One Note Stand, University of Mary Washington Co-Ed A'Capella

There are so many things about my Freshman year of college that I look back and I ask myself, why. Why did I do that crazy thing? But one thing I never ask myself WHY about all began one summer night, during the first week of classes, in a classroom in the theatre building... with 75 other students. I auditioned for The One Note Stand. Leading up to college, I had always been a singer. I was in every ensemble you could possibly join, except for the all-male a'capella groups of course, and I performed in two musicals throughout high school as well. And I loved it. I mean loved it. I knew I wanted to keep singing. It was easy, it was something I was good at, and it made me really happy. I sang in One Note Stand for a little over a year, and then my other commitments (mainly Photo and Young Life) started to play a bigger and bigger role in my life. During that year though, I met some incredible people. People who found so much joy in expressing themselves through musical composition and creativity. We sang, we danced, we laughed, we yelled, and we sang some more.

The other night, I got the privilege of taking their photos for them (which will be used for their website and for an invitational they will be singing at Richmond Rhythm later this month). They were so much fun to be with. Although the members of the group have changed quite a bit since I sang with them, the group has the same energy, if not more. We had SO much fun the other night... I accidentally took up their entire rehearsal time to take pictures of them. I couldn't stop though. They are just a really attractive group of people. I hope y'all had as much fun as I did! And I hope the rest of your rehearsal (all 15 minutes of it) went well... you guys are great at what you do. Keep singing. Keep loving each other. Keep laughing and sharing your music with people.