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1New Members Wanted

New Members Wanted

Jun 22, 2022

The Augmented 8 is looking for all four TTBB voice parts for our 2022-23 season and beyond. Here’s a link […]

2Waving through a Window

Waving through a Window

Jun 14, 2022

Production by Johnny Del Toro (audio), Amber Schmiesing (video) and Raise Your Voice Labs [logo], and Tom Bulleit

3Sing In the New Year with Our Holiday Video Montage

Sing In the New Year with Our Holiday Video Montage

Dec 28, 2021

Seasons Greetings! Welcome to our 2nd Annual Holiday Video Montage.  Please watch this space for an announcement about our 30th annual Sing Out For Shelter concert, to benefit two of D.C.’s worthiest charities supporting people experiencing homelessness.

4A8 Alum Bob Abernethy, Longtime NBC Broadcaster & PBS Host Dies at 93

A8 Alum Bob Abernethy, Longtime NBC Broadcaster & PBS Host Dies at 93

May 11, 2021

5A Virtual Holiday Concert

A Virtual Holiday Concert

Dec 10, 2020

For almost 30 years, the Augmented 8 has hosted “Sing Out for Shelter” to raise funds for Christ House, Friendship Place, and Metropolitan House to support the work they do for persons experiencing homelessness in Washington, D.C.

6A Cappella Thrives in the Time of Covid-19 and Physically Distance Sings

A Cappella Thrives in the Time of Covid-19 and Physically Distance Sings

Oct 15, 2020

Rainy days keep us all inside, not totally unlike a pandemic, but music helps to make it better.  With that in mind, the Augmented 8 present Oak Thorne’s arrangement of “Here’s That Rainy Day.”

7Remembering Scott O’Gorman

Remembering Scott O’Gorman

Apr 23, 2020

Scott O’Gorman, who died April 3, 2020 at the age of 87, was a beloved member of the Augmented 8. He sang with the group for over forty years from 1964 to the early 2000’s.

8Sing Out for Shelter 2020

Sing Out for Shelter 2020

Jan 7, 2020

Tickets On Sale Now!
Saturday, February 22, 2020 – 8:00 pm
28th Annual “Sing Out for Shelter”

The Augmented 8 welcomes:
The Princeton University Katzenjammers
Venus D Minor
Maret School Grace Notes
Award-Winning A Cappella Concert for the Homeless

9Celebrate an A Cappella New Year

Celebrate an A Cappella New Year

Nov 29, 2019

Augmented 8 Opening for The Doox of Yale. 

Sunday, January 5, 2020, 5-6:30 PMSt.
Columba’s Episcopal Church (Tenleytown)
4201 Albemarle Street, Washington, D.C. 20016

Originally founded at an all-male Yale in 1952 as the Duke’s Men of Yale, Doox is the university’s first all-gender tenor/baritone/bass a cappella singing group, with a repertoire that is an exciting mix of old favorites and contemporary hits (from Rodgers and Hart to Queen to Rihanna).

10Augmented 8 Co-Founder, Wilfred “Bill” Koplowitz, Dies at 94

Augmented 8 Co-Founder, Wilfred “Bill” Koplowitz, Dies at 94

Oct 9, 2019

We celebrate the life and mourn the loss of Bill Koplowitz, who died peacefully at home on September 26th. Loving husband of the late Maria Albanese Koplowitz, a cherished brother, father, grandfather and friend to many, we were graced with Bill’s intelligence, wit, humor and generosity for 94 years.

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