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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 […]

2Remembering 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.

3Sing 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

4Celebrate 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).

5Augmented 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.

6Augmented 8 recognized by Christ House

Augmented 8 recognized by Christ House

Jul 1, 2019

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

7Augmented 8 Sings at Gala Honoring Justice Kennedy

Augmented 8 Sings at Gala Honoring Justice Kennedy

Nov 21, 2018

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.

8Remembering Johnnie Hanes

Remembering Johnnie Hanes

Oct 11, 2018

On June 9, 2018, John Wesley Hanes, Jr. age 93, departed this world peacefully at his own home with his […]

9A cappella singers support community through singing

A cappella singers support community through singing

Apr 24, 2017

Article by Hai Yu, George Washington University, May 2017 In 1992, D.C.-based economist and a cappella singer Bill Cline was driving […]

10Sing Out for Shelter turns 25, Whiffenpoofs cast their spell

Sing Out for Shelter turns 25, Whiffenpoofs cast their spell

Mar 7, 2017

The flu benched concert headliners, the Princeton Tigertones, leaving a potentially large gap in the anniversary program. But by divine providence, the Whiffenpoofs were between a Saturday afternoon concert in Baltimore and a Sunday concert in Alexandria amid a 29-concert,19-day tour.

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