Congratulations to our new Brothers of Zeta Gamma! We crossed the Alpha Beta Class on April 24, 2010. These men are:

Nathan Ollis, aka “Geico”
Hunter Casey, aka “Winona”
John Dial, aka “H.O.P (Hooked on Phonics)”

Inviting all interested brothers to sing with the Valdosta Choral Guild.  This Spring’s concert is a completely American music program filled with folk songs, American hymns and spirituals.

The music list for this Spring is:

• Bright Canaan – arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
• Come Away To The Skies – arr. Alice Parker
• My God Is a Rock – arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
• I Will Arise – arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
• Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal – arr. Alice Parker
• Beautiful Dreamer – Stephen C. Foster
• Gentle Annie – Stephen C. Foster
• Swanee River – Stephen C. Foster
• Camptown Races – Stephen C. Foster, arr. Jack Halloran
• Oh! Susanna – words and music by Stephen C. Foster, arr. Mark Hayes
• How Can I Keep From Singing? – arr. Bradley Ellingboe
• Ching-A-Ring Chaw – adapted by Aaron Copland, arr. Irving Fine
• Home On The Range – arr. Mark Hayes
• Elijah Rock – arr. Jester Hairston
• Ride The Chariot – arr. William Henry Smith
• Deep River – arr. Roy Ringwald
• Ev’ry Time I Feel The Spirit – arr. William L. Dawson
• Soon-Ah Will Be Done – arr. William L. Dawson
• Witness – arr. Jack Halloran
• Shenandoah – arr. Gerald Hartley
• I Dream of Jeannie – Stephen C. Foster, arr. Walter Ehret

The Valdosta Choral Guild is an SATB group that meets every Monday night at 7:30p.m. at the First Baptist Church in downtown Valdosta.

Invitation via Brother Andy Fore. Please contact the Webmaster for more information.

Dr. Lavan R. Robinson, the beloved mentor to the Zeta Gamma chapter, and VSU Professor Emeritus celebrated his 91st birthday today. Dr. Robinson holds a special place in all Sinfonians hearts for being the oldest living member of our noble order. In Addition to being one of the kindest and loving people you could ever meet, he represents a wealth of knowledge and life experience. Having greatly inspired the brothers  of the Zeta Gamma chapter, they are now in their 6th year of hosting a music scholarship in Dr. Robinson’s name. Dr. Robinson is happily married and currently resides in Valdosta, GA.

We had three Zeta Gamma brothers that graduated this Fall.

• Brother Ronald Hill II, Bachelor of Music Education
• Robert Kenneth O’Neal, Bachelor of Music Education
• Brother Michael David Oppel Jr., Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance

Please send photographs of the graduates to webmaster@vsusinfonia.org.

Our recent initiation also included the following gentleman from the Rho Alpha chapter at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina.

• Alex “Bishop” Brown
• Steven “2 Cool” Galloway
• Corey “MoanA Lisa” Geddings
• Tyree “Hang Man” Scott
• Preston “Houdini” Anderson
• Riley “The Fourth” Porter

Much thanks goes to these guys and the other 7 members from Rho Alpha who were in attendance!