The 140th Anniversary Weekend of the Virginia Glee Club, held March 18-20, 2011 as part of the Glee Club 2010-2011 season, celebrated the 140th anniversary of the Glee Club's founding in 1871. Events of the weekend included the Glee Club's 140th Anniversary Concert, alumni singing events, receptions, and a banquet at Alumni Hall that was keynoted by former UVa president John Casteen.
Events[]
- Friday cocktail reception
- 140th Anniversary Concert
- Friday post-concert reception at Trinity Pub
- Saturday Alumni Sing
- Walking tour of the Lawn
- 140th Anniversary Banquet
- Post-banquet cocktails at Trinity Pub
- Sunday brunch
Documents[]
Audio and Videos[]
Alumni sings[]
Recordings of performances from the Saturday alumni sings are listed below.
| Work | Conductor | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Come Again, Sweet Love by John Dowland | John Liepold | |
| Winter Song by Frederic Field Bullard | John Liepold | |
| Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (Morgan Whitfield, soloist) | John Liepold | |
| Dona Nobis Pacem | John Liepold | |
| Pater Noster | Bruce Tammen | |
| Love is a Green Girl (from Summer Songs - David Davis) | Donald Loach | |
| A Shadow's on the Sundial (from Summer Songs) | Donald Loach | |
| Hark All Ye Lovely Saints | Donald Loach | |
| Shenandoah | Frank Albinder | |
| Ave Maria (Biebl) | Frank Albinder |
Banquet speeches[]
Speeches from the 140th Anniversary Banquet are below:
| Speaker | Audio |
|---|---|
| Lloyd F. Stamy, Jr. (partial) | |
| John Casteen, part 1 | |
| John Casteen, part 2 | |
| Thomas Deal | |
| Patrick Lynn Garner - reminiscences of the first European Tour | |
| Virginia, Hail, All Hail/The Good Old Song (all) |
Photos[]
Alumni Sing (Fred Kaspick)
Applause for Mozart Requiem (Fred Kaspick)
Glee Club singing "Summer Songs" with Don Loach (Jeff Slutzky)
Channel 29 (Fred Kaspick)
Glee Club conductors (Jeff Slutzky)
Glee Club presidents (Jeff Slutzky)
Alumni sing 10K/Good Old Song (Fred Kaspick)
Cardillo and Donald Loach (Fred Kaspick)
Club members and alums sing "Loch Lomond" (Fred Kaspick)
Lawn tour (source: Tim Jarrett)
Glee Club posters (Jeff Slutzky)
Glee Club photos over the years (Jeff Slutzky)
Jarrett, Finn, and Liepold in St. Maartens (Jeff Slutzky)
Singing the Good Old Song at the Rotunda
Press[]
- Norris, Jane (2011-03-18). "Glee Club marking milestone with concert". Charlottesville Daily Progress. http://www2.dailyprogress.com/entertainment/2011/mar/18/glee-club-marking-milestone-concert-ar-912481/.
- "Glee Club - A Reunion at UVa". NBC 29 News. 2011-03-20. http://www.nbc29.com/story/14284740/glee-club-a-reunion-at-uva.
- Al-Sayegh, Zainab (2011-03-21). "Hitting the high note". Cavalier Daily. http://u15398573.onlinehome-server.com/2011/03/21/hitting-the-high-note/.