Chaverim
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:
Ariel Kraakman (BMC '13)
Maria Rogers (SC '13)
Ames Bielenberg (SC '12)
Lindsay Dolan (SC '12)
Ozan Erturk (SC '12)
Glenn Stott (SC '12)
Min Sern Teh (SC '12)
Sara Davidson (BMC '11)
Chelsea Dunkel (BMC '11)
Janna Frieman (HC '11)
Becky Wright (SC '11)
Michael Xu (SC '11)
Matthew Dooley (HC '10)
Our CD
- Homeless (download)
- Hey Boy
- Down to the River
- Ruf Doch Mal An - live (download)
- Butterfly
- Kwaheri
- Plovi Barko - Mala Moja
- Ma'oz Tzur-live
- Sympathique
- Thaba Chueu
- Adon Olam
We recorded most of the tracks in Spring 2009 and released the disk 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.
Our Songs
- Mein Herz Brennt
- Rammstein. (YouTube)
- Folket från Eä
- Sweedish pop song by Riltons Vänner. (YouTube)
- Kalos Khelkhvavi
- A harvesting song from Guria, Republic of Georgia. (YouTube)
- Homeless
- Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
- Hey Boy
- Portugese doo-wop from Os Mutantes. (YouTube: Spring '09, Fall '09)
- Down in the River to Pray
- Traditional American. (YouTube)
- Kwaheri
- Folk song from Eastern Africa
- Thaba Chueu
- South African folk. (YouTube)
- Ruf Doch Mal An
- Give me a ring, Popular German song by The Wise Guys.
- Ma'oz Tzur
- Traditional Chanukah song. (YouTube)
Contact Us
Please contact us if you have any questions about auditions, bookings, or our music!chaverim-owner@sccs.swarthmore.edu