Chaverim

Spring 2011
Spring 2011
Chaverim at Olde Club
With Alfred James Band, Swarthmore's Olde Club, 2009

Tri-College International A Cappella

Chaverim is a Tri-College, co-ed a cappella group with members from Swarthmore, Haverford, and Bryn Mawr Colleges. We sing songs from many countries, including traditional folk songs, rock and popular music, and original compositions. Our purpose is to bring music from many cultures and traditions to all three colleges, to interact with diverse cultural and musical groups at Swarthmore, Haverford and Bryn Mawr, and, most importantly, to sing. Chaverim is a unique group in that it fosters interaction among the three colleges and shares world musical culture with the tri-college community.

Chaverim rehearses twice a week, once at Swarthmore and once at either Haverford or Bryn Mawr. Each semester we perform at Swarthmore's a cappella Jamboree, at Bryn Mawr May Day, and at concerts for parents and prospective students at each of the three schools. Each semester we schedule one or two concerts of our own at Swarthmore, Haverford or Bryn Mawr with guest performance groups. We also book one or two concerts in the community at large.

Current Members:

Rosie Cohen (HC '15)
Idun Klakegg (HC '15)
Michelle Lee (BMC '15)
Gautam Mohan (SC '15)

Kenneson Chen (SC '14)
Dylan Hillerbrand (SC '14)
Helen Wistman (HC '14)

Laura Feibush (BMC '13)
Ariel Kraakman (BMC '13)
Maya Marzouk (SC '13)
Eugene Prymak (SC '13)
Maria Rogers (SC '13)

Ames Bielenberg (SC '12)
Ozan Erturk (SC '12)
Glenn Stott (SC '12)
Min Sern Teh (SC '12)

Our Songs

Sorry Sorry
Korean pop by Super Junior
Achlom la Netzach
Israeli punk-rock
Amor Mio
Pablo Neruda, set to music
Magic Position
Patrick Wolf
Despre Tine
Romanian pop by O-Zone (YouTube)
Ciao Bella
Classical Italian
El Kilo
Cuban hip-hop from Orishas
Folket från Eä
Sweedish pop song by Riltons Vänner. (YouTube)
Homeless
Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Hey Boy
Portugese doo-wop from Os Mutantes. (YouTube: Spring '09, Fall '09)

Our CD

  1. Homeless (download)
  2. Hey Boy
  3. Down to the River
  4. Ruf Doch Mal An - live (download)
  5. Butterfly
  6. Kwaheri
  7. Plovi Barko - Mala Moja
  8. Ma'oz Tzur-live
  9. Sympathique
  10. Thaba Chueu
  11. Adon Olam

We recorded most of the tracks in Spring 2009 and released the disc in November.
Alfred James is responsible for mastering the CD. We love him.
For more details or to place an order, e-mail chaverim-owner@sccs.swarthmore.edu.

Contact Us

Please contact us if you have any questions about auditions, bookings, or our music!
You can reach us at chaverim(dot)trico(at)gmail(dot)com

Learn about Chaverim of seasons past