Loafers, Counterparts hold shows

The last a cappella weekend of this year has arrived, featuring Counterparts on Friday night and Penny Loafers on Saturday night. Counterparts' show, Gigs in Space, will have an intergalactic theme. According to Sangho Byun, an Engineering and Wharton freshman, the group's program is tied together by the space theme. "All of our songs have the word 'moon' in them and if not, we've put a space word in," he said. "Basically, we're flexible." As custom dictates, Counterparts will sing three sets, one in costume, one in semi-formal and one in formal attire. "The costume set will include representations from a wide variety of space and sci-fi productions, among them both generations of Star Trek and Star Wars," College sophomore Seth Goren said. The program includes new arrangements such as "Sing, Sing, Sing," "Paper Moon" and "Fly Me to the Moon." Staying with another tradition, the graduating members will sing "Lonesome Road" together. Recently, Counterparts was voted by The Contemporary A Cappella Society of America as the best co-ed a cappella group in the country for 1992. The group has made changes to its show because the show conflicts with Hey Day. "We've cut out the intermission and the guest group isn't going to sing too long," said Byun. "Our show is engineered to allow maximum participation in Hey Day and Senior Screamer activities outside the show." Gigs in Space will be at 8 p.m. in the Harrison Auditorium. Tickets are five dollars and can be bought on Locust Walk and at the door. Penny Loafers' program will be half new arrangements, including "Istanbul" and "Loves Like A Rock." According to the group's president Ami Rosen, a College junior, this is more new material than any other concert the group has had. Penny Loafers' show, The Wretched Bicycle Cometh, will have a bicycle theme and will feature skits written by members Addison Snell, a College senior, and Tony Angeles, a Wharton junior, including one involving the bike police. "There will be cameo appearences by random cyclists and other vehicles," College senior Andrea Davis added. Calvin and Hobbes will also be making a guest appearance, group members claimed. Snell said that the group has really evolved since its conception five and a half years ago. "This show will be a culmination of those changes," he said. Rosen attributes some of the change to Davis, Loafer's music director for the last three years. "She's really been a big influence on our group," she said. The Wretched Bicycle Cometh will be at 8 p.m. on Saturday in Dunlop Auditorium. Tickets are five dollars and are available on Locust Walk and at the door.

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