The all-male Williams Octet is the oldest a cappella group at Williams College, founded in 1941 by the illustrious Warren Hunke.
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 Spring 2008 End-of-year concert video, PLANET OCTET
You may think all a cappella is the same, however...
Helpful distinguishing features of the Octet:
--We don't sing at our parties. (debatable...)
--We don't wear dresses (on stage).
See our website http://www.williamsoctet.com for procastinatory material, out-of-date schedules and information, and CD ordering instructions.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.
A cappella with balls.
Making girls scream since 1941. (did Williams have girls then? they were screaming in spirit.)
Formerly known as "The Ocho".
FMFWRBS.
OCTET– Sing some, drink some, get some.
Famous recent alums include:
Merritt Edlind '07
Dan Wollin '07
Blake Emerson '07
Auyon Mukharji '07
Dave Senft '07
Polo Black Golde '08
Tommy Gill '08
Daniel Yudkin '08
Eric Kang '09
Alex Kopynec '09
Rich McDowell '09
Aroop Mukharji '09 (abroad '07-'08)
Harris Paseltiner '09 (abroad '07-'08)
Current Members:
Eric Beam '010
James Trotta '010
Abiy Hailemichael '010.5
Andrei Baiu '011
Lucas Bruton '011
Matthew Cranshaw '011
Rob Pasternak '011
Matt Schuck '011
Chad Young '012
Pete Mertz '012
Patrick Aquino '012
Will Speer '013
Colton Growney '013
Paul Kiernan '013
Michael Girouard '013