The Spizzwinks
The Yale Spizzwinks | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Genres | A Cappella |
| Years active | 1914, 1940–present |
| Members | Tenor I Abril Tello Cornejo '27 Clark Wu '27 Clementine Kline '29 Harry Pambianchi '29 Tenor II Gbemiga Salu '27 Nate Stein '28 Jonny Duncan '29 Frogby Sachs '29 Baritone John Raskopf '27 Eason Rytter '27 Max Ondik '28 William Wei '28 Ezra Zbar '28 Frank Petty '29 Bass Eshaan Giri '27 Jiayang Jin '27 Brennan Ujda '28 Josh Sugino '29 Pitchpipe Nate Stein Business Managers Abril Tello Cornejo Clark Wu |
| Website | http://www.spizzwinks.com |
The Spizzwinks, stylized as The Spizzwinks(?), are an a cappella singing group of undergraduates from Yale University. Founded in late 1913, the Spizzwinks(?) are the oldest underclassman a cappella group in the United States, dating back to a first performance in early 1914, although the group then went dormant until 1940.
Composed of roughly sixteen people, with exact numbers depending on the year, the Spizzwinks perform concerts and teach masterclasses through extensive international and domestic touring schedules. Through four principal tours each year, during Yale College's fall, winter, spring and summer recesses respectively, the Spizzwink Promise guarantees each member that they will tour on six continents and in their hometown during their three years in the group. The group is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.