Boston University Dear Abbeys

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The Dear Abbeys are Boston University’s acclaimed and premier all-male a cappella group. Since their founding in 1992, the singers have gained a reputation in the Boston area for their energetic style of live performance, which blends musical precision with a lighthearted stage presence that can get downright goofy. Membership is limited to current Boston University students, who are typically undergraduates.

In addition to regular appearances at BU and throughout Boston, the Abbeys have traveled far and wide, singing in stadiums, on street corners, and everywhere in between. They host one main on-campus concert each semester but can be found performing for other events, both on-campus and off, during the year. The group has performed in events across the country, ranging from Alaska to Texas, and in local venues such as Fenway Park and the TD Banknorth Garden. They have performed in Illinois to benefit Tourette’s syndrome research, sung our national anthem at Boston Bruins and Red Sox games, and toured the Hawaiian Islands. In 2005, they won the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella in New York City, a prestigious nation-wide tournament for collegiate a cappella groups. . Most recently, they traveled to Fairbanks, Alaska and the San Francisco Bay Area, where they held workshops for local public school choir programs.


Their most recent album, Sincerely, Lost in Boston, can be found on the iTunes music store and has been nominated for 4 CARA's.


Contents

[edit] The BU Dear Abbeys ("Abe") (1995)

*Daylight Again

*How Much I Feel

*Movin’ Out

*Kiss From a Rose

*Shock the Monkey

*Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word

*How Deep is Your Love

*Kid Fears

*Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues

*Wishing You Were Here

*Veronica

*Ob-La-Di

[edit] Triad (1999)

*One Week - Brandon Itkowitz & Suj Sen

*Barely Breathing - Luis O. Rodriguez

*Washing Of The Water - Luis O. Rodriguez

*Lazy Boy - Dan Pritikin

*Black - Danny Florack

*Water Runs Dry - Suj Sen & Kurt Thoennessen

*All For You - Luke Finnestad

*Flood - Seth Greenlaw

*Fastlove - Brandon Itkowitz

*The Longest Time - Dave Blauch

*Lady In Red - Brandon Itkowitz

[edit] Abbs of Steel (2001)

*Get Ready - Victor Sandman

*Drive By - Ehasan Iraniparast

*Sleeping With the Television On - Kurt Thoenessen

*Back Again

*House of Blue Lights

*I’d Die Without You - Suj Sen

*Take On Me - Sean Landers

*Melanie - Daniel Pritikin

*Running to Stand Still - Victor Sandman

*Centerfold - Dave Blauch

*Chrissy Reid - Daniel Pritikin

*Shenandoah - Dave Marshall, Michael Birnbaum

*Somebody to Love - Victor Sandman

[edit] Not Too ShAbby (2003)

*The Abbeys’ Anthem - Ensemble

*Sir Duke - Ensemble

*Do You Believe in Love? - Kaveh Riahi

*Inside Out - Jordan Feinstein

*Father Figure - Daniel Berger-Jones

*Kate - Victor Sandman

*Jesse’s Girl - Dave Huang

*Hungry Like the Wolf - Michael Birnbaum

*Since You’ve Been Gone - Eric Thoenessen

*Wonderful Tonight - Rob Hardy

*Cartoon Medley- Daniel Berger-Jones, Rob Mezzanotte, Jordan Feinstein

*The Way You Make Me Feel - Victor Sandman

*Ave Maria - Ensemble

[edit] Abbeys Road (2006)

*Harder to Breathe - Victor Sandman

*I Feel Fine - Joe Akl

*She’s Got a Way - Rob Mezzanotte

*Baba O-Reilly - Victor Sandman

*Ghost Train - Michael Birnbaum

*Renegade - Patrick Hopple

*Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters - Jordan Feinstein

*The Ascent of Stan - Rob Mezzanotte

*Papa Don’t Preach - Kaveh Riahi

*Kiss and Say Goodbye - Victor Sandman

[edit] Sincerly, Lost in Boston (2007)

*Where The Streets Have No Name - Scott Williams

*Feel Good Inc. - Marc Rambeau, Nick Cortese, & Nathan Brenner

*Jesusland - Ed McManus

*Fa Fa - Nathan Brenner

*Dr. Worm - Nick Cortese

*I'd Do Anything For Love - Patrick Hopple

*Get Set - Scott Williams

*Helplessly Hoping

*Don't Cry - Scott Williams

*Let's Stay Together - Sam Bond

*All Night Long - Nathan Brenner

*Rocket Man - John Gilling

[edit] Members

Current members include:

  • Tommy Barth
  • Sam Bond
  • Nathan Brenner
  • Min Cho
  • Alex Couch
  • Jay Dulski
  • John Gilling
  • Chris Giordano
  • Peter Moriarty
  • Emmett Patton
  • Paul Pinard
  • Kent Wyckoff
  • Hunter Young

Alumni include: Jamie Kirkpatrick, Cooper Olson, Brian Reichelt, Dan Berman, Victor Sandman, Marc Rambeau, Paul Toms, Dave Marshall, Mike Birnbaum, Patrick Hopple, Rob Mezzanotte, Sean Landers, Brandon Itkowitz, Suj Sen, Luis O. Rodriguez, Dan Pritikin, Danny Florack, Luke Finnestad, Kurt Thoennessen, Seth Greenlaw, Dave Blauch

[edit] External links