Lighting Up the Season at Regis

(Photo: Emily Schneider)

By: Allison Upchurch, Staff Reporter

On November 28, the Regis community kicked off the holiday season with its annual tree lighting ceremony and festive activities in the Student Center.

A crowd of students and community members gathered outside on the Quad lined with candles and lanterns. St. Nick was even walking around to spread some holiday cheer. There was also a table of hot chocolate to keep the chill of the Tuesday night away.

During the ceremony, Regis’ student a capella group, Euphonic Vox, entertained with a selection of classic holiday songs. A prayer for the holiday season was offered and the tree was officially lit up in glorious blue and yellow LED lights by Father Kevin Burke, S.J., the Vice President of Mission here at Regis.

The celebration continued inside the Student Center as Euphonic Vox continued singing their holiday songs. Students and community members had fun decorating sugar cookies, making little bags of “reindeer food”, and creating Christmas tree ornaments made from ribbon and sticks. As a special treat, royal sisters Anna and Elsa from the Disney movie Frozen came to Regis to join in the festivities. Dresses in their iconic winter outfits, the sisters were on hand to meet community members, take pictures with them, and to wish them good holiday wishes.

Another holiday season is upon us, and the Regis community welcomed it with open arms.

The A Cappella Scene at Regis

(Photo: LaDamion Massey)

By: Allison Upchurch, Staff Reporter

As the weather cools down, the voices of Euphonic Vox are warming up.

Euphonic Vox is Regis’ student a cappella group, where students sing to no instrumental accompaniment. Every note, beat, and sound of music is coming straight from their voices, all ranging from sopranos to baritones.

At the helm of this group is instructor LaDamion Massey. He was recruited by the previous concert choir director, John Hubert, to instruct the group after Hubert’s departure.

“It’s cool,” he sums up of his time with Euphonic Vox. Massey enjoys working with Euphonic Vox because of the commitment and talent that each student brings to the group. His hope is to have this group rooted in teamwork and leadership. Massey explains, “I would like it to be collaborative, where everyone takes ownership so that everyone has experience in a leadership role.”

Massey has had a passion for music for almost his entire life and was involved in a touring gospel choir in high school. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from the University of Northern Colorado, and has spent time with the award winning a cappella group Groove Society.

“I’m a fan of jazz – vocal jazz to be more specific,” Massey says, claiming he is a vocal jazz nerd at heart. In fact, that is what you will find Euphonic Vox singing for their show. Massey said  

the group are practicing and will perform songs that mostly are either jazz, RN&B, funk, or a little bit of all three.

When asked what the hope is for the future of this group, Massey says he hopes that the group will be able to partner with other a cappella groups at other schools. “That’s the ultimate goal, but for now we basically want to make the people in our group and the audience feel happy and entertained when they hear our singing.”

The Euphonic Vox’s first show will be free and open to the public on Wednesday, November 15 at 7:00 in Walker’s Pub.

To find out how to get involved with Euphonic Vox, email the group’s President, Reyna Revelle, at rrevelle@regis.edu.