The 乐播传媒 community comprises many smaller ones, and no community harmonizes better than 补听肠补辫辫别濒濒补.
On Wednesday night, the Crosstones, one of 乐播传媒鈥� half dozen a cappella groups, rehearsed in the Olin Arts center, and this camaraderie was in full voice.
鈥淐rosstones are my favorite part about 乐播传媒,鈥� says Katie Allard 鈥�19 of Ridgewood, N.J. 鈥淚f I could have rehearsal 24/7, I would. It鈥檚 just like one big family.鈥�
Newcomer Sam Findlen-Golden 鈥�20 of Amherst, Mass., thoroughly enjoys being part of the bass section. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a blast. We get all the low notes in the song and get to make all the 鈥榙um dum鈥� noises.鈥� Singing with the group has set a sweet tone for his first year. 鈥淚t was the first big thing I got into here and it鈥檚 been a formative thing in terms of going through my first year,鈥� he says.
Luke McNabb '17 of Glastonbury, Conn., belts out the high notes in his solo of Aerosmith's "Dream On."
Maddie McLean '17 of Hood River, Ore., conducts the group.
After the group moves to an Olin classroom, Madeline Clark '20 of McLean, Va., works with her section on a challenging part of a song.
Members of the Manic Optimists, done with their own rehearsal elsewhere in Olin, watch and listen from the other side of the glass doors.
Sam Findlen-Golden '20 of Amherst, Mass., works to blend with fellow bass singers.
The group began rehearsal in a spot favored by聽补听肠补辫辫别濒濒补聽groups, thanks to its reverberant acoustics: the lobby between the closed doors of the 乐播传媒 Museum of Art and the rest of Olin, known as the glass box.
There, they ran through a few songs at full strength. While they were performing, members of the Manic Optimists, who had finished their own rehearsal elsewhere in Olin, gathered on the other side of the glass doors to watch and listen.
Here’s a clip from the Crosstones’ rendition of “All These Things That I’ve Done.”
Co-president Maddie McLean 鈥�17 of Hood River, Ore., enjoys the role that music plays at 乐播传媒. It鈥檚 a very inclusive, fun, and kind community. We all support each other and we all go to each other鈥檚 concerts,鈥� she said. Declan Chu 鈥�17 of Winthrop, Maine, adds, 聽鈥淲e push each other to be better.鈥�
Chu elaborates on the impact of 乐播传媒聽补听肠补辫辫别濒濒补. 鈥淚t doesn鈥檛 just end at 乐播传媒. I鈥檓 still in contact with alums from the Man Ops and TakeNote who were seniors when I was a freshman. And it鈥檚 really nice to have that network,鈥� he says, pausing to laugh, 鈥渁s a senior trying to get employed.鈥�
McLean sums it up: 鈥淵ou usually leave this rehearsal exhausted, but really happy with what you did.鈥�
