<\/strong><\/p>\r\n Hey Jude – Beatles Arrangers: Esther Park ’23, Chapman Odlum ’22 and Ore Shote ’25<\/p>\r\n SPRING 2018 <\/strong>Listen – Beyonc\u00e9 (from\u00a0Dreamgirls<\/em>)* Cover Me Up – Jason Isbell* Impossible Year – Panic! at the Disco* Sing to the Moon – Laura Mvula* Never Be The Same – Camila Cabello* American Boy – Estelle & Kanye West* *Senior Soloists (in order): Amber Barksdale, Chris Brown, Alix Pupo, Shekinah Pettway, Hannah Hirschfeld, Jeonguk Choi Arrangements: Amber Barksdale ’18, Alix Pupo ’18, Jeonguk Choi ’18 FALL 2016 <\/strong>Sunday Candy – Chance the Rapper Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande Silent Night\/Night of Silence – Daniel Kantor\/Christmas Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland Mother We Share – CHVRCHES Happy Ending – MIKA SPRING 2016<\/strong> Tattoo – Jordin Sparks*<\/strong> Rehab – Amy Winehouse*<\/strong> Say You’ll Be There – M\u00d8\/Spice Girls*<\/strong> Starring Role – Marina and the Diamonds* <\/strong>Swimming – Florence + the Machine* Fields of Gold – Sting* Pillowtalk – Zayn Soloists in order: <\/em>Jeonguk Choi ’18, Amber Barksdale ’18, Zac Watson ’16 & Shekinah Pettway ’18, Jeonguk Choi ’18 & Shekinah Pettway ’18 & Hannah Hirschfield ’18, Hallie Schaeffer ’16, Collin Litts ’18, Isabel Udell ’19 BOKA tackles many types of music. Here is what we have been singing: 2025 – 2026Bad Blood – NaoRun to You – PentatonixEat Your Young – HozierCarol of the BellsRehab – Amy WinehouseHome – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros 2024 – 2025Nina Cried Power – Hozier ft. Mavis StaplesFools – Troye SivanSnow Angel – […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-96","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.bowdoin.edu\/boka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.bowdoin.edu\/boka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.bowdoin.edu\/boka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.bowdoin.edu\/boka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.bowdoin.edu\/boka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/students.bowdoin.edu\/boka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.bowdoin.edu\/boka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/strong>Bad Blood – Nao
Run to You – Pentatonix
Eat Your Young – Hozier
Carol of the Bells
Rehab – Amy Winehouse
Home – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros<\/p>\r\n
Nina Cried Power – Hozier ft. Mavis Staples
Fools – Troye Sivan
Snow Angel – Ren\u00e9e Rapp\u00a0
Misty Mountains – The Hobbit
Wildflower – Billie Eilish
Feeling Good – Nina Simone
Happy and Sad – Kacey Musgraves
You’ve Got a Woman – Lion<\/p>\r\n
<\/strong>Erase Me – Lizzy McAlpine and Jacob Collier
A Capella – Daniel Caesar
Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
All I Ask – Adele
Everything I Wanted – Billie Eilish
Can’t Sleep Love – Pentatonix
The Big Bang – Rock Mafia (Arranged for BOKA by Ale Philippides)
Give Me a Chance – Sanyu (Arranged for BOKA by Sebastian Altomare)\u00a0
Blessed – Daniel Caesar (Arranged for BOKA by Sebastian Altomare)<\/p>\r\n
<\/strong>Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
Don’t Wait – Mapei
Runaway Baby – Bruno Mars
Rich Girl – Daryl Hall
Rehab – Amy Winehouse
Still in Love – Thirdstory
My Girl – The Temptations
Never Forget You – The Noisettes
Don’t Wait – Mapei
Runaway Baby – Bruno Mars
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John
The Valley – Betty Who<\/p>\r\n
Honeymoon Avenue – Ariana Grande
Have Yourself a Merry Christmas – Frank Sinatra
From Eden – Hozier
Feeling Good – Nina Simone in the style of Michael Bubl\u00e9
Rumour Has It\/Someone Like You – Adele
The Valley – Betty Who\u00a0
Swim and Sleep like a Shark – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
The Long and Winding Road – The Beatles
Trouble Sleeping – Corrine Bailey Rae
715 Creeks – Bon Iver
Your Girl – Grace Potter
