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This year’s concert of a cappella vocal music will once again benefit three local organizations that serve the more than 30,000 individuals who experience homelessness each year in the Greater Washington DC Region – the Community Council for the Homeless at Friendship Place (CCHFP), Christ House, and MMUMC’s own Metropolitan House. These concerts have raised approximately $180,000 over the past twenty years.  In October, 2010, CCHFP honored the Augmented Eight with the 13th annual Benjamin E. Cooper Award recognizing outstanding contributions by members of the Washington DC community to the cause of ending homelessness.

The Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church is located at 3401 Nebraska Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20016, on the corner of New Mexico Ave and Nebraska Ave, across Nebraska Ave from the American University.  Tickets are $50 for preferred seating, $25 for general admission, and $10 for seniors and students.  Children under 13 are free.  Tickets can be purchased at the door or reserved by contacting John Symington at symington@starpower.net, or musicdirector@augmented8.org.

PERFORMERS

The GW Troubadours is the oldest a cappella group at George Washington University, with roots reaching back to the the 1950s. The group arranges and performs music from a variety of genres, including pop, classic rock, jazz, international music, spirituals and classical a cappella pieces. The “Troubs” perform frequently at events large and small in the Washington DC area, and at other schools around the country.  In 2011 they performed at the Republican National Security Debate at Constitution Hall.

Venus d Minor is the galaxy’s favorite women’s a cappella octet! Founded originally in the 1980′s, Venus sings arrangements of jazz, swing, pop and rock and roll, often with a humorous slant. Audiences at the Kennedy Center, The Birchmere, Strathmore Center for the Performing Arts, Lisner Auditorium, George Mason University, Glen Echo Park, Jammin’ Java—and in many small overcrowded living rooms throughout the area—have all been wowed by Venus.

Eat at Joe’s is one of the original a cappella groups at Georgetown Day School. Established in the mid-80s, Eat at Joe’s music focus is oldies, classic pop, and a bright, energetic beat! The group has recently performed at private parties, malls, and community events in the DC area.