Sam Gradess '11 Profiled on SLU Website

Read more about this Singing Saint, currently abroad on the France program, on the SLU website.

He also writes for SLU's French Blog, Quinze Étudiants De L’université De Saint-Lawrence En France, which you can read here.

Reunion Planning Committee

The planning committee for next year's 60th Reunion is almost set:

Planning Chairs

Mark Tavern '94
Jerry Peters '95

Committee Members

Ken Hughes '98
Paul Hughes '00
Jan Knost '56
Navé Strauss '08
Tyler Wood '85

There's still time to volunteer, so if you'd like to take part, send an email and let us know.

Who's coming to the 60th Reunion?

Click here and scroll to the bottom to see who's planning to attend!

60th Reunion Invitation

Invitations to the 60th Reunion go out today by regular mail. Here's the text of the letter:

Dear Singing Saint:

Reunion Weekend, June 4-6, 2010, marks the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the Singing Saints. You are cordially invited to celebrate that milestone, as the Saints—and hundreds of other alumni—gather during Reunion Weekend to take part in festivities honoring one of SLU's oldest student-run initiatives.

The tentative schedule for the celebration is as follows:

Friday, June 4
4:00 - 5:00 pm: Welcome Reception
7:30 - 9:30 pm: Rehearsal
9:30 - 10:30 pm: Happy Hour

Saturday, June 5
2:30 - 4:30 pm: Rehearsal
6:30 - 8:30 pm: Dinner for Singing Saints and families
9:30 - 10:15 pm: 60th Reunion Concert in Gunnison Memorial Chapel
10:15 - 11:00 pm: Reception for Singing Saints and friends

We encourage you to make plans to return to St. Lawrence next Spring. The weekend will be filled with opportunities to sing, to relive your days as a student, and most importantly, to celebrate 60 years of men’s a cappella.

Please complete the online questionnaire to let us know you’re coming. When we get closer to Reunion, we’ll send a final schedule, information about accommodations, child care, copies of the music we plan to sing in the concert and a rehearsal CD.

Do not hesitate to contact either one of us, or Sara O’Brian Polniak, Assistant Director of Alumni and Parent Programs at (315) 229-5512, if you have any questions.

May the road rise to meet you!

Sincerely,

Mark Tavern ’94

Jerry Peters ’95

Honorary Chairs

The planning committee for the 60th Reunion has begun its work by naming four honorary chairs: Bill Moncrieff, Bob Beveridge, Howard Crowell and Pete Worthington (all '54). Bill Moncrieff brought these men together in 1950 as the Rovers. Soon thereafter they became the Saints and together they represent the founding members of one of SLU's oldest student initiatives. We are proud to recognize these men and thank them for starting such a long-standing tradition.

The planning committee co-chairs are Mark Tavern '94 and Jerry Peters '95. The rest of the planning committee will be announced shortly.

The 60th Reunion will be held held June 4 - 6, 2010 during St. Lawrence University's Reunion Weekend.

Twitter

We're now on Twitter! If you use this social network, visit http://twitter.com/SingingSaints or follow @SingingSaints. We'll be "tweeting" with updates on next year's 60th Reunion as well as interesting tidbits about the history of the Singing Saints.

Mark Tavern '94 Profiled for SLU Arts Website

Mark Tavern, current Singing Saints Alumni Association President, was recently interviewed by St. Lawrence about using interships as a way to get a job in the music business. Read the rest here.

Mitch Galli '12 wins 2009 Northern New York Library Network (NNYLN) Student Recognition Award

Congratulations to one of the newest Singing Saints on this well-deserved award. Read more about it on SLU's site.

Congratulations, Graduates!

Congratulations to the newest Singing Saints Alumni:

Seth A. Corliss '09
Justin M. Green '09

Seth and Justin received their degrees at SLU's commencement on May 17.

Spring Concert

This year's Spring Concert will be on Saturday, April 25th. Check back for more details!

Facebook

New Facebook groups have been created for Singing Saints, both alumni and current. Click here to join the main Singing Saints group and interact with your friends on Facebook. Click here to join the 60th Reunion group and get information about the upcoming reunion in 2010.