A Cappella

Solo music or group vocal or singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way:

A Cappella (also Acapella or A Capella)

Peter Christian Lutkin, Dean of the Northwestern University School of Music, helped popularize a cappella music in the United States by founding the Northwestern A Cappella Choir in 1906. The A Cappella Choir was "the first permanent organization of its kind in America" [1][2].

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References:
[1] Northwestern University, Guide to the Peter Christian Lutkin Papers, Biography.
[2] Leonard Van Camp, The Formation of A Cappella Choirs at Northwestern University, St. Olaf College, and Westminster College, Journal of Research in Music Education, Vol. 13, No. 4 (Winter, 1965), pp. 227-238.