Founded in 2011, Illuminations are Exeter’s premier a cappella group, with the highest number of auditionees every year. As a contemporary, mixed group we are a predominant part of the University’s prestigious a cappella scene over recent years. We have achieved seven consecutive ICCA appearances, including reaching the UK finals 5 times, as well as appearing on Sky 1's Sing: Ultimate A Cappella and having six, 5 star, sellout runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! 

2024 was a HUGE year for Illuminations as we placed 3rd in the UK quarter-final of the ICCAs! We spent a lot of time in May and June recording for a long awaited album which should be coming out in the very near future… On top of that we were able to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe and have many a sold out show. 

Illuminations have now released three EP's, “Illuminations”,  "Ignite", and “From the Ashes”. If you want to check us out all the songs can be found on Spotify and other streaming platforms. We have released two successful music videos, "The Sound of Silence" which has amassed over 32k views across YouTube and Facebook, and "Genghis Khan/Sugar" in 2019. This year we also released a live music video for Aurora's “Runaway” which gained great attention on social media. Illuminations' eclectic repertoire includes songs ranging from ABBA, to Stevie Wonder, to our own original music!

This year, we will continue to compete at an international level in Varsity Vocals' ICCA, return to Edinburgh Fringe and hope to put on a range of shows in and around Exeter; some paid work and other ticketed performances. As well as this we aim to continue to perform all across the UK including London, Bristol, Brighton, Scotland, and more!

As well as high quality performance pieces we have a lot of fun. Being a mixed group gives us the perfect blend of personalities as well as music. We have frequent socials and are a tight knit group of friends who love nothing more than singing together (check out our vlogs on our Instagram to see the fun we get up to!)

This is our 14th Generation and after a huge year we are looking for the best of the best to become a part of our family to fulfil our aspirations for 2024/25!