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Volume 36 – Issue 2 – Spring 2009
A Word from the President Greetings all alumni, family, and friends! As its 147th season comes to a close, the Penn Glee Club is still actively performing and rehearsing. We just wrapped up our annual Spring Show in the Zellerbach Theater, Back To The Future! The Musical. As our 147th Spring Production, the Glee Club stepped it up and worked with gifted director Eduardo “Chiquita” Placer (C ’99) to create and craft a truly unique Glee Club show. Thank you to all who came out to support us! In addition to the Spring Show, we recently hit the road, putting on successful performances in Bucks County, PA and Washington, DC. The Glee Club road trip tradition continues to be an exciting addition to the semester! More recently, we performed at the Church of the Holy Trinity as a part of their College Choir series. The concert was free and open to the public and we were pleased to see so many of our local alumni come out and support us. We are also preparing for our annual Spring Tour! This year, the Glee Club will be heading to Central and South America, making stops in Bogotá, Colombia; Panamá City, Panamá; and San José, Costa Rica. Aside from our usual grueling schedule of performances and public appearances, we hope to catch a few rays on the beaches of Quepos, Costa Rica! Remember to look for updates from our GCGC President, Rob Biron (C ‘91) on Alumni Weekend activities. Thank you all for your continued support of the Penn Glee Club. Please remember to check our website for updates on performances and events. If you have any questions, please contact me at gleeclub@dolphin. upenn.edu. Hopefully I will see you at one of our events in the near future! Sincerely, Mark Huerta President, Penn Glee Club
Upcoming Events! May 15,16- Look for the Penn Glee Club singing around campus during Alumni Weekend May 16- GCGC Alumni Event at the Amado Recital Hall. See website for more information as the event draws nearer. May 19-June 1- The Penn Glee Club departs on an international tour to Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica! For more information, visit www.PennGleeClub.com
Penn Glee Club Tour 2009! The Glee Club is proud to announce its 2009 tour: The 12 Days of Isthmus! This year’s tour will see the Glee Club visit Central and South America spending time in Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica. Of course, this will not solely be a chance for Glee Clubbers to unwind from an extremely busy year. Significant concert performances as well as cultural exchanges with local residents have already been planned so that this trip can serve as an opportunity for the Glee Club to spread the spirit of Penn to audience members around the world. Please keep checking our website at www. penngleeclub.com for more details as the date draws nearer. Also, a special thanks to Glee Club alumna Kristen Lem for once again creating the logo for this year’s tour.
Tentative Itinerary: May 19- Depart from JFK and arrive in Bogotá, Colombia May 20- Host music workshop for underprivileged children and performance in the afternoon May 21- Concert at University of the Andes May 22- Concert at Iglesia de San Francisco in Bogotá May 23- Arrive in Panamá City May 25- Concert for Penn alumni in Panamá City, Panamá May 26- Performance for Panamania school children. May 27- Arrive in San José, Costa Rica May 28- Cultural exchange with University Students and concert in the evening May 29- Arrive in Quepos, Costa Rica June 1- Arrive Back in Philadelphia *For more detailed information, please visit our website at www.penngleeclub.com* Check us Out on Youtube! Search Penn Glee Club at Youtube.com to relive your experiences with the Penn Glee Club and see footage from our spring and fall shows!
Since we last left the Glee Club....
The Glee Club has had a very busy spring. As soon as classes started, the Club made its annual pilgrimage to New York City to perform at Hunter College. The performance went off without a hitch, despite half of the Club's members being delayed on a bus caught in rush hour traffic for four hours. After the performance at Hunter College, the Club geared up for its 147th annual production, Back to the Future! The Musical. The script of the show, written by alumnus Mark Glassman (C’00), featured an original time-travel-themed plot with many clever references to the 1980s trilogy. In addition, the show featured the masterful stage direction and choreography of alumnus Eduardo Placer (C’99), another spectacular tap-dance finale choreographed by Robert Biron (C’91), and of course the careful and nuanced musical stewardship of the Club’s director, C. Erik Nordgren. Once the spring show ended, the Club was not at all finished. As Penn Provost Ronald Daniels was ready to leave his post, the Club surprised him in his office with a final farewell and a toast for all of his work at the university. Then the Club hit the road to Council Rock South High School to perform for local Penn alumni of Bucks County and New Jersey. When the Club returned to campus, it helped to kick off Relay for Life at Franklin Field with the national anthem and The Red and Blue. Finally, the Club took another road trip to Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, Maryland to perform for Penn alumni of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. All of these performances were met with the highest level of appreciation from audiences of undergrads and alumni alike.
