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The all<div style="width:300px;float:right;text-male align:center;margin-left:0.5em;">{| style="text-align:left;font-size:95%;background:#E8E8E8;border:1px solid #666;width:100%;"|+ style="font-size:14pt;padding:0.2em 0;border:1px solid #666;border-bottom:0;" | '''Williams Octet'' is the oldest '|-| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | |-! Type of group:| A cappella|-! Selective?| Yes|-! Membership:| 12|-! Office:| Dodd Circle/Greylock Quad|-! Contact:| [http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view/mpg1 Michael Girouard]|-! Established:| 1940|-! Website:| [a cappellahttp://www.williamsoctet.com Here]] group at Williams College, founded in 1941 by the illustrious Warren Hunke. |-|}</div>
Recent Fall concert 2005 featured song, dance, nerf warfare, two recorders played simultaneously, apocalyptic language, and the now-famous Kang hug.
You may think The all -male ''Williams Octet'' is the oldest [[a cappella is ]] group at Williams College, founded in 1940 by the illustrious Warren Hunke. Here's to you, our jovial friend.  The Fall concert 2005 featured song, dance, nerf warfare, two recorders played simultaneously, apocalyptic language, and the now-famous Kang hug.  Here are the YouTube links to the sameSpring 2008 end-of-year concert video, howeverPlanet Octet: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUCh547i5RA PART1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzp5UJhY0KM PART2] In February 2010, the Octet shared the stage with Motion City Soundtrack. The band saw the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBqllpwDw3w Octet's version] of "Fell In Love Without You" on YouTube and invited them to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdSf-BgIbA8 perform it at MCS' Irving Plaza, NYC concert]. Solo and arrangement both by Lucas Bruton '11.
'''Helpful distinguishing features In the spring of 2010, the Octet:''sang a medley of Taylor Swift songs, which resulted in an invite to meet Ms. Swift herself backstage at her Madison Square Garden concert in late fall of 2011. Every member received a Taylor Swift hug, several Taylor Swift band guitar picks, and the group formed a fast friendship with Ms. Swift's parents.
--We don't sing at our partiesThe Octet has a history of integrating skits into their concerts. Famous recent skits include "The Octet Adopts a Child" (spring 2009) and "The Octet Goes to Rehab" (spring 2010).
--We don't wear dresses (on stage)Octet videos from fall 2009 to the present can be found [http://www.youtube.com/user/wcs1223#p/a here]. The same channel has a chronological playlist of all Octet videos dating back to 2001.
See our website http://www.williamsoctet.com for procastinatory material, out-of-date schedules and information, and CD ordering instructions.
Auditions are held each year in early September.
You may think all a cappella is the same, however...
A cappella with balls.'''Helpful distinguishing features of the Octet:'''
Making girls scream since 1941--We don't sing at our parties. (did Williams have girls then? they were screaming in spiritdebatable...)
Formerly known as "The Ocho"--We don't wear dresses (on stage).
'''FMFWRBS'''.
'''OCTET'''– Sing some, drink some, get some.
'''The Williams Octet''':
'''Famous recent alums include:'''-Sing some, drink some, get some.
-A cappella with balls.
Merritt Edlind '07-Making girls scream since 1940. (did Williams have girls then? they were screaming in spirit.)
Dan Wollin '07-TMFWRBS
Blake Emerson '07-Formerly known as "The Ocho".
Auyon Mukharji '07
Dave Senft '07See our [http://www.williamsoctet.com website] for procrastinatory material, schedules and information, pictures of good times past, and member and alumni profiles. Auditions are held each year in early September.
====Current Members:====
'''Current Members:'This section needs to be updated.''
====Famous Alums Include:====
Polo Black Golde '08
Rich McDowell '09
Aroop Mukharji '09  Harris Paseltiner '09 Eric Beam '10 James Trotta '10 Abiy Hailemichael '10.5 Andrei Baiu '11 Lucas Bruton '11 Matthew Cranshaw '11 Rob Pasternak '11 Alex Puskas '14 ====Other Alums==== Steven Louis-Dreyfus '16 (abroad Past Music Director) Jace Forbes-Cockell '0716 (Past Co-President) Brian Astrachan '0816 (Past Co-President) JC Bahr-de-Stefano '17 John Dillon '17 Thomas Luke "Tito" Guest '17 Jimmy Miotto '18 Brad Clark '18 Chris Washington '18 Karsten Salveson '19 Mack Radin '19 Bennett Caplin '19 Tom Robertshow '19 Vince McNelis ’21 Sameer Khanbhai ’21 Eugene Amankwah ’22 Peter Duke ’22
Harris Paseltiner '09 (abroad '07-'08)Matt Duquette ’22
Eric Beam '010Johnsen ‘22
James Trotta '010Will Kingham ’22
Abiy Hailemichael '010.5Mukund Nair ’22
Andrei Baiu '011Kevin Yang ’22
Lucas Bruton '011Oliver Hall ’23
Matthew Cranshaw '011Cole Mason ’23
Rob Pasternak '011Homer Winston ’23
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