The Hangovers
| The Hangovers | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Cornell University in Ithaca, New York |
| Genres | Collegiate a cappella |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Associated acts | Cornell University Glee Club |
| Website | www.hangovers.com |
| Members | Scott Hare '16, Christian Kelly '16, Evan Yetter '16, Donny Morrissey '16, Phil Fargo '16, Adam "Jason" Proch '17, Jonathan Lassman '17, Charlie Phil '17, Erik Gustafson '18, Jae Noh '18, Nathan Kashdan '18, Chino Agulanna '18, Anjit Fageria '16, Jake Herrera '16, John "Bartholomew" Schafer '18, Austin Cody '18, Tyler Brewer '19 |
The Hangovers are a men's collegiate a cappella ensemble based at Cornell University. Founded in 1968, they are the oldest active a cappella group on campus and are the official a cappella subset of the Cornell University Glee Club, itself the oldest student organization of any kind at Cornell University. The Hangovers' repertoire consists mainly of popular songs arranged for the ensemble by its members and alumni, but the group also performs traditional Cornell songs, as well as selections from the Glee Club repertoire on occasion.
The Hangovers have competed in international competitions such as the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, advancing to the semifinals in 2001. The Hangovers can be heard on the PBS American Experience documentary "Rescue at Sea." The Hangovers have performed for Helmut Schmidt, the widow of Anwar Sadat, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Gerald Ford, Henry Kissinger, Cornell alumna Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and other notables.
The group's name is taken from the name that was given to fifth-year students in Cornell's five-year architecture and engineering programs of the '60s. After their fourth (senior) year, students in these programs had to hang over an additional year to complete their degrees. Several of the group's original members were "hangovers" in this sense at the time of the group's formation, hence the name. The double entendre of the more widely accepted meaning of the word is intentional, and is a theme carried on in the titles of the ensemble's concerts and albums.
The Hangovers, at 49 years old, are the oldest active a cappella ensemble at Cornell University. (The previous holders of that distinction, the Cayuga's Waiters, split from the Glee Club in 1956 and existed as an independent ensemble until their dissolution in 2017.)
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