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Dale Farmer

Dale Farmer

Adjunct Instructor

AU Singers

farmew1@auburn.edu

 

Special Thanks

In keeping with our love of Auburn, here is a special thanks to all those who have lead, maintained, and provided for the AU Singers over the years and give their continual support.

Thank you to all generations of the AU Singers, their families and friends since our formation in 1972. Your time, diligence and dedication to each performance has shown brightly through the years and created the platform for which all current and future AU Singers can carry on the tradition.

 

Department of Music

Click the following link to find out more: http://www.cla.auburn.edu/music/

 

College of Liberal Arts

Learn how our majors and minors can prepare you for a career in multiple fields. A liberal arts degree equips you with skills such as critical thinking, communication, and information literacy that will impress any employer.
Click the following link to find out more: http://www.cla.auburn.edu/cla/

 

Support Us

To see how you may be able to help Auburn University, you may designate a gift or pledge to your area of interest or to the university’s area of greatest need. Through the following giving options, you can create new opportunities for our students, enrich our faculty, strengthen our academic programs, and enhance our campus. Click the following link to find out more: https://auburngiving.org/ 

 

 

Fun Facts

 

The Look

  • Approx. 30 Unique Outfits for Men and Women from 1972 to 2017
  • 3 Brand Logos since 1972
  • And over 60 logos made by the Auburn Marketing Department.

 

The Travel

  • 32% Of All U.S. States Visited
  • Alabama
    • ​Top 5 Places We've Visited:
    1. ​Birmingham
    2. Enterprise
    3. Montgomery
    4. Decatur
    5. Dothan
  • Romania (1974)
    • ​Our First International Tour to Romania lasted for 3 weeks. This is the farthest we have ever been away from home.

Most Notable International Tours

1974 Romania

1977 Russia and Poland

1979 Guatemala

1984 Western Europe

1987 Moscow, Russia Soviet Union

1990 West Germany; Netherlands; Paris, France; Great Britain

1995 Poland; Vienna, Austria; Sarospatak, Hungary; Budapest, Hungary; Prague, Czech Republic

2013 Brussels, Belgium

2013 Salzburg, Austria; Paris, France; Munich, Germany

2017 Rome, Italy

2019 Montreal, Canada

 

The Repertoire

Since 1972:

  • 486+ Unique pieces of music have been performed
  • 815+ Songs have been performed from each show
  • 1st Performance in 1973:
    • Induction of Dr. Thomas Smith into Phi Mu Alpha
    • Songs chosen were Day By Day and The Candy Man
  • Top 5 Performed Songs are:
    1. What Would I Do Without My Music
    2. Tear Them Down
    3. Hot! Hot! Hot!
    4. From A Distance
    5. Chattanooga Choo Choo
  •  21 Songs have become “Singers’ Classics”

 

The Reach

  • Celebrities we’ve performed with:
    • Bob Hope
    • Anita Bryant
    • George Lindsey
    • Roy Clark
    • and the Oak Ridge Boys
  • Performances with the ACDA:
    • 1984 Atlanta, GA
    • 1992 Savannah, GA
    • 1994 Knoxville, TN
    • 1998 Charleston, NC
    • 2005 Los Angeles, CA
  • 5 Today Show (NBC) Performances:
    • 1994, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2006

Contact

Dale Farmer

Dale Farmer

Adjunct Instructor

AU Singers

farmew1@auburn.edu