Once in Our Lives

The Crosstones and Once in Our Lives: Hailing from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, the Crosstones are a fun-loving group of co-eds devoted to tight harmonies and all things a cappella. Since our founding in 1996 the group has toured nationally, internationally, been featured on BOCA and Voices Only, and serenaded the local community and campus. Our repertoire reflects all the individual personalities of the group. Once in Our Lives has been a two year project spanning 5 class years of Crosstones and 23 incredible voices. Despite fitting schedules and (too) many hours in Olin, hard work, unwavering dedication and an amazing energy from the group have allowed us to create something incredible, truly something that will only happen Once in Our Lives. We are proud to present our fifth album. The voices on Once in our Lives: Katie Allard ’19/ Alisa Amador ’18/ Gordon Batchelder ’16/ Kelsey Berry ’16/ Caroline Carreras ’19/ Mark Charest ’15/ Declan Chu ’17/ Zach Collester ’19/ Sophie Gardephe ’18/ Xavier Hayden ’19/ Izzy Koyama ’16/ Bobby Lankin ’15/ Brennen Malone ’17/ Louise Marks ’18/ Ryen Martinez ’17/ Kelly McDonald ’19/ Maddie McLean ’17/ Luke McNabb ’17/ Julia Ofman ’15/ Kai Payne ’15/ Brett Ranieri ’16/ Nicole Schlichting ’15/ Michael Somkuti ’19 The tracks on Once in Our Lives: 1. Elastic Heart (Sia), arr. McLean, solo: Berry, Gardephe 2. You are the Best Thing / Tallulah (Ray Lamontagne/ Company of Thieves), arr. Koyama, solo: Chu, Ofman 3. Shut up and Dance (Walk the Moon), arr. McLean, solo: Malone 4. Faithfully (Journey), arr. Schlichting, solo: Amador 5. Ex’s and Oh’s (Elle King), arr. Carreras, solo: Ranieri 6. Mercy (Duffy), arr. McLean, solo: McLean 7. Son of a Gun / Black and Gold (Oh Land/ Sam Sparro), arr. McLean, solo: Marks, Martinez 8. Lights (Elle Goulding), arr. Rusty Epstein ’13, solo: Berry 9. Run to you (Pentatonix), arr. Pentatonix 10. Superstition (Stevie Wonder), arr. McLean, solo: Collester 11. Mirrors (Justin Timberlake), arr. Epstein ’13, solo: Lankin, Koyama 12. Chandelier (Sia), arr. McLean, solo: Berry 13. I Lived (OneRepublic), arr. Carreras, solo: Chu 14. All of me (John Legend), arr. McLean, solo: Ranieri, McNabb Album Artwork by Hanna Bayer ’17 recorded and mixed by The Vocal Company Mastered by Vocal Mastering Thanks: The Crosstones would like to thank Jill, Angela and Nick at The Vocal Company, Dave at Vocal Mastering, all of the other Bates a cappella groups, Alan Carr, and the custodial staff at the Olin Arts Center. Special Thanks: To our faculty advisor John Corrie, our artwork designer/honorary Crosstone Hanna Bayer, the McNabbs,the Berrys,the Lankins,the McLeans and the Batchelders, our family, friends, and fans: none of this would have been possible without your love and support!