Singers: Baritones, Bass, and Tenors Wanted.
The Augmented Eight is currently recruiting baritones, a bass, and tenors, and will hold auditions in late October and November. For […]
“Mountain” Weekend, Currituck, and the Duck Jazz Festival
The Augmented 8 returned to the Outer Banks in North Carolina in 2015 for a group retreat over Columbus Day […]
Founding member, stalwart bass, John M. Kauffmann dies at 91
John Michael Kauffmann, 91, died peacefully at his Yarmouth, Maine, home on November 16, 2014. Born in Champaign, Illinois, John […]
When We’re 64 – Spring Sing 2014 Program Line-Up
Concerned that no one would need us or feed us now that we are sixty-four, this year the Augmented Eight […]
A8 adds new pipes to its ranks!
The Augmented Eight welcomes its two newest members, Saumit Sahi and Brandon Bierlein. Saumit “Gen Z” Sahi – Second Tenor […]
Augmented Eight Retreat to the Outer Banks
Members of the Augmented 8 and families enjoyed a great weekend earlier this month on the Outer Banks of North […]
Memorial Service for Wat Stewart
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.
Jonathan Welsh Sloat
Died at home of heart failure Saturday, June 28, 2003. Beloved husband of Jane Roberts Sloat; stepfather of Pamela DeGraff […]
John Small Winder, Jr. EPA Enforcement Official
John Small Winder Jr., 59, national coordinator of the Environmental Protection Agency’s office of site remediation enforcement, died of cardiac […]
The Inauguration Revisited (Singing at the VP Bush Reception)
Review by Gary Trudeau The Reagan Inaugural in DC in January was a star-studded event. Jack Sloat arranged for us […]