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| + | | name = John Craig Fennell |
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| + | | term = 1996-1997 |
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| + | | predecessor = [[John Liepold]] |
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| + | | successor = [[Bruce Tammen]] |
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Fennell joined the Glee Club in the [[Glee Club 1992-1993 season|1992-1993 season]] as a graduate student and continued to perform as a student member in [[Glee Club 1993-1994 season|1993-1994]]. He stayed on as a community member and assistant director of the group until 1996. |
Fennell joined the Glee Club in the [[Glee Club 1992-1993 season|1992-1993 season]] as a graduate student and continued to perform as a student member in [[Glee Club 1993-1994 season|1993-1994]]. He stayed on as a community member and assistant director of the group until 1996. |
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During Fennell's tenure, the group released its first compact disc recording, ''[[Notes from the Path]]'', a compilation of recordings spanning from 1994 through 1996. |
During Fennell's tenure, the group released its first compact disc recording, ''[[Notes from the Path]]'', a compilation of recordings spanning from 1994 through 1996. |
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| − | While at Virginia, Fennell also sang with the [[Virginia Gentlemen]]. The group's recording of his arrangement of Billy Pilgrim's "Insomniac" (called "the best all-male arrangement ever" by the Recorded A Cappella Review Board)<ref name="rarb">{{cite web |url=http://www.rarb.org/reviews/215.html |title=University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Xtension Chords XAppeal |accessdate=2010-02-15}}</ref> was selected for the second Best of Collegiate A Cappella (BOCA) compilation. |
+ | While at Virginia, Fennell also sang with the [[Virginia Gentlemen]].<ref name="vg">{{cite web |url=http://www.thevirginiagentlemen.com/alumni/#.VTkGS61Viko |title=Alumni |work=The Virginia Gentlemen |accessdate=2015-04-23}}</ref> The group's recording of his arrangement of Billy Pilgrim's "Insomniac" (called "the best all-male arrangement ever" by the Recorded A Cappella Review Board)<ref name="rarb">{{cite web |url=http://www.rarb.org/reviews/215.html |title=University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Xtension Chords XAppeal |accessdate=2010-02-15}}</ref> was selected for the second Best of Collegiate A Cappella (BOCA) compilation. |
==Seasons== |
==Seasons== |
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*[[Glee Club 1995-1996 season]] (partial) |
*[[Glee Club 1995-1996 season]] (partial) |
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*[[Glee Club 1996-1997 season]] (partial) |
*[[Glee Club 1996-1997 season]] (partial) |
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| + | == Gallery == |
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| + | 1993-corks-rehearsal.jpeg|Fennell at Glee Club rehearsal, 1993 (Corks and Curls) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 17:48, 9 July 2020
John Craig Fennell was the interim conductor of the Virginia Glee Club in 1996. Taking over from John Liepold in the spring of 1996, Fennell stayed as acting conductor until Bruce Tammen began as conductor in January 1997.
Fennell joined the Glee Club in the 1992-1993 season as a graduate student and continued to perform as a student member in 1993-1994. He stayed on as a community member and assistant director of the group until 1996.
During Fennell's tenure, the group released its first compact disc recording, Notes from the Path, a compilation of recordings spanning from 1994 through 1996.
While at Virginia, Fennell also sang with the Virginia Gentlemen.[1] The group's recording of his arrangement of Billy Pilgrim's "Insomniac" (called "the best all-male arrangement ever" by the Recorded A Cappella Review Board)[2] was selected for the second Best of Collegiate A Cappella (BOCA) compilation.
Seasons
- Glee Club 1995-1996 season (partial)
- Glee Club 1996-1997 season (partial)
Gallery
References
- ↑ "Alumni". The Virginia Gentlemen. http://www.thevirginiagentlemen.com/alumni/#.VTkGS61Viko. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ↑ "University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Xtension Chords XAppeal". http://www.rarb.org/reviews/215.html. Retrieved 2010-02-15.