Chaverim

introduces...

Our first CD!
...with eleven chavertastic tracks:
  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
The CD was released on the 12th of Novermber 2009 - a night of chaverrocking with our dear Chavermaster Alfred (who mastered the CD) and his band Alfred James Band at Swarthmore's Olde Club.
To order a copy, please send $10 check (made out to Chaverim) or money order to:
Lindsay Dolan '12
500 College Ave.
Swarthmore, PA 19081
Chaverim at Olde Club
Chaverim 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:

Laura Feibush (BMC '13)
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)

Recordings

Look up!
For more details or to place an order, e-mail chaverim-owner@sccs.swarthmore.edu.

Our Songs

Adon Olam
Traditional Jewish hymn, to the melody of Billy Joel's For the Longest Time.
10,000 Nights of Thunder
Alphabeat. (YouTube)
Homeless
Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Hey Boy
Portugese doo-wop from Os Mutantes. (YouTube)
Down in the River to Pray
Traditional American. (YouTube)
Thaba Chueu
South African folk. (YouTube)
Butterfly
Rajaton.
Salaam
Israeli peace song. (MP3) (YouTube)
Plovi Barko/Mala Moja
Croatian Klapa medley.
Ruf Doch Mal An
Give me a ring, Popular German song by The Wise Guys.
Nachamu
Traditional Jewish. (MP3)
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

Learn about Chaverim of seasons past