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The evening will feature performances by a cappella singing groups from each of the three schools – the Callbacks of Harvard, Mixed Company of Yale, and the Accidentals of Trinity. The event was planned to coincide with the evening before the Harvard-Yale football game, which will take place Saturday at the Yale Bowl. “We wanted to celebrate the spirit of friendly intercollegiate rivalry and we selected this date to honor the longstanding tradition of the Harvard-Yale game,” said Matthew Longcore, a 1994 graduate of Trinity who is a candidate for a master’s degree at Harvard. Longcore, who served as president of the Trinity Club of Fairfield County for five years, recently passed along his duties to co-presidents Gregory Ripka, Trinity class of 1996 and James Heneghan, Trinity class of 1998. “Greg and Jim have been working hard to put together an outstanding event,” said Longcore, “and we hope that it will become an annual one.” Harvard, founded in 1636, is America’s oldest college and archrival Yale, founded in 1701, is the third oldest college in the nation. Founded in 1823, Trinity is Connecticut’s second oldest college after Yale. Harvard, Yale, and Trinity have athletic rivalries which date back to the 19th century. The historic football contest between Harvard and Yale, which is known simply as “The Game”, is one of the most storied matchups in all of American intercollegiate athletics. The Harvard Crimson and Yale Bulldogs have met a total of 125 times, beginning in 1875 when American football was evolving from British rugby. While the Harvard-Yale football rivalry is well known to many, the rivalry that these two schools enjoy with the Trinity Bantams is equally intense in the sports of intercollegiate rowing and squash. The rowing rivalry between Harvard, Yale, and Trinity dates back to the mid 19th century when the three schools emerged as rowing powerhouses. In 1858 rowing clubs from Harvard, Yale, Trinity, and Brown formed the College Regatta Association. The following year, the first regatta was held on the Connecticut River before a crowd of over 15,000 spectators. Interest in the sport had grown so much that The New York Herald reported the results of the 1859 intercollegiate regatta as its lead story. Fast forward 150 years and the rowing rivalry between Harvard, Yale, and Trinity is as hot as ever. The three schools still compete annually at the most important regattas, including the Head of the Charles Regatta in Cambridge, Massachusetts and the Henley Royal Regatta in England. Harvard and Yale regularly win rowing championships, but so too do their rivals from the small liberal arts college in Hartford. The Bantams have won seven New England Championship titles, including four of the last five ECAC National titles in 2006 and 2008, and the Temple Cup Championship at Henley in 2005. At the Head of the Charles Regatta in 2008, the Trinity men’s varsity eight crew finished second and the women’s varsity eight placed third in the College Eights races. Perhaps the most exciting rivalry to emerge in recent years is in the sport of squash. In 1998, Harvard defeated Trinity by a score of 5-4, winning the national squash championship. This was the last time that the Bantams lost. Earlier this year the Trinity men’s squash team won their eleventh straight national title and extended their unbeaten streak to 202 consecutive dual matches, giving Trinity the longest winning streak in collegiate athletics. Squash Magazine has described the Trinity-Harvard matchup of the past decade as “college squash’s most intense rivalry”. Vanity Fair, The New York Times, CNN, ESPN, and NPR have all done pieces about the record-setting Bantams. “Bank Street is the perfect venue for this event,” said Greg Ripka, comparing the elegant atmosphere of the 1913 Beaux Arts building to the Harvard and Yale Clubs of New York City. Located in a magnificent and historic landmark bank building in downtown Stamford, Bank Street is well known for its stunning architecture. Highlights of the space include a 40’ high hand-carved ceiling with its centerpiece stained glass dome, a walnut paneled boardroom with a marble fireplace, and a dramatic mezzanine level which overlooks the entire main floor. Harvard, Yale, and Trinity graduates and parents who wish to register for “A Cappella at Bank Street” may visit: https://secure.www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/TNC/events/TNC2235983.html © Copyright by ConnecticutPlus.com. Some articles and pictures posted on our website, as indicated by their bylines, were submitted as press releases and do not necessarily reflect the position and opinion of ConnecticutPlus.com, Canaiden LLC or any of its associated entities. Articles may have been edited for brevity and grammar. CURRENT HEADLINES: Top of Page
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