Posted on Apr 25, 2007

Union College all male a cappella group the “Dutch Pipers” performing in 2006

The annual Thruway concert featuring a cappella groups and local performers is Friday, April 27, at 8 p.m. in Memorial Chapel.

The event, free and open to the public, is sponsored by U-Program, the Garnet Minstrels and Dutch Pipers.

The concert includes performances by the all-female a cappella group the Garnet Minstrels, the male a cappella Dutch Pipers and Union’s co-ed a capella group Eliphalets, named after former longtime College President Eliphalet Nott.

The evening will also include performances by the Trinity College Dischords, Albany Medical College’s Keystones and SUNY College at Oneonta's Hooked on Tonics.

Union College all female a cappella group the “Garnet Minstrels” performing in 2006

A new CD from the Dutch Pipers and Garnet Minstrels will be on sale for $10.

For further information, contact the Union College Music Department at (518) 388-8344.