[1] They perform not only locally in the greater San Francisco Bay Area but also around the world.

[citation needed] The group won the 1997 ICCA competition [3] and notable performances include the 1996 Olympic Games,[4] the White House,[5] with 10-time Grammy award winner Bobby McFerrin in 2005[6] and 2019,[7] with Seal in 2009,[8] with Joan Baez in 2019,[9] annually at Stanford Graduation Baccalaureate,[10] and their sold-out 25th Anniversary Show in Bing Concert Hall in 2015.

[11] Their musical repertoire includes their arrangements of "One by One" by Lebo M., "Lift Ev'ry Voice" (the Black national anthem), "Baba Yetu" by Talisman alumni Christopher Tin (a song featured in the video game Civilization IV), Sweet Honey in the Rock's "Wanting Memories," a compilation of the two songs "Hawai'i '78" and "E Ala E"] performed by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, and the traditional spiritual "Amazing Grace.

[12][non-primary source needed] The group was featured on the 1997 Best of Collegiate A Cappella compilation,[13] and has received recognition from CARA, most recently in 2004, winning "Mixed-Group Album of the Year" for Watch Me Fly.

I sat back and I thought, 'World music - it's not the thing that brings in the audience, I don't know if anyone's going to want to sing this.'

I put 2,000 fliers up around campus talking about singing music with stories from around the world.

I went over to Braun 105, there was a big crowd outside the room, and I had already messed up scheduling a couple times.

I thought maybe the Ram's Head Musical had got the room for auditions, and now I'm just a wreck.