{"id":552,"date":"2024-12-04T09:06:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T14:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aig.alumni.virginia.edu\/gleeclub\/?p=552"},"modified":"2024-12-04T09:06:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T14:06:20","slug":"annual-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/gleeclub\/2024\/12\/04\/annual-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-553\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/gleeclub\/files\/Annual-Dinner-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/gleeclub\/files\/Annual-Dinner-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/gleeclub\/files\/Annual-Dinner.jpg 499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Thank you to our alumni, family, and friends who joined us in celebration at the Rotunda on Saturday, November 9 for the Virginia Glee Club Annual Dinner. Special thanks to our host, <strong>Kidus Fasil (<abbr title=\"School of Engineering and Applied Science\">Engr<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201924)<\/strong>, toastmaster, <strong>Hunter Carlton (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201923)<\/strong>, and special guest speaker, <strong>Professor N. Scott Barker (<abbr title=\"School of Engineering and Applied Science\">Engr<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201994)<\/strong>. The Club welcomed our guests with The Cavalier Song, followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DCPlpwHRKES\/?igsh=cDVxNmRoNWhnYWZo%20)\">singing in the Dome Room<\/a>, including a South African freedom song, <em>Tshotsholoza<\/em> and a group sing of <em>10 Thousand Voices<\/em> and <em>The Good Old Song<\/em>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to our alumni, family, and friends who joined us in celebration at the Rotunda on Saturday, November 9 for the Virginia Glee Club Annual Dinner. Special thanks to our host, Kidus Fasil (Engr class of \u201924), toastmaster, Hunter Carlton (Col class of \u201923), and special guest speaker, Professor N. 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