…But only if you’re male and enjoy singing… and college a cappella. The Wesleyan Spirits, Wesleyan’s oldest and all-male a cappella group, are holding auditions for any dudes, homies, sk8er boiz, ballas, hustlas, pimps, playas, bros, or all around good-guys with angelic voices.

Bring something to sing, a funny joke or haiku, a pen, and anything else that makes you feel special.

What: Wesleyan Spirits Auditions
When: This Wednesday & Thursday 6:30-8:30 PM
Where: Alpha Delta Phi Greene Room (Corner of Church & High)

The Wesleyan Spirits
30th Reunion Celebration

during Reunion & Commencement Weekend

May 20-22, 2011

Preliminary Schedule
subject to change

Friday, May 20
6 p.m. Dinner and Program
8 p.m. Closed Rehearsal
9 p.m. Open Rehearsal

Saturday, May 21
12 p.m. Wesleyan Assembly
1 p.m. Lunch and Festival on Foss Hill
6 p.m. Informal Dinner Gathering
9 p.m. All-College Sing
10 p.m. Reunion Concert

Sunday, May 22
9 a.m. Brunch
11 a.m. 179th Commencement

Get more information about Reunion & Commencement Weekend and register to attend (starting in mid-March) at www.wesleyan.edu/rc and www.wesleyanspirits.com.

Accommodation Options

Fairfield Inn, Wallingford
$99/night plus tax
Call (203) 284-0001 by April 19 and ask for the “Wesleyan Reunion” block.

On-campus Residence Halls
$120/twin bed for up to three nights (Thursday-Saturday)
Reserve your room when you register at www.wesleyan.edu/rc (registration opens in mid-March).  Rooms are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis, so please register early if you’d like to stay on campus.

Fees

Registration fees will vary on a sliding scale by class year and will range from $30-110 per person for the entire weekend.  When you complete the online registration form, please indicate that you will attend the Friday Spirits Dinner, the Saturday Festival on Foss Hill Lunch, and the Sunday Brunch.  If you are in a Reunion Class (classes ending in 1 or 6), you can also sign up for your Saturday Class Dinner (at an additional charge for members of the Classes of 1981-1996).  All Spirits and their guests who do not attend a Reunion Dinner on Saturday will gather for an informal dinner at 6 p.m.

Is Thanksgiving really only a couple weeks away? The semester has flown by and Fall Jam is creeping up on us. We've had a bunch of great concerts this semester, new awesome freshmen, and a new CD on the way. All in all, it's a very exciting semester for The Spirits!

New Freshmen!

The freshmen this year are seriously House. Troll Rob, Snooki, Jamin J, and Ethel are not only musically awesome, they are also extremely talented Ninja players.

Fall Break

We enjoyed a wonderful trip to Whitingham, VT for fall break. We sang a lot, played ninja, ate good food, and learned about engrams and scientology. What more could you ask for during a fall break? Thanks to Katherine Eyster and her family for offering their beautiful house for us to stay in.

New CD

Our new studio recorded CD, Shannon Bond, will be out December 2nd! You can either get a hard copy at the Fall Jam Concert, or look for us on iTunes within the next couple weeks.

Fall Jam Concert

Fall Jam this year is Thursday, December 2nd. We look forward to seeing you all there!

Goodbye to our Seniors!

We would like to wish a bittersweet farewell to our three seniors, Justin Bours, Dan Charness, and Hansel Tan. All three graduated Phi Beta Kappa, giving new meaning to the term "Varsity Spirit". It's been house guys.

Spring Break Trip

We had an awesome Spring Break trip this March with the Farrises in Atlanta and Bill Bethea and the Perret's in New Orleans. I've uploaded some photos that Gail took during our trip (thanks)!

We are also extremely excited to hear that the lovely Kim Farris will be attending Wesleyan next semester.

New CD on its way

We had an awesome recording session at Legandrice Studios at the end of our semester. We should have a new studio CD out next semester, (the first studio CD since Steal in 2004.) It should be available on iTunes by September or October, so check back for more details.

Spring Jam 2010

Spring Jam was a big hit this semester. With over 250 students, parents, faculty, and friends in attendance, this was one of our biggest concerts yet. We will be uploading the video recording to our Youtube channel soon.

Espiritus!
Devon '11
The Wesleyan Spirits

Date: Friday, March 5
Time: 9:00 P.M. – 10:00 PM, doors open at 8:30 PM
Place: Westmoreland Congregational Church, 1 Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda MD 20816

Important:

Parking for the concert will be next door at the Briggs Center for Faith and Action. The Briggs Center is at 5148 Massachusetts Ave, Bethesda, MD  20816.

Suggested donation of $5.00 per person, but further donations are welcome.

Time: 4-9 PM
Place: Lamberton Hall, 690 Taylor St., Bethlehem, PA
Date: Saturday, January 30th

Time: 7:30 PM
Place: Latchis Theater, Brattleboro, VT
Date: Saturday, February 6th

ONE NIGHT ONLY

Be sure not to miss this ONCE IN A LIFE TIME EVENT. Think FIREWORKS, EXTREME ELATION, and A CAPPELLA TUNES YOU CANNOT DENY.

Date: TONIGHT
Time: 8 PM
Place: Olin Lobby

When: 9:00 PM, Tuesday Dec. 15th
Where: Wesleyan Memorial Chapel

Come one, come all, come raise the song for Wesleyan.

Update: The concert will be webcast LIVE at (http://condor.wesleyan.edu/openmedia/webcast/cast1.qtl)
The link will be active 5 minutes before the concert begins.

-The Spirit

My new album, Underhill Downs, is now available to the world, and there is no enormous publicity machine here in my apartment.

This album is my masterpiece. The budget spun out of control, I got 21 other brilliant people to contribute, and I went whole hog on the arrangements, adding strings, drum machines, keyboards, trumpet, vibraphone, hand percussion, piano, zither, melodica, and on one song, farm implements.

I wanted the music to be eclectic, with an indie rock influence but without really belonging in a specific genre. I wanted the songs to avoid cliche and have the immediacy of personal material. This album is a sonic and emotional adventure.

"Overabundantly gifted with pop songcrafting gifts...
a young Todd Rundgren, Badfinger, John Vanderslice, Elliott Smith, and
Sage Francis all come to mind, though Patton actually sounds quite original and fresh."

- Dream Magazine

Come visit my revamped website and download a track, so I can show the cynical people out there that there are still enthusiasts hungry for the kind of music made by devoted independents. The free song up this month is called Rockets. (Right-Click Save As) The whole album will be posted one song at a time, so you can get it without paying for it if you are so inclined!

We downloaded it, we loved it, we hope you do too!