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From the "Where are they now?" files- In January 2007, Amir Riven ('05) and his College A Cappella group, The Binghamton Crosbys, performed an incredible private concert for Concert Choir, weeks before their performance at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella. Visit The Crosbys at their website!
More from the "Where are they now?" files- In early 2005, Jared Buchbinder ('04) was offered a casting contract with Walt Disney Entertainment! From March through August 2005, Jared performed as Aladdin in California's Disneyland! Three shows a day, he had the lead in "Disney's Aladdin- A Musical Spectacular", a 60-minute live stage-version of the animated classic! Click here for a slideshow of the July 4, 2005 performance (taken by Mr. Sardo).
More from the "Where are they now?" files- John Anthony ('83) has the distinction of studying with the 2 longest-tenured Calhoun Choral Directors, S. Talbot Thayer (1958-1985) and Sanford Sardo (1993-present). John was a member of one of Mr. Thayer's last Calhoun Choirs, and returned to Calhoun in 2000 to student-teach with Mr. Sardo. Today, Mr. Anthony is the Director of the Central Islip High School Choir, a fast-growing program in Suffolk County!
- Mr. S. Talbot Thayer, Calhoun's first and longest-tenured Choral Director (1958-1985) has been awarded the Dr. Helen Hosmer Award by the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam! Mr. Thayer was honored for his many achievements in public education. The Crane School has also help to establish the S. Talbot Thayer and Nancy Thayer James Music Scholarship, which is awarded annually to a junior Music Education student at Crane. Click here for a related article!
- So, you're sitting in the dorms (studying?) or at home surfing the web, when you suddenly get a feeling of CCP nostalgia. You wish you had your CCP CD's with you to listen to. Well, now you can- right from your computer! Announcing: RadioCCP- an internet radio station that broadcasts streaming Calhoun Choral music from the past 12 years-24/7/365! Click the RadioCCP option on the Navigation Bar to start listening!
- More from the "Where are they now?" files- Earl Green is one of Long Island's hottest new bands! Two of Earl Green's members (Dan Silverman '97 and Mat Stegner '98) are CCP Alumni, and another member (Sal Finelli) is married to CCP Alumna Nancy Stegner '94! The band made it to the final round of the Long Island Music Festival in both 2002 and 2004! Sponsored by Good Times Magazine, the competition pitts 100 local bands against each other in a 1st round/ semi-finals/ finals format. By performing at the Finals, held at Mulcahy's, Earl Green has established themselves as one of the top 10 bands on Long Island. Congratulations to Mat, Dan, Sal, and the rest of the band!
- Check out the "Pictoral History" page, which takes you on a journey from the early days of the Calhoun Choir in the 50's and 60's, through the CCP of the 21st century! These pages will continue to develop as we get more pictures. If you'd like to contribute, send the scanned photos (in any format) to alumni@ccp1.org!
- Consider joining the Calhoun Music Boosters Association! This group of dedicated parents and alumni are instrumental in the smooth running of the CCP. The CMBA has co-sponsored the "Music in Motion Concert", sponsored the Music Department Banquet and the "Nifty Shin-dig", donated a sound system to the Instrumental Program, purchased a tree and menorah for the Winter Concert, and donated a new message board to the music dept.! For more info, click here.
- ATTENTION ALL ALUMNI: Are you receiving the Calhoun Choral Notes, our monthly email alumni newsletter??? This newsletter includes news, info, and upcoming performance reminders. We started our e-mailing from scratch, with virtually NO alumni email addresses. If you hadn't received the newsletter, please email us with your preferred email address. If you know of an alum's email address that we might not have, please email it to us (better safe than sorry)! Thanx!
