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Booking
Want Counterparts to perform at your party or event? Send an email to business@penncounterparts.com and we'll work it out!
Fall Show
The Prince Theatre -- Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Friday, December 4th at 9:30 PM
Saturday, December 5h at 7:00 PM
New Wave
Our latest CD, New Wave, is now printed and available for purchase!
This 2006-09 album features the music from three different groups of Counterparts, with production by Jeff Thatcher, of Rockapella fame! Order a copy online today from our albums page!
New Members
Counterparts is proud to welcome three new members from the class of 2013. Congratulations guys!
Will Connell (CP '13)
John Harding (CP '13)
Joey Wallerstein (CP '13)
New board
Counterparts welcomes it's 2009-2010 board:
Music Director: Anastasia Piliouras '11
Assistant Music Director: Keren Avnery '12
President: Rebecca Cook '11
Business Manager: Laura Bowes '12
Information for the New Year
"If you are an incoming freshman at Penn for the fall of 2009, I'd like to offer my congratulations! The beginning of the year is an incredibly exciting time at Penn, so I'd like to try and limit as much confusion as I can for freshmen interested in joining an a cappella group. The flow of the audition process is essentially as follows: FPAN, auditions, callbacks, acceptance. I'll break it down for you.
"FPAN is a PAC-wide showcase where incoming freshmen get to view all the performing arts groups at Penn. Look for Counterparts with the rest of the a cappella groups. This year we'll be performing "Sittin On The Dock of the Bay" originally recorded by Otis Redding, starring the illustrious Johnny Lloyd CP '11 on vocals. During the next two days the group will be holding auditions for five hours on both Sunday and Monday. Write down the times and locations as we will not extend hours for any one person's inability to meet our schedule. To sign up for a time-slot, sign your name on the sign-up sheet outside of the audition room for the time-slot of your choosing. For emergency cases, please email me explaining your situation. Counterparts will expect all auditioners to have prepared a verse and a chorus to perform a cappella in front of the group. To get an idea of the kind of song we are looking for, feel free to explore the music section of the website. On the following day a list of auditioners that the group would like to hear again (called "Callbacks") will be posted in the downstairs lobby of Platt Performing Arts House (3702 Spruce Street underneath the restaurant Beijing). Callbacks will be held on Wednesday September 16th and/or Thursday September 17th depending on yeild. Both sessions will take place in the Ben Franklin Room (Houston Hall 218). Feel free to email me with any questions and I can't wait to meet you this fall!"
Rebecca Cook CP'11, President 2009-2010
Spring Show
"Jazz In My Pants"
Dunlop Auditorium
Friday, April 10th at 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 11th at 8:00 PM
Fall Show
"You Stay Classy, Philadelphia."
Houston Hall Class of 1949 Auditorium
Friday, November 7 at 9:00 PM
Saturday, November 8 at 7:00 PM
Tickets are available for $10 at the door or for $8 on Locust Walk with a valid Penn ID.
New Members
Say hello to Counterparts' newest members for the 2008-2009 year!
Keren Avnery (CP '12)
Laura Bowes (CP '12)
Eileen Cella (CP '12)
Meg Dickson (CP '12)
Ryan Markman (CP '12)
Kevin McAleer (CP '10)
Reza Mirsajadi (CP '11)
Sheetal Rajagopal (CP '12)
Rebecca Scholl (CP '12)
Auditions!
Due to the recent shutdown of the Perelman Quadrangle's scheduling system, this information may be subject to change. Hopefully not though...
Sunday, September 7
5:30-10:00 PM
Houston 301 - Rein Family Room
Monday, September 8
5:00-10:00 PM
Houston 313 - Morris Seitz Room
Please come prepared with one song to perform a cappella. The song can be jazz, pop, or any other genre that you feel comfortable performing. Songs do not need to be memorized.
New Album!
Hey everybody! Get excited for Counterparts' newest album! Having just wrapped up recording this past spring, our new CD should be ready for release within the year, and will no doubt prove to be chock-full of delicious a cappella music. This particular album represents three different years' worth of members, making it Counterparts' most diverse album yet! Check out the track list below:
Whatever Lola Wants - Damn Yankees
Woman's Worth - Alicia Keys
Where You Are - Marc Broussard
In the Waiting Line - Zero 7
Could You Be Loved - Bob Marley
Aint Nobody - Chaka Khan
Let Me Go - Sonya Kitchell
The Wanderer - Marc Broussard
Apologize - One Republic
Trouble Sleeping - Corrinne Bailey Rae
So Small - Carrie Underwood