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We welcomed 16 freshmen into the
group, 9 of which showed up for Music Camp for Singers.
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Parents' Weekend 2007 was a
success. The Singers performed "Why We Sing" and "Kate" in
memorable fashion at the showcase.
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Fall Cocktail '07 took place in
Philadelphia for the Singers and Voices (Villanova's all-female chorus).
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Singers traveled to Richland, NJ
for a mini-tour in November 2007 to sing at St. Augustine College
Preparatory School, an Augustinian high school.
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The Voices-Singers Winter 2007
Concert was a big success. Each group did a repertoire of
Christmas and religious songs. The groups combined at the end to
sing "O Magnum Mysterium," conducted by Christine Nass.
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The Singers sang the National
Anthem at several Villanova Basketball games held at the Pavilion on
campus and at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.
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On Valentine's Day, the campus
covered by Singers in tuxedos, delivering Singing Valentines all day
long. This fun and well-known tradition is one of their biggest
fundraisers of the year.
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On Monday, February 25, 2008, the
Singers voted on their executive board for the 2008-09 school year. They
officially began their duties "as soon as the final note was sung at
the Spring Concert." The new board is:
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President: Matthew Gerard '09
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Vice President: Andrew Clare
'09
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Tour Director: Paul Parisi '09
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Treasurer: Ryan McCann '09
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Alumni Chair: Charles
Gillespie '10
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Secretary: Greg Moore '11
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Fundraising Chair: James Ellis
'10
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Publicity Chair: Kevin Lavery
'10
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Librarian: Kyle McConville
'11
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For Spring Break, the Singers
drove to Troy, NY to sing at St. Augustine Church on Saturday, March 1,
then crossed the Canadian border the next day, settling in Montreal.
They sang at a nursing home and had their board dinner on Monday, went
snow tubing on Tuesday, and drove home on Wednesday (with plenty of
site-seeing and tourist-ish nonsense during down time). Check out
the Photos page for pictures of the performances.
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The Second Singers' Legacy Event
was April 4-6 2008. Over 200 past and present Singers attended this
fun event in the Villanova Room at the Connelly Center.
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The Voices-Singers Spring 2008
Concert was held on Saturday, April 19 at 7:30 in St. Mary's Chapel.
The combined piece was Faure's Requiem, conducted by Brian
Meneely. The Haveners and Spires, the a cappella affiliates of their
respective choruses, also performed.
