Alumni Weekend
Well alumni weekend has come and gone. I can honestly say that it was one of the best times I've ever had, with many memories made. It all started with a Friday night show in Hyannis. We featured a special guest group called Firedrill during the show. Firedrill is a group composed of past Hyannis Sound members who got together for the purposes of making some more acappella. They competed in the Harmony Sweepstakes contest where they won the Boston regional event. They rocked the house with some tunes, and then us 2005 guys joined in for a round of "Hold On, I'm Coming" with Vic on solo.
Saturday was a day for HS 2000 to brush up on their set and for the rest of us to brush up on our ultimate frisbee. We headed to the fields to play an ultimate frisbee game of alumnus versus current guys. At first we thought this would be a really easy win, but it turns out that the "old guys" are quite good, and they certainly gave us a run for the win. However, we edged them out to become the champions in what will hopefully become a reunion weekend tradition.
After the game it was time to get ready for one incredible concert. We opened the show with everyone past and present in attendance singing "Hold On..". Then the 2005 line up came out with a 7 song set. I tried to profess my love for Samrat Chakrabarti during "Sweet Caroline", but he ran away. Here's a picture of Micah singing "Ready for Love"
After our set the group from 2000 (minus Matt Henderson, who is touring with his awesome band EastonAshe) and James Carran came on and absolutely rocked the house.
It was really exciting for me to see them perform because the 2000 line up of the Hyannis Sound was the first group I had seen and really got me hooked and wanting more.
All in all, it was a fantastic weekend. The former Hyannis Sound guys are truly some of the best people in the world, and I enjoyed every minute of it. I am already excited and looking forward to next year's throwdown.
Saturday was a day for HS 2000 to brush up on their set and for the rest of us to brush up on our ultimate frisbee. We headed to the fields to play an ultimate frisbee game of alumnus versus current guys. At first we thought this would be a really easy win, but it turns out that the "old guys" are quite good, and they certainly gave us a run for the win. However, we edged them out to become the champions in what will hopefully become a reunion weekend tradition.
After the game it was time to get ready for one incredible concert. We opened the show with everyone past and present in attendance singing "Hold On..". Then the 2005 line up came out with a 7 song set. I tried to profess my love for Samrat Chakrabarti during "Sweet Caroline", but he ran away. Here's a picture of Micah singing "Ready for Love"
After our set the group from 2000 (minus Matt Henderson, who is touring with his awesome band EastonAshe) and James Carran came on and absolutely rocked the house.
It was really exciting for me to see them perform because the 2000 line up of the Hyannis Sound was the first group I had seen and really got me hooked and wanting more.
All in all, it was a fantastic weekend. The former Hyannis Sound guys are truly some of the best people in the world, and I enjoyed every minute of it. I am already excited and looking forward to next year's throwdown.
posted by Rob Powers at 1:25 PM
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