DATE: September 06, 2007 11:33:55 EST
2007 U.S. Coast Guard Academy Glee Club
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The U.S. Coast Guard Academy Glee Club is a select group of fifty mena dnThe United States Coast Guard Academy Cadet Glee Club is a select group of fifty men and women chosen from the Corps of Cadets by audition. This group specializes in the performance of patriotic music and songs of the sea. The Glee Club travels annually to entertain people throughout the country. Appearances have included performances at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Disneyworld in Orlando, the Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City and the 2005 Super Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida. The group has also performed for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as for numerous Presidential Inaugurations. The Glee Club’s director and musical arranger is Dr. Robert G. Newton, Director of Cadet Vocal Music at the United States Coast Guard Academy.