The Glee Club concludes a successful spring show with the traditional tap-dance finale.
Performing “Cool” from West Side Story. Complete with choreography in the style of Jerome Robbins.
Glee Club Singing Valentines For the past decade, the Glee Club has played the role of a musical Cupid on Valentine’s Day by delivering Singing Valentines in person to individuals on campus, or over the phone to friends and family around the world. This past February, the Glee Club, for the first time, made it possible for individuals to sign up for Valentines through an online system and also partnered with the Penn chapter of Habitat for Humanity by agreeing to donate all of the proceeds from the event. These factors, coupled with an increased publicity push, led to more than 200 requests during the three days leading up to Valentine’s Day and broke all previous records! Thanks to all of the alumni who ordered a Singing Valentine.
Calling All Glee Club Alumni! The Penn Glee Club is attempting to gather current alumni notes as well as any digital media (images, video, etc.) that you may have from your days as a member of the Club. All information that we receive will be organized and displayed in a password-protected portion of our website. We hope that this site can become a novel and easy way for Alumni to keep connected with each other as well as an extensive online history of the Club. Please send all information to [email protected].
Congratulations To..... The Nouveau Oldmen
The 2009-2010 Glee Club Board
Stephen “Diddy” Chao Robert “Goosey” Croll Ned “Sawyér” Cunningham Katie “Rex” Eichner JX “XI” Lye Andrew “Dole” McAleer Lance “Dewey” Miller Jacob “Tugboat” Plotnick Winston “Peel” Plunkett
President: Lee Crain Business Manager: Mike Yee Vice President: Fan Zhou Publicity Manager: Chris Wogan Secretary/Librarian: Robert Croll Properties Manager: Jacob Plotnick Historian: Dave Frankenfield
Go to http://groups.google.com/group/ PGCalumni-general and click on “Apply for group membership” to join the GCGC Google group to keep up to date on the latest news from the GCGC Board.
Glee Club Graduate Club (GCGC) Elections The GCGC will be holding elections for open Board positions on May 16, 2009 at the Alumni Weekend GGCG event that will be held on the University of Pennsylvania campus in the Amado Recital Hall. The Nominations by the GCGC Executive Board for open Board positions are as follows: Treasurer - Gene Schneyer ‘75 Group 1 Representative (Alumni from the classes of -- David McMillan ‘05 Group 2 Representative (Alumni from the classes of -- Dan Pincus ‘00 Group 3 Representative (Alumni from the classes of -- Scott Romeika ‘94 Group 4 Representative (Alumni from the classes of -- Brendan O’Brien ‘87 Group 5 Representative (Alumni from the classes of -- Greg Suss ‘75
2003-2008) 1998-2002) 1988-1997) 1978-1987) 1977 or earlier)
Additional nominees for election to the above offices may be proposed in writing submitted to Alex Feldman, GCGC Vice President, at [email protected] by not later than May 9, 2009, with the support of not less than ten (10) members of the GCGC who certify their desire to nominate such individual(s) for election at the Semi-Annual meeting to take place during Alumni Weekend on May 16, 2009.
Want to Hear More of the Glee Club? Want to relive your days as an undergraduate member? Glee Club CDs and DVDs are on sale and available for purchase. Bruce Montgomery Theater Dedication (2008)- $30 Bruce Montgomery Memorial Service (2008)- $30 145th Anniversary Gala DVD (2007) - $30 A Song By The Fire (2006) - $15 Bruce Montgomery Retirement Gala (2000) - $15 Echoes & Tradition (2000) - $14 ...In Song, of Course (1997) - $12 Hail Pennsylvania (1992) - $10 Penn Pipers (2009)- $10 For more informtion on the CD and song selection, please visit www.PennGleeClub.com. Please make out all checks to “The University of Pennsylvania Glee Club” and send them to: The Penn Glee Club Platt Student Performing Arts House 172 Stouffer Commons 3702 Spruce St. Philadelphia, PA 19104-6026
Prices above do not include shipping and handling ($3).
