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[edit] Iowa Intersection

Intersection is an all-male a cappella group from the University of Iowa. The group is best known through the student body for performing at Dance Marathon and singing Vocal Valentines during the week of Valentine's Day. Intersection has been working hard to establish itself on campus, and the group's popularity has continued to grow since its inception in 2005. The group continues to perform all around the Iowa City area and they are available for booking upon request. Intersection currently consists of twelve members from Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas. All members are in attendance at the University of Iowa.

Current Members

  • John Clark, Music Director, Tenor
  • Nick Dawe, Tenor
  • Jake Peterson, Tenor
  • Renugan Raidoo, Accompanist, Tenor
  • Paul Spooner, Tenor
  • Reed Staal, Vice President, Tenor
  • Steven Burdsall, Webmaster, Baritone
  • Brian Kostrzewa, President, Event Manager, Baritone
  • Andrew Stessman, Baritone
  • Nick Hajduk, Bass
  • Josh Nelson, Bass
  • Patrick Miller, Bass


[edit] History

[edit] 2005-2006

2005 was the first year that Intersection was recognized by the University of Iowa as an official student organization.

05-06 Members

  • Sung Kim (President), Bass
  • John Meadows, Bass
  • Brian Kostrzewa (Advertising), Bass/Baritone 2
  • Jake Peterson, Baritone 1
  • Tristan O'Toole, Baritone 1
  • Evan Diehl, Tenor 2
  • William 'Will' Rock, Tenor 2
  • Charles 'Charlie' Caton, Tenor 1
  • John Clark, Tenor 1
  • Peter 'Pete' Nguyen (Events), Tenor 1

In Addition to these 10, during the first semester of 2005-2006, Intersection had a Vocal Percussionist, who did not return to the group for reasons unannounced.

Intersection performed on several occasions, most notably singing valentines during the week leading up to Valentine's Day.

[edit] 2006-2007

For the 2006-2007 Academic year Intersection Sung Kim, Jon Meadows, and Pete Nguyen moved on to bigger and better things: graduating. The group picked up some great talent in it's three new members: Josh Nelson, Reed Staal, and Patrick Miller. With the graduation of both the President and the Event Manager, replacements were needed. The group voted Brian Kostrzewa to fill the void of both officer titles. Reed Staal was voted Vice President at the close of the Winter Semester.

'06-'07 Members

  • Charlie Caton
  • John Clark (Music Director)
  • Evan Diehl
  • Brian Kostrzewa (President, Event Manager)
  • Tristan O'Toole
  • Jake Peterson
  • William Rock
  • Reed Stall, Tenor
  • Josh Nelson, Bass
  • Patrick Miller, Bass

During the 2006 year, Intersection launched its own website created by alum Peter Nguyen. The website homepage is http://www.uiowa.edu/~isection


[edit] 2007-2008

In 2007, after the graduation of Tristan, Evan, Will, and Charlie, there was a dire need for new members. Luckily, there was a large turnout at auditions, and six new members were selected, bringing the group total to 12. On top of increasing the total size and sound of the group, Sibelius 5 was purchased through the group, and many members have been busily writing original arrangements for future performances.

'07-'08 Members

  • John Clark (Music Director)
  • Brian Kostrzewa (President, Event Manager)
  • Jake Peterson
  • Patrick Miller
  • Josh Nelson
  • Reed Staal (Vice President)
  • Nick Dawe, Tenor
  • Paul Spooner, Tenor
  • Renugan Raidoo, Tenor (Accompanist)
  • Steven Burdsall, Baritone (Webmaster)
  • Nick Hajduk, Baritone
  • Andrew Stessman, Baritone


During the 2007-2008 Season, Steve Burdsall bought the domain name http://www.iowaintersection.com, and has since created the group's new website due to password issues with the old one. The group also recorded their first CD, "Under Construction", which became available in April, 2008.

[edit] Booking

Please contact Brian at brian-kostrzewa@uiowa.edu or John at john-clark@uiowa.edu to schedule an event, and for web-based questions contact Steve at steven-burdsall@uiowa.edu