Classmates in Concert, June 1, Sprague Hall

So now that we have the results from our 60s music survey, we’re excited to announce that the winning song will be performed on our reunion weekend by … (wait for it) … YOU!

We’re presenting a Classmates in Concert performance which will include a rousing singalong of “Like a Rolling Stone.”

And because we know you’ll be in that audience, your voice shall be heard!

Ok, I hope you’re sitting down for this.  We’re ALSO going to feature a competition that weekend for the best Dylan vocalist, who will lead that singalong.  (I know at least two dozen of you who are candidates for this.)  This will give you about three months to get your voice in tip-top Dylan shape.  That means some of you will have to start smoking now.

But wait, there’s more!  During the concert I will randomly pick a name from the many who participated in our 60s music survey.  That lucky alum—who could be you, assuming you’re in the audience—will receive a very special gift.  (The gift is something you’ll like, with actual monetary value.  No, it’s not a command performance on stage.)

And here’s the best part:  Preceding this will be a concert featuring your classmates.  Over the last five decades they have appeared on TV and radio and played some of the top pop music venues in the country such as: The Hollywood Bowl and The Troubadour in LA; Carnegie Hall, The Bitter End, and Tramps in NY; and Passim in Cambridge.

Performers will include:

• The Real Stormin’ Norman Zamcheck, who has recorded albums for Polydor with sidekick Suzy Williams and been written up in Rolling Stone.  More recently he has pounded the keys in some of the best rooms on both coasts, with acoustic guitar accompaniment or a kick-butt band.
• Rick Drost, who wrote his first songs in senior year, inspired by hearing Joni Mitchell perform in New Haven.  He has evolved into a storytelling songwriter—with poetic, timeless lyrics—singing festivals and coffeehouses from Colorado to the Southeast.
• John O’Leary, who has opened shows for over two dozen Rock & Roll Hall of Fame artists, lived with The Grateful Dead, and survived with chromosomes intact.  Currently playing bottle-neck slide guitar, with or without the bottle.

Details to follow!