Ten & Change

Ten and Change started in February of 2000 when four friends decided to rekindle their love for a cappella singing. After a few name changes, sputters, starts and restarts, “Ten and Change” was born. Ten and Change began practice in its members’ respective NYC apartments (to the initial dismay and subsequent unbridled joy of countless roommates and significant others), out on the street (where the group was encouragingly pelted by spectating fruit vendors), and Central Park (though those summertime outdoor rehearsals were eventually discontinued due to an arresting number of nubile distractions). Eventually, the group settled for a once-a-week rehearsal schedule and a fixed rotation of rehearsal space, including some midtown office conference rooms and some pretty nice roof decks.

Ten and Change began performing in 2001 and has since performed at several venues, from humble beginnings on the top floor of a member’s apartment (with the not-so-humble NYC skyline in the background) to such well-known venues as CBGB, the Knitting Factory, The Living Room, Crash Mansion, Joe’s Pub, Upright Citizen Brigade Theater, St. Marx Cafe and Nessa. The group has performed the National Anthem at Shea Stadium and Harbor Yard (home of the Bridgeport Bluefish) and frequently entertains in large venues such as Central Park and Grand Central Station. Ten and Change also regularly does volunteer concert work at various locales in New York City and has provided entertainment for PR campaigns, corporate events, and private parties.

Our alumni now rank over 40 strong, with some alum (and current members) singing since the group’s founding and others joining only for a year or two. Check out the current members of the group, the complete listing of our membership since our much-hailed inception, or a synopsis of our sordid past.