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29th Annual Sing Out for Shelter Goes Virtual, Plans Undaunted
15 Jan
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29th Annual Sing Out for Shelter Goes Virtual, Plans Undaunted

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Now in its 29th year, SOS won’t be able to bring an audience together in one place, but beginning as of February 27, you’ll be able to experience it online.

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A Virtual Holiday Concert
10 Dec
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A Virtual Holiday Concert

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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 Physical Distance-Sing
15 Oct
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A Cappella Thrives in the Time of Covid-19 and Physical Distance-Sing

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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
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Remembering Scott O’Gorman

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Scott E. O’GormanAn anchor of the bass section Scott O’Gorman, who died April 3, 2020 at the age of 87,...

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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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Augmented 8 recognized by Christ House
01 Jul
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Augmented 8 recognized by Christ House

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Christ House observed June 12, 2019 as the Augmented 8’s official Partner Day and displayed this certificate in their front...

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Save the Date for Sing Out for Shelter
21 Nov
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Save the Date for Sing Out for Shelter

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For our 27th annual Sing Out for Shelter (“SOS”) concert, DC’s own Augmented 8 once again will bring together the best of contemporary a cappella singing to raise funds for organizations that assist the homeless in the metro DC area.

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Augmented 8 Sings at Gala Honoring Justice Kennedy
21 Nov
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Augmented 8 Sings at Gala Honoring Justice Kennedy

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News Flash. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy met with a group rumored to be candidates to succeed him on the Court, and tested their mettle by challenging them to a singing contest.

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