The Harvard Din & Tonics
News
Din Babies!
2008-09-26
The results are in, and the Dins are truly honored and privileged to welcome our five newest members:
  • Din #195 Dillon Powers (B1), Class of 2011
  • Din #196 Sam Galler (T1), Class of 2012
  • Din #197 David Sawicki (T2), Class of 2012
  • Din #198 Rashid Yasin (B2), Class of 2012
  • Din #199 Paul Mathis (T2), Class of 2012
We are so proud to call these five gentlemen Dins. Congratulations!
Welcome, Class of 2012!
2008-09-13
We will be performing on Saturday, September 13th, 8pm at the Freshmen A Capella Jam. It’s a special opportunity for the Class of 2012 to get a glimpse of the Dins in concert! If you are interested in learning more about the Dins, we will also be having an informational meeting on Tuesday, September 16th, 9pm-10pm in the Ticknor Lounge in Boylston (the white building right adjacent and perpendicular to Weld). Pizza and drinks will be served. Hope to see you there!
We're back!
2008-09-08
The Dins have finally returned to Harvard, after exploring and performing in four continents, twenty countries, and over forty cities. Thank you to all of our world-wide hosts who made our tenth biennial world tour absolutely incredible. We will remember all of our audiences dearly, and we look forward to carrying those memories into our future concerts.
World Tour!
2008-06-07
It's time once again for the Dins to go around the world in eighty days, sharing jazz a cappella with the corners of the globe. If the Dins will be puttin' on the ritz in your home country, please email dins@dins.com to find out performance details. To read more about the Dins and our 'round the world journey, check out our tour blog at dinstour.blogspot.com. Also find our itinerary listed below, which can also be found on the concerts and tours page. Watch out for the Dins!
  • Boston (June 6-8)
  • London (June 8-13)
  • Saarbrucken (June 13-16)
  • Strasbourg (June 16-20)
  • Luxembourg (June 20-24)
  • Geneva (June 24-27)
  • Rome (June 27-30)
  • Zell am See (June 30-July 2)
  • Munich (July 2-5)
  • Stockholm (July 5-8)
  • Prague (July 8-11)
  • Cyprus (July 11-14)
  • New Delhi (July 15-18)
  • Hong Kong (July 18-21)
  • Shanghai (July 21 -24)
  • Kyoto (July 24-27)
  • Tokyo (Jul 27-30)
  • Choshi (Jul 30–Aug 1)
  • Bangkok (Aug 1-5)
  • Singapore (Aug 5-9)
  • Australia (Aug 10-14)
  • San Francisco (Aug 14–17)
  • Huatulco (Aug 17-21)
  • Mexico City (Aug 21-25)
  • Ixtapa (Aug 25-28)
  • Los Angeles (Aug 28-31)
Dins at Arts First!
2008-04-27
Catch the Dins this weekend at Harvard's celebration of the arts. The Dins are performing on Saturday, May 3rd at 1 pm in Harvard Yard. The concert is free of charge and open to the public. Don't miss one of the last opportunities to see the Dins of 2008 before we embark on our 10th World Tour!!
Attention: Prefrosh!
2008-04-23
The Dins would like to congratulate you on your acceptance to Harvard! You are cordially invited to attend the Prefrosh A Cappella Jam this Saturday, April 26th at 9 pm in Harvard's Sanders Theater. Tickets are free! The Dins will be performing first, so be sure to show up right on time to catch us. Then, on Sunday the 27th, please join us for a brief information session in the Winthrop Junior Common Room at 1 pm. If you like singing and traveling the world, then don't miss this opportunity to meet the Dins! Snacks and good company provided.
Live from Lincoln Center!
2008-04-04
Before embarking on their electric 11-week, 30-country biennial World Tour, the Harvard Din & Tonics will be bidding the Americas adieu in a special Mother’s Day performance at Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater on Sunday May 11, 2008 at 11am, with a celebratory reception to follow. The very same group that has delighted audiences across the world now brings New York City its rich tradition of impeccable musicality, snappy choreography, and hilarious antics.

Seating is limited, so reserve your tickets now to this unique event. Contributions for the group’s upcoming tour are also graciously accepted. For more information, download the Concert Flier, and contact newyork@dins.com. We look forward to seeing you (and your mother, of course)!

The Harvard Din & Tonics:
Live from Lincoln Center
Walter Reade Theater
Sunday, May 11th, 2008, 11 AM
$15 students / $25 adults / $50 Lime Green Club*

*Includes contribution towards the Dins' 2008 World Tour and preferred seating where available

