Video: Longfellows Take TD Garden with Pre-Celtics Game National Anthem

Story posted March 08, 2010

The all-male a cappella group, The Longfellows, were on the parquet of Boston's TD Garden in front of more than 18,000 people to sing the national anthem before the Boston Celtics-Washington Wizards game Sunday, March 7, 2010.


Pete Murphy '12, the group's publicity manager, says a preview of The Longfellows' arrangement of "The Star-Spangled Banner," composed by Glen Ryan '07, was recorded in Studzinski Recital Hall and sent to the Celtics organization for approval.

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The Longfellows comprise:

Dylan Crawford '10
Brian Fry '10
Mike Hendrickson '13
Nate Isaacson '10
Alex Jacobs '12
Josh Kim '12
Randy Kring '11
Pete Murphy '12
Tshifhiwa Ndou '13
Lucas O'Neil '12
Nick Riker '12
Asher Stamell '13
Peter Vallimarescu '13

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The Longfellows sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" before more than 18,000 spectators at the March 7, 2010, Boston Celtics-Washington Wizards game at the TD Garden in Boston.

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