Updated: Jan. 29, 2015 at 9:48 p.m.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival held its Sing Into Spring contest Tuesday at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Northeast D.C.

Local a cappella groups and soloists competed for a chance to sing at the April 11 parade. The GW Troubadours and The GW Vibes performed, but both lost the group competition to the Cathedral Close school group, Jackets Off, and Sopranessence, an ensemble of sopranos based in D.C.

Video by Christopher Saccardo.

This post was updated to reflect the following correction:
In the video, The Hatchet incorrectly spelled GW Vibes member Evan DeFrancesco’s name as Evan DiFrancesco. We regret this error.