concert for tsunami victims
To raise money for the ongoing recovery efforts in the region devastated by the recent tsunami, students and staff of the Yale community are pooling their talents for a gala performance on Wednesday, March 2, at 7 p.m. in Woolsey Hall, corner of College and Grove streets.
The idea to showcase Yale talent to aid tsunami victims grew out of a conversation among colleagues in the University's Information Technology Services (ITS) department and quickly gained momentum, reports Stacey Smart, an assistant manager in the support services of ITS and one of the original organizers of the event.
The Office of New Haven and State Affairs agreed to make Woolsey Hall available for a concert and offered to cover some of the expenses. Presented with the idea at a meeting for tsunami relief, students responded enthusiastically, asking the staff organizers to donate part of the proceeds to the Tsunami Relief Yale College Fund. The rest of the concert proceeds will go to AmeriCares for Tsunami Relief.
Undergraduate singers and musicians -- including many of Yale's well-known a cappella groups -- signed on. Other performance groups within the greater Yale community soon joined the effort. Among them is the student/alumni quintet Brass, which was founded by two trumpeters: Yale College graduate and ITS systems programmer Drew Mazurek and Junius Johnson, a graduate student in religious studies.
The Long Island Sounds, composed of alumni Whiffenpoofs, will perform, as will the current class of Whiffs. Other Yale ensembles appearing at the event include the a cappella groups The Alley Cats, Redhot & Blue and Out of the Blue; the Saybrook Orchestra, Yale's youngest and fastest growing full orchestra; The Slavic Chorus; and the comedy improvisation group The Exit Players.
The ad hoc committee producing the show has grown from its core originators in ITS to include representatives of Student Financial & Administrative Services, the Graduate School, the Office of New Haven Affairs, the Office of Public Affairs and Custodial Services.
In addition to putting together the show, the group is holding a raffle to raise funds. "Local businesses have been very generous with donations of various services and products, including dinners, lunches, gift cards, et cetera," reports Smart.
Raffle tickets, which cost $5 for 10, will only be on sale at the event.
Tickets are $5 for students and $12 for all others when purchased in advance; they are available at User Accounts, 221 Whitney Ave.; the McDougal Box Office in the Hall of Graduate Studies, 320 York St.; and Student Financial Services, 246 Church St. Tickets will also be available at the door for $7 and $15, respectively.
For more information about this concert, visit the website www.yale.edu/tsunamiconcert.
To find out about other efforts of the Yale community to aid the ongoing rebuilding of the tsunami-devastated region, visit the website at www.yale.edu/opa/intl/news/tsunami/.
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