***Reception to Follow***

Email now to reserve your tickets at newyork@dins.com!
Audition for the Dins
2008-03-09
Attention male students of Harvard (sorry ladies!): This is your chance to audition for the Dins of 2008! A world-famous reputation, sold out concerts across the nation and around the world, Spring Break in Bermuda, and a 25+ country World Tour are just a few of the reasons to try out! This year alone, the Dins performed at Fenway Park for the Red Sox vs. Yankees, welcomed Andy Garcia to Harvard, recorded an album in the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis, TN, and performed for jazz legend Herbie Hancock. If you like to sing, we want to hear you. Click here for info about our spring auditions.
Junior Parents Weekend Concert
2008-03-03
If you missed Blue Moon or Body and Soul (or even if you didn't!), be sure to catch our Junior Parents Weekend Concert in Holden Chapel, conveniently located in Harvard Yard. The concert will take place this Saturday, March 8th at 3 pm. Juniors, bring your parents to this must-see performance, and arrive early before the good seats are taken!
Blue Moon: February 29th, 2008
2008-01-08
Join the Dins for a night of spectacular all-male a cappella in their special leap-year concert with the Harvard Krokodiloes, hosted by Harvard Professor Steven Pinker! It's this Friday, February 29th, 2008 at 8pm in Sanders Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Tickets are $10 for students and $15 general admission, and can be purchased through our contact page. We look forward to seeing you there!
The Memphis Blues!
2007-12-21
The Dins will be traveling to Memphis, Tennessee for a week between January 23rd and January 29th, escaping the Cantabrigian winter for their annual Intersession trip! Stay tuned for more details on the trip. To see the Dins in Memphis, or inquire about performance opportunities, please visit the Contact Page.
Freshman Parents Weekend Concert
2007-10-19
Catch the Dins of 2008 in their first concert of the year for Freshman Parents Weekend! The concert will take place on Saturday, October 27th, at 5 pm in Holden Chapel, conveniently located in Harvard Yard. Don't miss the premiere of the Dins of 2008!!
Baby Dins!
2007-09-28
We are ecstatic to announce our newest Dins! Congratulations to Eric Lander '10, Adrian Diamond '11, Daniel Choi '11, Aseem Shukla '11, and Brad Alvarez '11. We are proud and privileged to call them Din & Tonics!
Freshman Jam
2007-09-14
This Saturday, September 15th, the Dins take Harvard's Sanders Theatre by storm for their first major concert of the year, specially designed for the class of 2011! The Dins open the show at 8 pm with a special surprise, so make sure to get there early.
Play ball!
2007-09-10
The Dins performed the national anthem in front of 40,000 cheering fans on Friday, September 14th for the Boston Red Sox vs. the New York Yankees at Fenway Park, televised at 7pm on ESPN. Check out dins.com/redsox for footage and pictures from the live performance!
Dins.com...with a twist.
2007-08-19
Sit back, relax, throw on that Sinatra record and fix yourself a drink: the Dins are proud to welcome you to their new lime-green exit off the information superhighway! Jazzed up to make even ol' Ella proud, Dins.com is filled to the brim with loads of fresh content and media bringing together Din-o-saurs and Din babies alike. We hope you come back often, and look forward to seeing you at our performances around the world. It's almost like being in love!

Thanks to World Tour Manager Brett Harrison (#189) and Business Manager Shaan Hathiramani (#182), for putting together this brand new site!

Dins Perform at Arts First
2007-05-02
The Dins will be performing on Saturday, May 5th, 2007 at the Phillips Brooks House (PBHA) from 4pm-5pm for Harvard’s annual Arts First performing arts festival. For directions, click here!
Welcome, Class of 2011
2007-04-16

We will be performing on Sunday, April 22nd, 9pm at the Prefrosh Acapella Jam. It’s a special opportunity for the Class of 2011 to get a glimpse of the Dins in concert!

If you are interested in learning more about the Dins, we will also be having an informational meeting on Saturday, April 21st, 3pm-4pm in the Winthrop House Reid Tonkens Room. For directions, click here. The Tonkens room is in Standish Hall of Winthrop House.

Ah, Bermuda...
2007-04-08
The Dins arrived back home to Cambridge this week after spending 8 glorious days and nights in the Fairmont Southampton Princess Hotel in their annual pilgrimage to Bermuda. Trading section for scooters, problem sets for pink beaches, and the dreary Cambridge weather for Dark ‘N Stormies, the Dins can’t wait to be back this time next year.
By Popular Demand...
2007-04-08

By popular demand, click here to watch the video the Din & Tonics premiered at their Spring Concert in March 2007. An Antarctic sensation!

It's a Boy!
2007-03-23
After an intense week of auditions, the Harvard Din & Tonics are thrilled to announce the election of Brett Harrison ‘10 as the newest Din baby! We are overjoyed.
Nice Socks.
You may recognize this statue as the third most photographed in the United States, next to the Lincoln Memorial and the Statue of Liberty.

You may also notice this dashing individual sporting some new fashionable attire. If you like bronzed Harvard men in lime green socks, contact the Dins.

Fun In The Sun
Every year, the Dins travel to Bermuda during spring break. If you will be sharing this beautiful destination with us and would like the Dins to sing at your event, let us know!
Being Green
Did you know that the Dins' classic recording, The Green Album, features an unprecedented ten new Din arrangements?
It's All A Dream...
Did you know that the Dins' arrangement of Horace Silver's Nica's Dream features both original composition and original verse, written by and for the Dins?