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11

Singers: Baritones, Bass, and Tenors Wanted.

Oct 19, 2015

The Augmented Eight is currently recruiting baritones, a bass, and tenors, and will hold auditions in late October and November. For […]

12“Mountain” Weekend, Currituck, and the Duck Jazz Festival

“Mountain” Weekend, Currituck, and the Duck Jazz Festival

Oct 12, 2015

The Augmented 8 returned to the Outer Banks in North Carolina in 2015 for a group retreat over Columbus Day […]

13Founding member, stalwart bass, John M. Kauffmann dies at 91

Founding member, stalwart bass, John M. Kauffmann dies at 91

Dec 3, 2014

John Michael Kauffmann, 91, died peacefully at his Yarmouth, Maine, home on November 16, 2014. Born in Champaign, Illinois, John […]

14

When We’re 64 – Spring Sing 2014 Program Line-Up

Apr 28, 2014

Concerned that no one would need us or feed us now that we are sixty-four, this year the Augmented Eight […]

15

A8 adds new pipes to its ranks!

Oct 27, 2013

The Augmented Eight welcomes its two newest members, Saumit Sahi and Brandon Bierlein. Saumit “Gen Z” Sahi – Second Tenor […]

16

Augmented Eight Retreat to the Outer Banks

Oct 21, 2013

Members of the Augmented 8 and families enjoyed a great weekend earlier this month on the Outer Banks of North […]

17Memorial Service for Wat Stewart

Memorial Service for Wat Stewart

Feb 12, 2011

n 1957, he founded the Spring Sing, an annual gathering of a cappella groups from around the country that continues today under the auspices of the American A Cappella Alliance.

18John Small Winder, Jr. EPA Enforcement Official

John Small Winder, Jr. EPA Enforcement Official

Oct 11, 2002

John Small Winder Jr., 59, national coordinator of the Environmental Protection Agency’s office of site remediation enforcement, died of cardiac […]

19

The Inauguration Revisited (Singing at the VP Bush Reception)

Jan 25, 1981

Review by Gary Trudeau The Reagan Inaugural in DC in January was a star-studded event.  Jack Sloat arranged for us […]

20

Incorporation and ByLaws (1980)

Feb 20, 1980

Augmented Eight ByLaws

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