The
Founders
The
need and interest for an a cappella performance ensemble
has been in long existence at Drexel University. In
the winter of 1997, Raymond Sheen, Jr. became inspired
to act on this need, and won the support of our seven
founding members:
- Renjie
Abraham
- Donovan
Artz
- David
Callan
- David
Gornish
- Anthony
Ifill
- Raymond
Sheen, Jr.
- Brian
Stoudt
Eight
to the Bar had first been known as the Drexel
Dragontones. Originally, the primary objective
of the group was to explore the sounds and
styles of contemporary a cappella music.On
an interesting side note : one of the original
intentions was actually to learn barbershop
quartet songs and sing it to girls for valentine's
day in the Drexel cafeteria :). |
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Recognition
and Success
In
compliance with the Student Organization Policies,
Eight to the Bar chose Dr. Steven Powell as its Faculty
Advisor and drafted its Constitution in the spring
of 1997. Eight to the Bar received its University recognition
in the summer of 1997.
Eight
to the Bar's first public appearance was as part of
Drexel's 1997 International Festival Day celebration,
where five members performed two songs in a frigid
April 5th morning.
In 2007, we're about to celebrate our 10th anniversary!
The
First Concert
Our
first concert, "The Walk of Shame Jam," was
held on Friday, February 27, 1998, in the Main Building
Auditorium. Penn's Quaker Notes and Bryn Mawr's Night
Owls joined us as our special guest groups. The Jam
was incredibly well received and well attended. Among
the highlights of that evening were our "The More
You Know" skit and Night Owl's "Moaning Girls."
Listing
of Members Current and Past
(in
order of acceptance into the group)
-
Ray Sheen
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Brian Stoudt
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Donovan Artz
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Dave Callan
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Dave Gornish
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Anthony Ifill
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Renjie Abraham
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Josh Brown
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Ben Miraski
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Mutlu Onaral
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Justin Brame
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Justin Mac Nair
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Seth Stickle
-
Tom Freedman
-
Carlos Barrera
-
Bill Hull
-
Geoff Ednie
-
Jordan Gentile
-
Ben Weldon
-
Justin Minnick
-
Steve Stratoti - Webmaster
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Sean Martin
-
Conrad Folkes
-
Arin Sang-Urai
-
Mike Zhuraw
-
Dante Bucci
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Jacob Mathew
-
Alex Moseson
-
Injik Lee
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Jeremy Burrell
-
Jeff Arlen
-
Ryan Baxter
-
Matt Ridgway
-
Eric Nograles
-
George Waldie
-
Matt White
-
Dave Humes
-
Chris Barron
-
Mike Maicher
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Alejandro Abad-Kelly
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Ted Dinola
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Chris Levitt
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John Park
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Brandon Rutter
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Ben Guez
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Mike Angelos
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Akash Shukla
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Rick Chang
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Billy Whitley
-
Chadd Colin
-
Rich Price
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Levi Toback - Business Manager
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Mike Jeffers
-
Luke Rodgers
-
Isaac Weber
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Shaun Kozlowski
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Anthony Kotula
-
Dave Chan
-
A. Carter Erwin
-
Matt Flocco
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Tim Hanson
-
Nate Itescu
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Ryan McCullough - President
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Mario Clopton
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Steve Pribis - Music Director
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Ross Diskin
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Colin Eggert-Crowe
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Jake Knipper
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Matt Lesnak - Treasurer - Webmaster - Barchivist
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Mike Rose
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Andrew Sauber
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Joe Sine - Public Relations - Assistant M.D.
All
of the current members are in BLUE. |
Presidents
of 8 to the Bar
Seth
Stickle, Conrad Folkes, and Dante Bucci
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