Calabasas High School

A Cappella

Alana has been co-directing the award winning Calabasas High School A Cappella Program since its inception in 2001. The program includes the mixed voice ensemble, Unstrumental, and the upper-voiced ensemble, Bare Rhythm. The CHS A Cappella program boasts many alumni who have gone on to study and perform music at prestigious universities and in the top a cappella groups in the country, as well as singers who have created successful contemporary music careers, and can be found performing on Broadway, in film and television, and regularly going viral on social media.

Among its many accomplishments, the a cappella program has been two-time featured performers at Carnegie Hall, three time champions of the Los Angeles A Cappella Festival (boasting numerous awards for Best Staging and the award for Outstanding Soloist all seven times they have competed), and performed all over the country. They have appeared on Varsity Vocals’ Best of High School A Cappella album eight times and their studio recordings are available on all major music platforms.


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The CHS A Cappella program is known for it's advanced musicality, killer soloists, and high caliber, award winning performance style


"People always ask, 'What is in the water here in Calabasas? Why is everyone so good?' Well, I'll tell you, it’s not about the water. These kids are so good because they work with Alana."

  • Joshua Barroll, Director of the Calabasas High School Music Department, 1997-2022


Unstrumental, Carnegie Hall 2019

Unstrumental, Carnegie Hall 2019


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Bare Rhythm, Carnegie Hall 2015