The Duke's Men of Yale

Doox of Yale (formerly The Duke's Men of Yale) was founded in 1952 at Yale University and was the first TTBB a cappella group at Yale to become all-gender in 2017.

Doox of Yale
A doox pin
Background information
OriginNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
GenresA cappella
Years active1952–present
Websitehttp://www.dooxofyale.com
MembersTenor I:
Morgan Baker '21+1
Archer Frodyma '22
Paloma Ortega '21+1
Noah Parnes '21+1

Tenor II:
Clay Jamieson '23
Harry Castle YSM '20
Charlotte Polk '22
Ethan Treiman '21+1

Baritone:
Danny Germino-Watnick '21
PJ Frantz '22
Jacob Kaufman-Shalett '23
Ethan Riordan '22

Bass:
Elliot Lewis '22
Rajiv Nelakanti '22

Business Managers:
Paloma Ortega
Elliot Lewis

Pitch:
PJ Frantz

Competition and media

Doox has been successful in a number of competitions, most notably the International Championship of College A Cappella. In 1996 Doox was the best male group and won first runner-up honors at the ICCA Finals at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, along with awards for soloist Michael Sagalowicz and arrangement.[1] In 2005, the group took first place in the New England regional final of the ICCA.[2][3] Most recently, the group took first place in the 2009 Northeast Quarterfinal, with member Sam Tsui ('11) receiving accolades for Best Solo & Best Choreography.[4] and won again at the Northeast Semi-Final at MIT on March 21, and came in 4th place at the Finals at Alice Tully Hall on April 18, 2009.

In January 2004, the group was featured in a CBS News Sunday Morning segment about collegiate a cappella.[5]

In June 2015, three members of the group (Solon Snider, Wade Newville, and Paul Holmes) were featured on Bravo TV's scripted comedy series, "Odd Mom Out," where they sang a segment of "Give My Regards to Broadway" (arranged by Solon Snider, Pitchpipe 2014-2015).[6]

Notable alumni

Discography

Over the decades the group has recorded over 30 albums.[7]

Title Year Released
The Duke's Men 1953
The Duke's Men 1954
The Duke's Men of Yale University 1956
The Duke's Men of Yale 1959
Zounds from the Duke's Men of Yale 1961
The Duke's Men of Yale 1963
The Duke's Men On the Road 1965
The Duke's Men 1966/67
The Duke's Men 1968
Brighten Your Night 1971
Istanbul and America 1974
A Waste of Your Time and Money 1976
Da Doox Silver 1978
Off the Record 1980/81
Doox et Veritas 1984
Quality Time 1987
da disc 1990
Hot Donuts Now 1992
Food 1994
Mom 1996
45 1998
Chunda 2000
Instant Gratification 2002
Nobody's Business 2004
D.O.O.X. 2006
Silver& 2007
Gold 2007
A Smooth Ride 2008
What a Trip! 2008
Fifty Five 2008
The Chase 2010
Busted. 2012
The Works 2015
Golden Hour 2017

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-05-19. Retrieved 2006-08-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2009-03-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.acappellanews.com/archive/2005_03.html
  4. (November 17, 2010), "Glee vs. YouTube: Who Did ‘Umbrella’ Best?", New York Magazine: Vulture, Accessed Dec 12 2010
  5. (January 11, 2004), "A Cappella Frenzy, Many University Students Across America Are Spurning Heavy Metal For Music Of Voices", CBS Sunday Morning, Accessed Dec 23 2006
  6. (June 15, 2015), "Ep. 3: Dying to Get In", Accessed June 15, 2015
  7. "DMAA Media Archive - Albums". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
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