By Taylor Vanhoy ’25
Did you know that The St. Paul’s Schools has 2 A cappella groups? Route 81, at the St. Paul’s School for Boys and 7th Avenue at the St. Paul’s School for Girls. 7th Avenue made its debut several years ago and consists of 10 SPSG students who range from freshman to seniors.
Co-presidents of 7th Avenue, Anousha Joeseph ’25 and Natalie Kim ’24 plan and organize rehearsals and coordinate performances. They worked together to choose songs and arrangements for this year’s Singing Valentines, which is 7th Avenue’s biggest event of the year. This campus-wide event, occurred on Tuesday February 13 this year (since Valentine’s Day fell on Ash Wednesday), and featured separate performances from 7th Avenue and Route 81, who visited classrooms across campus to deliver a personalized musical message.
Singing Valentines were purchased by students and faculty leading up to the event, to send performances by one of the two groups to someone special in the St. Paul’s community. Audiences recognized 7th Avenue singers by their all-black attire, while Route 81 donned sports tuxedos for the day. 7th Avenue performed a total of 48 Singing Valentines, they sang a song or two dedicated to the individual in that classroom and delivered a flower or a treat with handwritten cards. The songs performed by 7th Avenue were “To Make You Feel My Love” by Adele, and “I Want It That Way” by Backstreet Boys, both arranged in 3-part harmonies.
Singing Valentines from Route 81 and Seventh Avenue is one of the most memorable traditions at The St. Paul’s Schools. It is always a treat to hear each group perform and we commend all students involved for their hard work this year.
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