The Harmonics are proud to present Event Horizon, our thirteenth studio album, first album since Signal Lost in 2019, and first ever concept album. Event Horizon marks the culmination of over half a decade of work and features performances by nearly thirty past and present Harmonics, making this our largest album ever by number of vocalists.

It features songs arranged by current and recent Harmonics and notable a cappella arranger Jon Pilat '99, and performed by six years of Harmonics cohorts, making it a testament to multiple generations of Harmonics talent. Mastered by Grammy Award-winner and longtime Harmonics collaborator Bill Hare, we hope Event Horizon will delight Harmonics fans both new and old.

In the time between Signal Lost and Event Horizon, the COVID-19 pandemic changed the world forever. It severely limited the ability of musical, and especially vocal, groups to rehearse, perform, record, and be in community together. The very DNA of Event Horizon was defined by the pandemic and its repercussions.

From its earliest conception, we decided to use Event Horizon to express the many emotions the pandemic brought into our lives: anger, fear, sadness, loneliness, grief, despair. Yet in the process of singing together over video call, in masks, or spaced out in Stanford’s underground parking lots, we found another emotion: hope. Hope that things would get better; hope that love would triumph over fear; hope that, eventually, we could be together again, as classmates, Harmonics, and friends. 

While the world as we knew it has changed, the release of Event Horizon is a signal that our hope was not misplaced. A world that supports music and togetherness has once again become possible. Despite this recovery, it has never been more vital for The Harmonics, and all Stanford arts groups,  to exist as a safe place for all students to create, express themselves, and support each other.

It is thanks to the commitment of our group members and the support of the Stanford community that, through and following the pandemic, The Harmonics have been able to continue creating and sharing our music with you, through live performances and now Event Horizon.

We hope you will enjoy the album. As we approach the 35th reunion of The Harmonics, we look forward to continuing to produce innovative, original music for decades to come.

Sincerely,

The Harmonics

1. Saeed

2. Kill the Sun

3. When Demons Come to Life

4. Drink to Drown

5. Welcome to the Black Parade

6. Unself Portrait

7. Nude

8. Doomsday

9. Nightmare

10. It’s Called: Freefall

Recorded March 2022 – June 2024 at CCRMA.
Recorded and produced by Parthiv Krishna ‘23.
Album art by Suah Cho ‘22.
Edited by Ted Trembinski | Mixed by Ed Boyer | Mastered by Bill Hare.

Saeed
o.p.b. Infected Mushroom. Arranged by Nemi Nayak.
Featuring…
Vocal Percussion: Grayson Armour
Soprano 1: Ren Ramlan
Soprano 2: Cleopatra Howell, Sawyer Niehaus
Mezzo 1: Maia Rocklin Flat
Mezzo 2: Suah Cho
Alto 1: Lily (Zimeng) Liu
Alto 2: Nemi Nayak, Ella Gray
Tenor 1: Nicholas Rodriguez, Mitchell Zimmerman
Tenor 2: Joshua Buchi, Shawn Kang
Bass 1: Kaile Maske
Bass 2: Kaile Maske

Kill the Sun
o.p.b. Cane Hill. Arranged by Nemi Nayak and Joaquin Galindo.
Featuring…
Vocal Percussion: Joaquin Galindo
Soprano 1: Emma Li
Soprano 2: Alexandra Breschini
Mezzo 1: Rose Bracken
Mezzo 2: Nemi Nayak
Alto 1: Madeleine Salem
Alto 2: Vibhu Guru
Tenor 1: Sylvain Paul
Tenor 2: Adam Young
Bass 1: Andrew Munya
Bass 2: Violet Crow

When Demons Come to Life
o.p.b. Halocene and Lauren Babic. Arranged by Jon Pilat ‘99.
Featuring…
Soloists: Sawyer Niehaus, Madeleine Salem
Vocal Percussion: Parthiv Krishna
Soprano 1: Ren Ramlan, Ella Gray
Soprano 2: Cleopatra Howell
Mezzo 1: Sawyer Niehaus, Lily Liu
Mezzo 2: Ella Gray
Alto 1: Cleopatra Howell
Alto 2: Nemi Nayak, Vibhu Guru
Tenor 1: Shawn Kang, Joshua Buchi
Tenor 2: Nicholas Rodriguez, Mitchell Zimmerman
Bass 1: Yared (Yayo) Avalos
Bass 2: Kaile Maske, Violet Crow

