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On Friday evening the Thomas Aquinas College Choir, under the direction of Daniel J. Grimm (’76), performed Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance before a packed audience in St Joseph Commons. The production was part of the 2015-2016 St. Vincent de Paul Lecture and Concert Series, endowed by Barbara and Paul Henkels.

Starring in the performance were Sean Malloy (’17) as Frederic, the dutiful pirates’ apprentice; Suzanne Urbancic (’18) as his nursery maid, Ruth; Anastasia Terreri (’18) as his love interest, Mabel; Sean Donnelly (’16) as Mabel’s father, Major-General Stanley; and Joseph Daly (’19) as the pirate king. Members of the choir filled out the rest of the roles, including the chorus, while student musicians made up the orchestra.

Below is a video of Mr. Donnelly performing the musical’s signature number, “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General”:

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