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May 4, 2018 @ 7:30 pm – @ 8:30 pmSt. John's Episcopal Church

679 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06119

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The Whiffenpoofs

A concert by Yale’s premiere a capella group! Join us on Friday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m. The concert is free admission, $20 suggested donation. A reception will follow.

Every year, 14 senior Yale men are selected to be in the Whiffenpoofs, the world’s oldest and best-known collegiate a cappella group. Founded in 1909, the “Whiffs” began as a senior quartet that met for weekly concerts at Mory’s Temple Bar, the famous Yale tavern. Today, the group has become one of Yale’s most celebrated traditions.

More than 100 years ago, on a frosty January night in New Haven, Connecticut, five of the Yale Glee Club’s best singers convened at Mory’s Temple Bar to escape the cold. Louis Linder, the tavern’s barkeep and a music aficionado, welcomed them in, beginning an institution that survives to this day.

Of those original five singers, four were members of the Glee Club’s prestigious Varsity Quartet, a group that sang together regularly at various alumni events. Unwilling to restrict themselves to performances at public functions, the group began to meet on a weekly basis at Mory’s, where they improvised harmonies to the songs they loved so well. These weekly meetings soon became a hallowed tradition amongst the singers.

As their fame on campus grew, the quintet began their search for a name. Denton ‘Goat’ Fowler, tickled by a joke featuring a mythical dragonfish named the Whiffenpoof, suggested the name to his companions, who found the name an apt reflection of the atmosphere of levity that accompanied the group’s gatherings. The word quickly caught on with the group’s admirers, and the name stuck.

In the years since, each generation of Whiffenpoofs have taken up the mantle of their forebears. For more than one century of songsters, the name, the song, and the weekly date at Mory’s have remained inviolate traditions that continue to bind us together.

 

« Choral Evensong: St. John’s Youth and Adult Choirs» Pipes Alive! – Ezequiel Menéndez, organist

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  • January 24, 2021 @ 5:00 pm – @ 6:00 pm

    CANCELLED: Choral Evensong – The Anglican Singers

    February 28, 2021 @ 5:00 pm – @ 6:00 pm

    CANCELLED: Choral Evensong – St. John’s Youth Choir and Guests

    March 6, 2021 @ 3:00 pm – @ 4:00 pm

    25th Anniversary Organ Concert: David Hurd

    February 7, 2021 @ 12:30 pm – March 7, 2021 @ 1:00 pm

    Pipes Alive! – Scott Lamlein, organist

    March 7, 2021 @ 12:30 pm – @ 1:00 pm

    Pipes Alive! – Carolyn Craig, organist

    March 28, 2021 @ 5:00 pm – @ 6:00 pm

    Choral Evensong – St. John’s Schola

    April 16, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – @ 8:30 pm

    Spring Chamber Music: Leonid Sigal and Friends

    April 25, 2021 @ 5:00 pm – @ 6:00 pm

    Choral Evensong – St. John’s Schola

    May 2, 2021 @ 12:30 pm – @ 1:00 pm

    Pipes Alive! – Edward Clark, organist

  • January 3, 2021 @ 12:30 pm – @ 1:00 pm

    Pipes Alive! – Kari Miller, organist

    December 13, 2020 @ 3:00 pm – @ 4:00 pm

    Candlelight Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

    December 6, 2020 @ 12:30 pm – @ 1:00 pm

    Pipes Alive! – Peter Niedmann, organist

    November 25, 2020 @ 12:15 pm – @ 1:00 pm

    Wednesday Online Recital Series – Christa Rakich, organ

    November 18, 2020 @ 12:15 pm – @ 1:00 pm

    Wednesday Online Recital Series – Ezequiel Menéndez, organ

    November 11, 2020 @ 12:15 pm – @ 1:00 pm

    Wednesday Online Recital Series – Edward Clark, organ

    November 4, 2020 @ 12:15 pm – @ 1:00 pm

    Wednesday Online Recital Series – Student Showcase

    November 1, 2020 @ 12:30 pm – @ 1:00 pm

    Pipes Alive! – Zachary Schurman, organist

    October 16, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – @ 8:30 pm

    Boyd Meets Girl: Laura Metcalf, cello; Rupert Boyd, guitar

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