Drink to Drown
o.p.b. Stand Atlantic. Arranged by Lily Liu.
Featuring…
Soloist: Madeleine Salem
Vocal Percussion: Parthiv Krishna
Soprano 1: Sawyer Niehaus
Mezzo 1: Ella Gray
Mezzo 2: Emma Li
Alto 1: Nemi Nayak
Tenor 1: Nicholas Rodriguez
Bass 2: Kaile Maske

Welcome to the Black Parade
o.p.b. My Chemical Romance. Arranged by Kaile Maske.
Featuring…
Soloist: Mitchell Zimmerman
Vocal Percussion: Grayson Armour, Parthiv Krishna
Soprano 1: Sawyer Niehaus
Soprano 2: Cleopatra Howell
Mezzo 1: Madeleine Salem
Mezzo 2: Ella Gray
Alto 1: Vibhu Guru, Ella Gray
Alto 2: Nemi Nayak
Tenor 1: Joaquin Galindo, Nicholas Rodriguez
Tenor 2: Mitchell Zimmerman
Baritone 1: Shawn Kang, Parthiv Krishna
Baritone 2: Leo Feng
Bass 1: Violet Crow
Bass 2: Kaile Maske

Unself Portrait
o.p.b. Artificial Language. Arranged by Nemi Nayak.
Featuring…
Soloist: Emma Li
Subsolo: Sawyer Niehaus
Vocal Percussion: Parthiv Krishna
Soprano 1: Rose Bracken
Soprano 2: Madeleine Salem
Alto 1: Alexandra Breschini
Alto 2: Joaquin Galindo
Tenor 1: Nicholas Rodriguez
Tenor 2: Sylvain Paul
Baritone 1: Adam Young
Baritone 2: Charlie Lamb
Bass 1: Andrew Munya
Bass 2: Violet Crow

Nude
o.p.b. Radiohead. Arranged by Jon Pilat ‘99.
Featuring…
Soloist: Emma Li
Vocal Percussion: Joaquin Galindo
Soprano 1: Rose Bracken
Soprano 2: Emma Li
Mezzo 1: Sawyer Niehaus, LanaLei Fiaui
Alto 1: Nemi Nayak, Joaquin Galindo
Tenor 1: Nicholas Rodriguez
Tenor 2: Sylvain Paul
Bass 1: Andrew Munya
Bass 2: Violet Crow

Doomsday
o.p.b. Lizzy McAlpine. Arranged by Sawyer Niehaus.
Featuring…
Soloist: Nicholas Rodriguez
Vocal Percussion: Grayson Armour
Soprano 1: Emma Li, Sawyer Niehaus
Soprano 2: Ella Gray
Mezzo 1: Cleopatra Howell
Mezzo 2: Madeleine Salem
Alto 1: Vibhu Guru
Alto 2: Joaquin Galindo
Tenor 1: Shawn Kang, Nicholas Rodriguez
Baritone 1: Mitchell Zimmerman, Parthiv Krishna
Bass 1: Violet Crow
Bass 2: Kaile Maske

Nightmare
o.p.b. Avenged Sevenfold/Get Scared/Set It Off. Arranged by Parthiv Krishna and Joaquin Galindo.
Featuring…
Vocal Percussion: Nemi Nayak
Soprano 1: Sawyer Niehaus
Soprano 2: Rose Bracken
Mezzo 1: Alexandra Breschini
Mezzo 2: Madeleine Salem
Alto 1: Vibhu Guru
Alto 2: Joaquin Galindo
Tenor 1: Sylvain Paul
Tenor 2: Nicholas Rodriguez
Baritone 1: Adam Young
Baritone 2: Parthiv Krishna
Bass 1: Andrew Munya
Bass 2: Violet Crow

It’s Called: Freefall
o.p.b. Rainbow Kitten Surprise. Arranged by Kaile Maske.
Featuring…
Vocal Percussion: Parthiv Krishna
Singers: Mitchell Zimmerman, Grayson Armour, Kaile Maske, Cleopatra Howell, Vibhu Guru, Sawyer Niehaus, Nicholas Rodriguez, Nemi Nayak, Shawn Kang, Madeleine Salem, Emma Li, LanaLei Fiaui, Joaquin Galindo, Ella Gray, Violet Crow