Boss 2024
In the spring of 2024, we debuted our “Game of Life” set at the Boston Sings Scholastic Competition in Somerville, Massachusetts. Inspired by the competition’s theme of Play + Games, we set out to create a narrative that celebrates childhood innocence, imagination, and the experience of life. Our set received awards for “Outstanding Arrangement: Innovation,” “Evocative Storytelling and Making Us Cry,” and 1st Place in the Scholastic Competition.
Song List:
This Is A Life (opb. Son Lux, Mitski, David Byrne) arr. Jason Calzon and Kay Genton
How to Draw (opb. The 1975) arr. Jason Calzon and Kay Genton
I Made This for You (opb. Chris Thile) arr. Kay Genton
45/Imagination (opb. Bon Iver/Labrinth) arr. Jason Calzon
THe A cappella Group - pictures saved
KAY’S FEATURED ARRANGEMENTS:
Track 9. “Is There Anybody Out There?” opb. Pink Floyd
“Have You Got It In You?” opb. Imogen Heap
Track 10. “Pain For Fun” opb. WILLOW
“the boy and the dancer” — icca ‘25
“The pair found themselves jointly, knowing only of each other and the present of their feet. The single place they had yet to venture in their modest town was the enormous stretch of trees, many of which robed in Spanish moss and seemingly reaching for the sky. There was a looming air of sentience. It called to them.
They answered.”
-Kay Genton, concept
Song List:
Meet You In The Maze (opb. James Blake) arr. Jason Calzon & Kay Genton
The Woods (opb. San Fermin) arr. Jason Calzon and Kay Genton
Butterfly Net (opb. Caroline Polachek) arr. Jason Calzon and Kay Genton
TaG — ICHSA ‘25
As seen on Pictures Saved, this was The A Cappella Group’s (TAG) 2025 International Championship of High School A Cappella (ICHSA) set. Kay set out to explore isolation, frustration, and what it means to give in to the darkest parts of yourself. After listening to their incredible rendition of the arrangements, check out the original demos!
DEMOS FEATURE:
Jason Calzon - vocal percussion, lower-voice parts, lower-voice solos
Kay Genton - upper-voice parts, upper voice solos
Portfolio
A short compilation of some of my directing and teaching moments.