75th Bacchanal Alumni Concert

Bob Eggers never stops. Bob never stops learning, leading, organizing, delivering. Bob never stops contributing- to the SOBs, the Elks, the Whiffs, and the musical universe at large. We are so fortunate to have such a generous soul directing and advising our musical legacy. Once again, Bob has gone above and beyond all expectations in recreating the 75th alumni concert from start to finish. If you have yet to see and hear this incredible piece of SOB history, do yourself a huge favor and click the link below. The amount of work involved was daunting. With no map or legend to follow, Bob dug into thousands of files to find the usable audio and video, pieced together the entire concert with only a few notes from the program, mixed and mastered the sound, produced the titles and credits, then topped it off with a wonderful collage showcasing the joy and camaraderie of our immortal bonds. Perhaps the following excerpt from a Bob Egger’s email in the midst of the project best describes the video.

“I made a better mix and could not hit the stop button once I previewed it. It’s not compressed or EQ’d or anything. I just panned each track to match the floor pattern of the mikes and tweaked the lead and side solo mikes up a tiny bit and holy shit! It was as if I was standing directly in front of the horseshoe in an intimate rehearsal space, except the audience is there in the background. It’s riveting!

You hear the struggles, and the flubs, and you hear every wisecrack, clear as day. Surreal. But the main thing you hear is all these guys from so many generations, singing their hearts out and making an amazing program. And how much they love the music and the psyche of the group and each other. How they love their soloists, their clowns and their arrangers. And that love is dripping from every song they sing.

If we get the audio right, this will blow some minds.”

-Bob Eggers (Dec. 17, 2022)

75th Bacchanal Alumni Concert

The SOBs Newest Recording Now Available on Earth

After many months of by the seat of our pants recording and production, the Society of Orpheus & Bacchus proudly presents: Odd Jobs!
Over 80 years of music, revelry, tradition, and family have gone into this album, culminating in over an hour of music fit for the gods.

Buy and listen now at yalesobs.bandcamp.com. Listen today at  Spotify, Apple Music, jukebox, carrier pigeon, and select laundry machines. Headphones pareto preferred.