First anniversaries in ‘97: Nancy Lengers Whearty (’93) & Steve Whearty on March 23, Jill Strong Carico (’92) & Michael Carico on May 11, and Janice Huggins Hepburn (’92) & Matt Hepburn on April 13.
Rev. Wendy Shenk-Evans (’92) is the new associate pastor at a church in Kannapolis, NC, where she lives with her husband, Dan.
Liz Ford (’91) gleefully left the corporate world to teach music at a private high school in Cincinnati, OH.
Sharleen Argamaso-Hernan (’90) is attending Johns Hopkins in Baltimore to obtain a Masters in Teaching.
Anjali Bhatt (’93) recently began her medical internship in the Cardiac Care Unit of a Winston-Salem hospital.
Madeleine Vala (’95) was awarded the Fulbright Scholarship and is currently studying in Belgium.
Jean Worthington Cross (’89) and her husband Bob recently had a baby boy, Tommy.
Angela Howell (’92) will marry Brent Winter on 10/4/97 in Asheville, NC.
by Laura Young, director ‘97-’98
We are really looking forward to a great year ahead of us. So far, our plans for this upcoming year include: Fall Tour - up the east coast, with tentative stops in NYC, Boston, DC, UVa, and anywhere in between. Spring Break - hopefully we will sing on a cruise ship somewhere warm!! J We’re also hoping to include community service projects, such as working with high school a cappella groups and singing in the pediatric ward of Duke Hospital.
OOTB '97-'98
Laura Young - Director '98; Cynthia Simon - Pres. '98;
Liz Ryn - Business Mng.'98; Rachel Faulkner - '99; Lauren
Rosen - '99; Robyn Guthrie - '00; Mackenzie Steel - '99;
Jen Ryan - '00; Kate Holland - '00; Michelle Khan - '00;
Kata Mucha - '00; Caroline Guisio - Sgt. at Arms '98
The scheduled concerts for this upcoming year are as follows: Freshmen concert on Aug 31st, Homecoming, Parent's Weekend, Christmas Concert with the Pitchforks, Spring concert. (I apologize, but I am not certain of the dates. We will let you know as soon as we find out!)
The songs that we are tentatively planning to do this year are as follows:
I Don't Want to Wait - Paula Cole; Cold Hearted Snake - Paula Abdul; Building a Mystery - Sarah McLaughlin; Shame On You - Indigo Girls; So Much Mine - The Story; Secret - Madonna; Number One Crush - Garbage; Climbing - Paula Cole
We could really use
some arrangements of upbeat, popular songs. Even
well-known songs from the 80's would be great! I
personally have always wanted to try a country song,
especially one by Shania Twain. But of course all
arrangements are welcome and appreciated! In addition to
arrangements, ideas on songs to sing, places to go,
people to contact, etc., are always welcome.
We would like to send out a big thank you to all who have
sent arrangements, and helped us in other ways. It is
wonderful to know that the group is still present in your
minds. Also, we would like to let you all know that we
love hearing from you and especially enjoy being able to
meet the women who are all still an important part of Out
of the Blue. So, feel free to mail us anytime, and please
get in touch if you’re ever in the Durham area, or
if we are traveling through yours!
CD Update
by Erica Berg
(’95)
Out of the Blue is
very excited to announce that we are in the process of
producing our 3rd compact disc, tentatively
scheduled to be released in September or October of 1997.
In August, Erica Berg (Director ‘96), Laura Young
(Director ‘98), Heather Lee (President ‘96) and
Cynthia Simon (President ‘98) mixed the album under
the direction of our new recording engineer, Steve
Gronback, whose TGS Studios is located in Chapel Hill.
Not yet titled, the new disc is a compilation of songs
performed by OOTB ‘95-’96 and OOTB
‘96-’97, and features tracks including Train
in Vain by Annie Lenox, 32 Flavors by ani defranco,
Galileo by the Indigo Girls, Rhythm of the Night by
El DeBarge, Kyrie Elaison by Mister Mister,
and numerous other hit songs.
If you are interested in purchasing this soon-to-be
released album, the cost of each CD is $15 (includes
shipping & handling). Checks can be made payable to Out
of the Blue, and mailed to: Out of the Blue/Box
99423/Durham, NC 27708. If you would like more
information about this album and/or past recordings,
please contact us at the above address, or e-mail us at outoftheblue@acpub.duke.edu.