The Long and Winding Road – The Beatles
Trouble Sleeping – Corrine Bailey Rae
715 Creeks – Bon Iver<\/p>\r\n
FALL 2017<\/strong> 715 – CREEKS – Bon Iver Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) – Stevie Wonder Writing’s On The Wall – Sam Smith Rivers and Roads – The Head and the Heart Want U Back – HAIM White Christmas – Irving Berlin
Soloists (in order): Tenor section (Shekinah Pettway ’18, Alix Pupo ’18, Riley Harris ’20, Ahjani Llewellyn ’21, & Jeonguk Choi ’18), Shekinah Pettway ’18, Alix Pupo ’18, Alix Pupo ’18 & Gillian Raley ’21, and Camila Papadopulo ’20 Arrangements: Amber Barksdale ’18, Emma Newbery ’19 & Jeonguk Choi ’18, Lucas Shaw ’16
SPRING 2017 <\/strong>Woods – Bon Iver & Kanye West\u00ba That’s Life – Frank Sinatra*\u00ba Sunday Candy – Chance the Rapper\u00ba Say You’ll Be There – M\u00d8\/Spice Girls\u00ba Mother We Share – CHVRCHES\u00ba The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel*\u00ba Dancin’ On My Own – Robyn*\u00ba Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande\u00ba
Senior<\/em> soloists:<\/em> Liam Finnerty ’17 Kyra Silitch ’17 Caroline Montag ’17
Other Soloists: <\/em>Shekinah Pettway ’18, Emma Newbery ’19, Camila Papadopulo ’20, Isaac Greenawalt ’19, Isabel Udell ’19
Arrangers:<\/em> Amber Barksdale ’18, Julia Binswanger ’16, Jeonguk Choi ’20, Isaac Greenawalt ’19
\u00ba = Songs Recorded Spring 2017<\/strong>
https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/bowdoinboka\/sets\/first-draft-tracks<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Soloists in order: <\/em>Emma Newbery ’19 & Caroline Montag ’17 & Camila Papadopulo ’20, Isabel Udell ’19, Jeonguk Choi ’20
Arrangers:<\/em> Julia Binswanger ’16, Amber Barksdale ’18, Jeonguk Choi ’20, Isaac Greenawalt ’19<\/p>\r\n
Senior soloists in order: <\/em>Selena Lorrey , Zac Watson, Julia Binswanger, Emily Cormier, Hallie Schaeffer, Lucas Shaw (Class of 2016) Other soloists:\u00a0<\/em> Isabel Udell ’19 & Amber Barksdale ’18
Arrangers:\u00a0<\/em> Amber Barksdale ’18, Julia Binswanger ’16, Lucas Shaw ’16, Hallie Schaeffer ’16<\/p>\r\n
FALL 2015<\/strong> Pusher Love Girl – Justin Timberlake Don’t Wait – Mapei Runnin’ (Lose it All) – Naughty Boy ft. Beyonc\u00e9, Arrow Benjamin Raise it Up – from the movie\u00a0August Rush <\/em>Swimming – Florence + the Machine*<\/strong> Hooked on a Feeling – Blue Swede O Holy Night – Christmas<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Arrangers:<\/em> Amber Barksdale ’18, Jeonguk Choi ’18, Lucas Shaw ’16, Hallie Schaeffer ’16<\/p>\r\n
SPRING 2015<\/strong> Somebody to Love – Queen*\u00ba<\/strong> Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston\u00ba Welcome Home, Son – Radical Face\u00ba Reflections – Misterwives\u00ba Your Love Is My Drug – Ke$ha Beyonc\u00e9 Medley – Beyonc\u00e9\u00ba
Soloists in order: <\/em>Chris Genco ’15, Shekinah Pettway ’18, Alix Pupo\u00a0’18\u00a0& Liam Finnerty ’17\/Collin Litts ’18, Caroline Montag ’17, Savannah Horton ’17, Zac Watson ’16 & Chris Genco ’15 & Selena Lorrey ’16 & Jeonguk Choi ’18 & Amber Barksdale ’18
Arrangers: <\/em>Chris Genco ’15, Amber Barksdale ’18<\/p>\r\n
FALL 2014<\/strong> Shark in the Water – VV Brown\u00ba Never Forget You – Noisettes\u00ba Rivers and Roads – The Head and the Heart\u00ba Who You Are – Jessie J\u00ba White Christmas Scarecrow – Alex & Sierra\u00ba Ain’t It Fun – Paramore\u00ba
Soloists in order:<\/em> Julia Binswanger ’16\/Caroline Montag ’17, Hannah Hirschfield ’18, Alix Pupo ’18 & Kyra Silitch ’17, Jeonguk Choi ’18, Collin Litts ’18 & Amber Barksdale ’18, Emily Cormier ’16
Arrangers:<\/em> Chris Genco ’15, Lucas Shaw ’16, Amber Barksdale ’18, various past BOKA arrangers
* Senior solo \u00ba Recorded song from 14-15\u00a0on Soundcloud<\/strong>
https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/bowdoinboka\/sets\/boka-2014-2015-recording-session<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"