Melodores Embark on Grandiose Quest

Today, April 21, the Melodores are having their final concert of the year, “The Meloship of the Ring.” To prepare, members have decided to forgo shaving and wearing shoes up to and throughout the duration of the concert. Throughout the year, the group has had many issues on campus with other a cappella groups, and the Meloship of the Ring is only one in an epic series of performances the group hopes to hold to honor their journey as a new performance group on campus.
“At the beginning of the year, we stumbled upon an old songbook of the Dodecs, and after seeing their bad tonal constructions we, of course, decided to burn it,” Sam Fortenberry said, describing the catalyst that sparked the adventure the group embarked on throughout the year.
After finding the songbook, Fortenberry describes how Concert Choir, wanting to steal the songbook for their director, swarmed the Melodores, battling for the music. “After the battle, we finally thought we got away from the Concert Choir, but then we found ourselves in MRB3 with no way to escape…” fellow Melodore Frodo Baunach said.
Barricaded within MRB3 with Concert Choir bearing down upon them, all hope seemed lost until fellow a cappella group Variations came to their aid, helping to push back the Concert Choir onslaught whilst escaping from the building.
“Man, I don’t know what we would have done without them. In the past, the Melodores and Variations didn’t really work well together, so it was great for them to come to our aid,” Baunach said.
Finally on their own, the Melodores found the nearest barbeque grill on campus and fired up some charcoal. Throwing the songbook into the fire, the Melodores finally felt like they had completed their journey in establishing themselves as an a cappella group on campus.
After the conclusion of their concert series, the Melodores feel as if they will never be able to return to a truly normal life.
“You know, I really think that kind of journey just changes a person, whether he be hobbit, human, or harmonic singer,” Fortenberry said.