TTBB Production Staff Editor-in-Chief and Publisher: Fan Zhou CW’ 10 Editor of Graphic Design: Caroline Harrison C’10 Staff Writers: Josh Eisenberg C’ 11 Michael Yee E’ 11 Winston Plunkett E’ 12 JX Lye E’ 12 Photographers: Kristen Lem N’07
Special thanks to
Kristen Lem
for all her support to the Penn Glee Club, especially the Club’s Publicity Department! Miss the Penn Pipers’ concert last spring? Be sure to check out videos of the performance at www.youtube.com/pennpipers
A Word from the President Greetings all alumni, family, and friends! As its 147th season comes to a close, the Penn Glee Club is still actively performing and rehearsing. We just wrapped up our annual Spring Show in the Zellerbach Theater, Back To The Future! The Musical. As our 147th Spring Production, the Glee Club stepped it up and worked with gifted director Eduardo “Chiquita” Placer (C ’99) to create and craft a truly unique Glee Club show. Thank you to all who came out to support us! In addition to the Spring Show, we recently hit the road, putting on successful performances in Bucks County, PA and Washington, DC. The Glee Club road trip tradition continues to be an exciting addition to the semester! More recently, we performed at the Church of the Holy Trinity as a part of their College Choir series. The concert was free and open to the public and we were pleased to see so many of our local alumni come out and support us. We are also preparing for our annual Spring Tour! This year, the Glee Club will be heading to Central and South America, making stops in Bogotá, Colombia; Panamá City, Panamá; and San José, Costa Rica. Aside from our usual grueling schedule of performances and public appearances, we hope to catch a few rays on the beaches of Quepos, Costa Rica! Remember to look for updates from our GCGC President, Rob Biron (C ‘91) on Alumni Weekend activities. Thank you all for your continued support of the Penn Glee Club. Please remember to check our website for updates on performances and events. If you have any questions, please contact me at gleeclub@dolphin. upenn.edu. Hopefully I will see you at one of our events in the near future! Sincerely, Mark Huerta President, Penn Glee Club
Upcoming Events! May 15,16- Look for the Penn Glee Club singing around campus during Alumni Weekend May 16- GCGC Alumni Event at the Amado Recital Hall. See website for more information as the event draws nearer. May 19-June 1- The Penn Glee Club departs on an international tour to Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica! For more information, visit www.PennGleeClub.com
Penn Glee Club Tour 2009! The Glee Club is proud to announce its 2009 tour: The 12 Days of Isthmus! This year’s tour will see the Glee Club visit Central and South America spending time in Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica. Of course, this will not solely be a chance for Glee Clubbers to unwind from an extremely busy year. Significant concert performances as well as cultural exchanges with local residents have already been planned so that this trip can serve as an opportunity for the Glee Club to spread the spirit of Penn to audience members around the world. Please keep checking our website at www. penngleeclub.com for more details as the date draws nearer. Also, a special thanks to Glee Club alumna Kristen Lem for once again creating the logo for this year’s tour.
Tentative Itinerary: May 19- Depart from JFK and arrive in Bogotá, Colombia May 20- Host music workshop for underprivileged children and performance in the afternoon May 21- Concert at University of the Andes May 22- Concert at Iglesia de San Francisco in Bogotá May 23- Arrive in Panamá City May 25- Concert for Penn alumni in Panamá City, Panamá May 26- Performance for Panamania school children. May 27- Arrive in San José, Costa Rica May 28- Cultural exchange with University Students and concert in the evening May 29- Arrive in Quepos, Costa Rica June 1- Arrive Back in Philadelphia *For more detailed information, please visit our website at www.penngleeclub.com* Check us Out on Youtube! Search Penn Glee Club at Youtube.com to relive your experiences with the Penn Glee Club and see footage from our spring and fall shows!
Since we last left the Glee Club....
The Glee Club has had a very busy spring. As soon as classes started, the Club made its annual pilgrimage to New York City to perform at Hunter College. The performance went off without a hitch, despite half of the Club's members being delayed on a bus caught in rush hour traffic for four hours. After the performance at Hunter College, the Club geared up for its 147th annual production, Back to the Future! The Musical. The script of the show, written by alumnus Mark Glassman (C’00), featured an original time-travel-themed plot with many clever references to the 1980s trilogy. In addition, the show featured the masterful stage direction and choreography of alumnus Eduardo Placer (C’99), another spectacular tap-dance finale choreographed by Robert Biron (C’91), and of course the careful and nuanced musical stewardship of the Club’s director, C. Erik Nordgren. Once the spring show ended, the Club was not at all finished. As Penn Provost Ronald Daniels was ready to leave his post, the Club surprised him in his office with a final farewell and a toast for all of his work at the university. Then the Club hit the road to Council Rock South High School to perform for local Penn alumni of Bucks County and New Jersey. When the Club returned to campus, it helped to kick off Relay for Life at Franklin Field with the national anthem and The Red and Blue. Finally, the Club took another road trip to Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, Maryland to perform for Penn alumni of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. All of these performances were met with the highest level of appreciation from audiences of undergrads and alumni alike.
