Also known as The SOBs Assets 0 USD (2011) | Years active 1938–present | |
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Members Tenor I
Benson May '17+1
Khyber Shepperd '18
Ben Biniaz '19
Spencer Johnson '20
Ben Kieff '20
Tenor II
Douglas Streat '16
Joshua Bansal '16+1
Jesse Wang '17
Dylan Hosmer-Quint '18
Andrew Evren '19-1
Jordan Smith '20
Baritone
Kristoffer Acuña '17
Dane Underwood '17
Stephan Sveshnikov '18
John Kauffman '19-1
Thomas Zembowicz '19
Krzysztof Chwala '20
Ryan Gittler '20
Bass
Jordan Lee '17
Jason Morris '17
Kwasi Enin '18
Seth Gregson '19
Roland Huang '19
Kyle Almquist '20
John Kauffman,
Orpheus (musical director)
Dylan Hosmer-Quint,
Prometheus (business manager) Headquarters Connecticut, United States Origin Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Albums Now and For All Time, Some Pig! Genres A cappella, Barbershop music, Comedy music Similar The Spizzwinks, The Duke's Men of Yale, Redhot & Blue, The Whiffenpoofs, The Yale Alley Cats | ||
The society of orpheus and bacchus sings at the american museum of natural history
The Society of Orpheus and Bacchus, also known as the SOBs, is an all-male a cappella singing group from Yale University. Founded in 1938, The Society of Orpheus and Bacchus is the second longest-running a cappella group in the United States, after the Yale Whiffenpoofs. Alumni of the SOBs have gone on to be founding members of other college a cappella groups such as The Pitchforks of Duke University (Jeff Warren 1978) and The Chorallaries of MIT (David H. Bass 1975, also composer of their Engineer's Drinking Song).
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History
On October 31, 1938, twelve Yale undergraduates gathered at Mory's Temple Bar to form an alternative a cappella group to the Yale Whiffenpoofs. The group capitalized on a back-handed compliment received from an audience member: "These SOBs are good!" and formed a backronym.
Music and comedy
The society’s repertoire, which contains over 200 arrangements, is composed entirely of music arranged by current and former members of the group during its more than seven decades of existence. It spans a variety of genres from barbershop to jazz to songs by more contemporary artists like Queen, MIKA, Radiohead, Amy Winehouse, Tenacious D, Jason Mraz and Michael Bublé. In addition to singing, the group prides itself on its comedy, with a typical concert including shtick written by members of the group. Each year, the Society of Orpheus and Bacchus performs across the USA and around the world, typically wearing tuxedos or suits with custom group neckties. They have performed at the White House, La Fortaleza in Puerto Rico, the American Airlines Arena for the NBA team the Miami Heat, as well as at country clubs, yacht clubs, churches, schools and resorts. The SOBs are one of only two groups — along with the Whiffenpoofs — that have a weekly engagement at Mory's Temple Bar.
Discography
The Society of Orpheus and Bacchus records a new album every other year. Since its founding, it has recorded and released 21 albums:
The album, Some Pig!, has been reviewed by the Recorded A Cappella Review Board.
Notable alumni
Songs
The Ranger's SongSome Pig! · 2013
Old SongsSome Pig! · 2013
Friend Like MeSome Pig! · 2013