This will most likely be my last post as webmaster:

Over the last three semesters the Xtension Chords have become some of my best friends, and the group’s audiences have been among the greatest I have ever had the privilege to sing for.  As I leave the University of Illinois to attend Berklee College of Music, I leave behind a great group of guys who sure run one heck of a Registered Student Organization!  We all make it happen together, and I know it will continue to be great.

I am grateful to the people who have made my time in the group memorable and enjoyable: the XChords themselves, our parents, our fans, high school teachers who host us on our tours, and everyone else who supports us in some way or another.  We wish you all a safe, relaxing, and happy holiday season.  Goodbye and thank you,

-Jim

We hope you had a great Thanksgiving and enjoyed some time off from classes!

As we head back to school we have two exciting events to tell you about–

1. We are appearing with our friends Beyond All Reason from Saint Louis University as guests in their big fall semester show! The concert is this Friday, December 2 at 7:00 at the Busch Student Center; more info on the Facebook event. Beyond All Reason was a guest group in XFest and we are honored to be returning the favor!

2. On Saturday, December 3 we are singing the national anthem at the Fighting Illini men’s basketball game against Gonzaga! The game is at 2:15 pm at Assembly Hall.  We are thrilled about this opportunity and we hope to see a loud, proud, orange-clad crowd there!  Go Illini!

Have a safe trip back to campus and good luck with the end of the semester!

Thank you to all the high schools that hosted us this week!  We truly had a wonderful time performing for all of you.  Once again you proved that the Xtension Chords have the best fans ever!  We hope you had as much fun as we did!

Thank you to the Patnaiks and the Ryans for housing us–this tour would not have happened without their incredible hospitality.

Thanks to all the Ex-Chords who joined us at our annual alumni dinner–we are able to do what we do today because of their dedication to the group in years past.

Finally, we want to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving!

-The Xtension Chords