Chorus Information
The Stanford Mendicants
Thomas Chi
Information last updated: 2008-06-01
Status:
Current
Basic Information
| Description: | This is an amateur, men's chorus, dedicated to music and camaraderie. |
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| Web Address: | http://www.stanford.edu/group/mendicants |
| Year Estab: | 1963 |
| Mission: | To perform quality a cappella music for Stanford students and the general public. |
| Emphasis: | A cappella primarily; music ranges from pop to barbershop to jazz to traditional. |
| Size: | 16 |
| Concerts/Year: | One major concert a quarter, weekly dorm shows, 2 |
| Auditions: | Auditions are held the first week of fall quarter every year. Fliers with audition location and time are posted around campus prior to the start of fall quarter. Those auditioning are given a range, tonal memory , and rhythm test, and are required to prepare a song of their choice. |
| Dues: | No |
| Dress: | Jeans and baseball jerseys; khakis and ties. |
| Rehearsals: | Sunday, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Somewhere on campus, , Stanford |
Categories
| Type of Music: | Classical Popular Barbershop |
Type of Chorus: | Men's Academic |
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| Rehearse City: | Stanford | ||
| Audition Req'd: | Y | ||
Chorus Contact Information
| Mailing Address: | P.O. Box 6070, Stanford, 94309 |
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| Phone: | (650) 497-7747 |
| Email: | mendicants@lists.stanford.edu |
Other Information
| Related Groups: | No |
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| Discography: | Besides What You See. 1998. Compact Disk. Beggars Can't Be Choosers. 1996. Compact Disk. Audiocassette. Back for Seconds. 1994. Compact Disk. Audiocassette. Feline Casanova. 1992. Compact Disk. Audiocassette. Just Like That. 1991. Compact Disk. Audiocassette. Aquapella. 1989. Compact Disk. Audiocassette. Pretending to Care. 1987. Compact Disk. Audiocassette. Take You Back. 1986. Compact Disk. Audiocassette. 11 previous albums, all phonorecords. |
| Bibliography: | Many featured aricles have appeared in The Stanford Daily. |