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West Point Glee Club presents a Graduation Concert Tuesday
The West Point Glee Club presents its Graduation Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Eisenhower Hall Theatre. It is part of the U.S. Military Academy Graduation Week festivities.The West Point Glee Club presents its Graduation Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Eisenhower Hall Theatre.
The annual concert is a highlight of U.S. Military Academy Graduation Week, offering a rare opportunity for the public to hear the renowned college choir perform in concert at home.
Under the direction of Constance Chase, and accompanied by pianist Andrea Shaut, the concert will feature contemporary choral selections as well as the military, patriotic and West Point songs for which the group is renowned.
The Glee Club specialty groups Knight Caps, Knightingales and RIF will perform current pop hits.
This season has seen the Glee Club cadets performing in Houston, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New Brunswick and East Rutherford, N.J., and New York City, as well as collaborations with the West Point Alumni Glee Club, Rutgers University Glee Club, West Point Band’s Jazz Knights, Hunter College Choir and an array of guest artists. Read More
Posted on May 16th, 2013 7:21 pm
Sports
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Lashley earns MVP, Black Knights defeat Lehigh for PL title
Sophomore pitcher Morgan Lashley receives the Patriot League Tournament MVP from Carolyn Femovich, the PL’s executive director. Lashley finished the tournament with a 4-1 record, 1.55 earned run average and two shutouts.Tournament MVP sophomore pitcher Morgan Lashley went the distance in both shutout wins as No. 2 seeded Army defeated top-seeded Lehigh twice, 4-0 and 5-0, to win the 2013 Patriot League Softball title and automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament May 11 at Kaufman Field in Bethlehem, Pa.
Freshman third baseman Kasey McCravey drove in two runs and Army exploded for 11 hits in a 4-0 win as the Black Knights avoided elimination in the first game to force the second and deciding game for the championship title.
Sophomore catcher Rae Anne Payleitner’s three-run homer keyed Army’s 5-0 championship win as the Black Knights captured their fifth Patriot League Tournament title and first since 2002.
After handing two-time defending champion Lehigh its first loss of the tournament, the Black Knights picked up where they left off in the championhip game in jumping on left-handed pitcher Emily Bausher for five runs on five hits (two for extra bases) in their first at-bat. Read More
Posted on May 16th, 2013 7:22 pm
Leisure
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Command Channel 8/23
Army Newswatch
Thursday, Friday and Monday
through May 23
8:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Read More
Posted on May 16th, 2013 8:00 am
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