The Glee Club concludes a successful spring show with the traditional tap-dance finale.
Performing “Cool” from West Side Story. Complete with choreography in the style of Jerome Robbins.
Glee Club Singing Valentines For the past decade, the Glee Club has played the role of a musical Cupid on Valentine’s Day by delivering Singing Valentines in person to individuals on campus, or over the phone to friends and family around the world. This past February, the Glee Club, for the first time, made it possible for individuals to sign up for Valentines through an online system and also partnered with the Penn chapter of Habitat for Humanity by agreeing to donate all of the proceeds from the event. These factors, coupled with an increased publicity push, led to more than 200 requests during the three days leading up to Valentine’s Day and broke all previous records! Thanks to all of the alumni who ordered a Singing Valentine.
Calling All Glee Club Alumni! The Penn Glee Club is attempting to gather current alumni notes as well as any digital media (images, video, etc.) that you may have from your days as a member of the Club. All information that we receive will be organized and displayed in a password-protected portion of our website. We hope that this site can become a novel and easy way for Alumni to keep connected with each other as well as an extensive online history of the Club. Please send all information to [email protected].
Congratulations To..... The Nouveau Oldmen
The 2009-2010 Glee Club Board
Stephen “Diddy” Chao Robert “Goosey” Croll Ned “Sawyér” Cunningham Katie “Rex” Eichner JX “XI” Lye Andrew “Dole” McAleer Lance “Dewey” Miller Jacob “Tugboat” Plotnick Winston “Peel” Plunkett
President: Lee Crain Business Manager: Mike Yee Vice President: Fan Zhou Publicity Manager: Chris Wogan Secretary/Librarian: Robert Croll Properties Manager: Jacob Plotnick Historian: Dave Frankenfield
Go to http://groups.google.com/group/ PGCalumni-general and click on “Apply for group membership” to join the GCGC Google group to keep up to date on the latest news from the GCGC Board.
Glee Club Graduate Club (GCGC) Elections The GCGC will be holding elections for open Board positions on May 16, 2009 at the Alumni Weekend GGCG event that will be held on the University of Pennsylvania campus in the Amado Recital Hall. The Nominations by the GCGC Executive Board for open Board positions are as follows: Treasurer - Gene Schneyer ‘75 Group 1 Representative (Alumni from the classes of -- David McMillan ‘05 Group 2 Representative (Alumni from the classes of -- Dan Pincus ‘00 Group 3 Representative (Alumni from the classes of -- Scott Romeika ‘94 Group 4 Representative (Alumni from the classes of -- Brendan O’Brien ‘87 Group 5 Representative (Alumni from the classes of -- Greg Suss ‘75
2003-2008) 1998-2002) 1988-1997) 1978-1987) 1977 or earlier)
Additional nominees for election to the above offices may be proposed in writing submitted to Alex Feldman, GCGC Vice President, at [email protected] by not later than May 9, 2009, with the support of not less than ten (10) members of the GCGC who certify their desire to nominate such individual(s) for election at the Semi-Annual meeting to take place during Alumni Weekend on May 16, 2009.
Want to Hear More of the Glee Club? Want to relive your days as an undergraduate member? Glee Club CDs and DVDs are on sale and available for purchase. Bruce Montgomery Theater Dedication (2008)- $30 Bruce Montgomery Memorial Service (2008)- $30 145th Anniversary Gala DVD (2007) - $30 A Song By The Fire (2006) - $15 Bruce Montgomery Retirement Gala (2000) - $15 Echoes & Tradition (2000) - $14 ...In Song, of Course (1997) - $12 Hail Pennsylvania (1992) - $10 Penn Pipers (2009)- $10 For more informtion on the CD and song selection, please visit www.PennGleeClub.com. Please make out all checks to “The University of Pennsylvania Glee Club” and send them to: The Penn Glee Club Platt Student Performing Arts House 172 Stouffer Commons 3702 Spruce St. Philadelphia, PA 19104-6026
Prices above do not include shipping and handling ($3).
TTBB Production Staff Editor-in-Chief and Publisher: Fan Zhou CW’ 10 Editor of Graphic Design: Caroline Harrison C’10 Staff Writers: Josh Eisenberg C’ 11 Michael Yee E’ 11 Winston Plunkett E’ 12 JX Lye E’ 12 Photographers: Kristen Lem N’07
Special thanks to
Kristen Lem
for all her support to the Penn Glee Club, especially the Club’s Publicity Department! Miss the Penn Pipers’ concert last spring? Be sure to check out videos of the performance at www.youtube.com/pennpipers
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