40th Anniversary Weekend - Kuumba Singers

Registration

Online registration for the 40th Anniversary Weekend has now closed. If you would still like to attend, please email Ashley Hutchinson at anhutch@fas.harvard.edu.

Please pay your registration fee by April 10!
Pay with Google Checkout or send your checks to:
The Kuumba Singers of Harvard College
SOCH Box #66
59 Sheppard Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Fees

Alums:
Whole weekend: $75
Commemorative Dinner Only: $50
Sunday Brunch and Closing Services Only: $25

Guests:
Entire Weekend: $50
Commemorative Dinner only: $50
Sunday Brunch and Closing Services only: $25

Current Students
Entire Weekend: $25

Want to be a part of the concert?

All alumni are invited to join The Kuumba Singers onstage at the Spring Concert for a special song. Take a look at the Finale file, the sheet music or come to the Alumni Rehearsal at 2 pm on Saturday, April 17th!
Note: Finale Reader can be downloaded for free here.

Photos

In preparation for the 40th Anniversary we are gathering photos of Kuumba past and present. If you have photos you would like to share, please send an e-mail with the attached photos to kuumbasingers.photos@picasaweb.com

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact the 40th Anniversary Co-Chairs, Kaydene Grinnell (vicepresident@kuumbasingers.org) or Ashley Hutchinson (anhutch@fas.harvard.edu).

The Kuumba Singers of Harvard College 40th Anniversary Weekend

April 16-18, 2010

IMPORTANT: Spring Concert Ticket Information

Please note that spring concert tickets are not included in the registration fee for the 40th Anniversary Weekend. There are two ways to get tickets to the 40th Annual Archie C. Epps Spring Concert. If on campus, you can go to the Harvard Box Office and buy them there.
If that is not possible, you may also contact Kuumba's business manager, Justin Robinson, at business.manager@kuumbasingers.org. Please include the name and the number of tickets you would like reserved. Tickets are $12 for general admission. Please submit all ticket requests by Wednesday, April 14 11:59pm.

Schedule of Events

Friday, April 16, 2010

Reception 5:30 - 7:45 pm

Winthrop House Junior Common Room

Mingle with fellow alumni and current Kuumba members. Opening remarks by Kuumba President Andrea Tyler '10 and others.

Commemorative Dinner 8:00 - 10:00 pm

Adams House Dining Hall

Join Kuumba members of all classes for a dinner celebrating forty years of history. Remarks by Director Sheldon K. X. Reid '96, GSE '98 and others.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Town Hall Meeting/Alumni Association Annual Meeting 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall

Intergenerational discussion of Kuumba's achievements and collective goal-setting for the choir's future. Will include presentations from the undergraduate executive board and members of the alumni association.

Alumni Sing 2:00 - 5:00 pm

Adams House Lower Common Room

Get ready for the evening's concert by joining alums around the piano sing and share Kuumba favorites from across the years.

Alumni Dinner in Harvard Square 5:00 - 7:30 pm

Share a casual meal with fellow alumni before the evening festivities.

40th Annual Dean Archie C. Epps Spring Concert 8:00 pm

Sanders Theater

Witness the jubilee of the Kuumba Singers' 40th Anniversary Concert to be held in Sanders Theater.

Post-concert celebration 10:30pm - 12:00 am

Winthrop House Dining Hall

Wrap-up the evening's celebration with a post-concert meal. Join the current choir and your fellow alums as we sing Kuumba favorites around the piano to close the evening.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Farewell Service and Brunch 11:00 am - 1:00 pm