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 |
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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 |
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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[]
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/.