Kaskeset, Binghamton’s only Jewish a capella group, performed its tenth anniversary show on March 24. Photo: Joel Berenbaum.

Binghamton University’s long-standing Jewish a capella group held a special concert on Saturday, March 24. Taking place in the Chamber Hall of Anderson Center, it managed to highlight not only current members, but those who have been part of the group over the years. Ten years, in fact, as the show marked the groups tenth anniversary.

L.J. Spaet reports for Hatikva Magazine:

The show kicked off with members of the first few years of Kaskeset singing songs they sang in their time with the group, which was followed by more of the same from the group’s second and third generation members; the third generation of singers make up Kaskeset’s current bunch.

After the active members sang some songs, all of Kaskeset’s alumni came back to the stage to join the current group for a set, the first time all of the members of Kaskeset’s ten year run shared the same stage. A video, the first of two short features put together by the current members for the evening, followed the ensemble performance.

The departing seniors in the present group were honored near the end with the traditional senior gifts, and performed T’filat HaDerech, the prayer for those about to set out on a new journey.

All of the past and present members of the group then took the stage one final time for a few songs to close out the show; the active group came out for an encore performance amid a rousing ovation at the conclusion of the program. It was the highest attended show in the history of Kaskeset, which is funded by Hillel at Binghamton.