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New Members Wanted
22 Jun
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New Members Wanted

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

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Waving through a Window
14 Jun
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Waving through a Window

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

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Sing In the New Year with Our Holiday Video Montage
28 Dec
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Sing In the New Year with Our Holiday Video Montage

Featured, Performances, Sing Out for Shelter, Virtual Performance 3 Comments

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.

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

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The Augmented 8 notes with sadness, the passing of our distinguished alumnus, Bob Abernethy, who enjoyed an illustrious career at [...]
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A Virtual Holiday Concert
10 Dec
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A Virtual Holiday Concert

Performances, Sing Out for Shelter, Virtual Performance No Comments

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.

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

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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.”

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Scott O'Gorman
23 Apr
8

Remembering Scott O’Gorman

Featured, History and Alumni, In Memoriam, News and Events, Sing Out for Shelter 3 Comments

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.

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Sing Out for Shelter 2020
07 Jan
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Sing Out for Shelter 2020

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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

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Celebrate an A Cappella New Year
29 Nov
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Celebrate an A Cappella New Year

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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).

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

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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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