University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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Members of the Men ' s Glee Club put their heart arid soul into a spiritual piece during the fall concert performance. Due to the renovation of the accoustically perfect Hill Auditorium, the concert was held in Rackham Auditorium. S. Thomas pKoto N TUNE WITH TRADITION By Randielle Humphries In its 142nd season, the Men ' s Glee Club united in an effort to ursue musical excellence in the chorus tradition. The chorus consisted f about 100 male vocalists ranging from freshmen to doctoral students, ogether, the group provided its members with the opportunity to develop sadership skills, progress in educational goals, and support the community, 11 while working to improve themselves and the organization as a whole. -SA freshman Andrew Pickens commented, I am proud to be a member of ne Men ' s Glee Club because it has its traditions and gives me the chance o be a part of an unique experience. It also gives me a place here at the Jniversity. While stressing tradition, camaraderie, and musical excellence, ne club performed in several presentations of musical talent. Standing tall n black tuxedo tails, the men put on two annual concerts in Ann Arbor, ne in the fall and another in the spring. They also gathered small groups ogether to sing to tailgaters before football games in the Crisler parking at and at the University golf course. Occasionally, the club performed for arious radio stations and toured outside of the University. Their unique ound and excellent performances stemmed from their amazing work effort. The chorus rehearsed twice a week as a whole and held several sectional meetings each semester. Providing the group with his own personal desire and gift of talent, each singer embraced unique qualities distributed amongst the chorus members. Ideally, each singer suited to the Men ' s Glee Club will possess a voice of good quality and adaptable to ensemble work, an ear for tuning and intonation, an openness to try to sing all types of male choir music, and a personality suited to withstand the enthusiasm of 100 fellow students, stated senior political science major Clinton Canady. Further adding to the club ' s persistence and superiority was the addition of the new music director, Professor Stephen Lusmann. Lusmann performed in leading roles with a variety of major opera houses, including the Opera Company of Philadelphia, the Boston Lyric Opera, Stadttheater Luzern, Opera de Monte Carlo, and many others. He also performed in such places as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Alice Tully Hall. As director of the Men ' s Glee Club, Lusmann presented the club with a strong example to follow, which facilitated the Men ' s Glee Club ' s excellence in musical performance. ORGANIZATIONS 229

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Front Row: Joseph Daniel, Nicholas Olson, Reynaldo Saiazar, Donald Milton, Timothy Wagner, Ian Campbell, Jesse Wald, Kyle Miller Jay Rapaport, Enc Bideiman, Nathan Weatherup, Will Uhl, Gavin Bidelman, Michael Shao, Bryan Barnes, John Carson, Andrew Hoffman II, Allan Loup. Jonathan Schimpke. Director Stephen lusmann Row 2: James lannuzz., Walter Dulany. Bryan Abbo. Karl Sowislo, Sean Holieran. Adam Wadecki, Andrew Dewitt. Michael Fauver, Jeffrey Krause. Brent Fiedler, Gary Ngan. John Atonno. Beniamin Moerman. Brent Carr, Adam tohnson, Scott Silver, Victor Szabo, Jason Cu. Andrew Hill, Jeffrey Cravens, Ross Li, Dave Werny, Dave Werny Row 3: Beniamin Henri, Brennan Szathon. Jim Dany, Brian Polk. Andrew Thompson, Ryan Morgan, Ben Miladin. Francis Barcena- Turner, Joshua Irizarry. Zachary Pavlov, Adam Brown, Mark Jen, Mark Buckles, Tom Stephens, Fernando Tarango. Benjamin Burow. William Rhoades, Phillip Kitchetl, Siu-Man Lau Back Row: Bnan Druchniak, Andrew Rckens, Barry Eve, Brett Thompson, Eric Mulka, Michael Steefman, Michael Fabiano, Devin Provenzano, Robert Stevenson, Stephen Thill, Jeremy Peters, Jeremy Nabors, David Neely, Mark VanKempen, Joshua Breitzer, Bill Stevenson, Brent Hegwood, Adnan Leskiw, Larry Roieios, Michael Kasiborski, Dame! Lara, Clinton Canady. S.TVdjaswJemana photo Men ' s Front Row: Manssa Bayman, Jodi Liu, Enn Wakelield, Anita Leung, Knstin Derwich. Marie Kehdi, Kim Gillis Row 2: Taewoo Kim, Catherine Chappell. Caroline Chappeu, Elizabeth Beck, Kristie Denovich, Aimee Constantine. Janet Pien, Cara Manterosso. Nikki Arnold Row 3: Michele Gue, Jessica TerBush, Amy Wenzlick, Veronica Chin. Margarita Saieh, Alicia Bidwell, Julie Rotramel. Heather White, Kathy Ho, Christina Murdock, Carmela Franco Row 4: Johanna Uchtman, Chitra Laxmanan, Jiilian Centanni, Michelle Bottuch, Tanya Chu, Jessie Cho, Jennifer Cook, Savitha Cheiladurai, Courtney Cagnon, Kelly Fitzpatnck, Melanie Krauseneck, Heather Kemick, Professor Rachel S Goldman Row 5: Katnna Tiller, Katie Hentkowski, Kristina Thomas, Eileen Deliz, Melissa Chase, Jacquie Foust, Jodi Miller, Lisa Chapman, Sarah Ray, Amber Delo Back Row: Jennifer Szymusiak, Evita Nedelkoska, Jessica Mattis, Kelene Soltesz, Minjeoung Yoo, Diana Schuelke, Vanessa Byrwa S.Tediasukmma phoio Society Women Front Row: Megan Geelhoed, Jenny Martin, Katharina BocWi, Lisa Semerad Row 2: Katherine Megan Bonde, Jennifer Jacobson, Laura Russell Back Row: Kristen Sctiulte, Malika Manyam, Kristen Holtscnlag. Jin Kadish, Lindsey Witt. T. Atinmsum photo By Randielle Humphries As the University ' s original all-female a cappella ensemble, the Harmonettes were dedicated to musical excellence. The group, composed of eleven outstanding women who possessed both a knowledge of and a love for singing, built upon their technical skills and extra-musical aspects, which coalesced for a season of successful performances and events. During the year, the Harmonettes participated in the Michi- gan A Cappella Festival, performed in conjunction with various other schools ' musical groups, competed in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, and recorded a brand new CD. Moreover, their fall concert, the culminating event of the first semester, brought together leading groups from both Michigan State University and the University of Michigan to collaborate for an extraordinary evening of a cappella in front of the largest crowd to ever attend a Harmonettes concert. This year was one ot firsts. At the start of the season, the Har- monettes experienced the largest and most impressive audition classes ever. The women also distributed their first edition of HarmaNews, a newly acclaimed newsletter, to alumni across the country. Finally, the group began preparing for their 25th anniversary, which would occur in the fall of 2003. I am proud to be a member of the University ' s Harmonettes because we have really taken it up a notch with the recent reorganizatio of our group, setting goals for ourselves never before achieved by Ha monettes, said member Jennifer Jacobson. For years to come, the Ha monettes were guaranteed to present outstanding musical performances. 228 MR HIOANENSIAN

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I n New York City in the Lincoldn Center, the Compulsive Lyres performed in the Internationa! Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Finals. Jesse Nager sang Hard to Say I ' m Sorry. which won him the Best Soloist award in the quarterfi- nals, semifinals, and finals. photo courtesy the Compulsive Lyres After singing on the Today Show, the Compul- sive Lyres beam over their victory. Kevin Morgan proudly held the trophy. photo courtesy the Compulsive Lyres Compulsive 230 MIC :HIL;ANENSIAN