Performers rock the lawn

Reed Kendall’s lyrics, “When the leaves change, so do we,” fit perfectly for the outdoor concert held Saturday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. CAP Board’s concert, held on the lawn behind the Mansion, was designed to “say goodbye to summer the right way.”

Luau decorations took over the mansion and back lawn as Syd and Reed Kendall serenaded the concertgoers.

“I’m really excited to be performing at Cabrini. It’s such a beautiful setting,” Kendall said. The sunset behind the stage verified his statement.

Kendall performed barefoot, claiming “comfort” as his sole reasoning.

Both, Kendall and Syd, performed at the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA), a conference that CAP Board members and seniors Stefanie Ciarrochi and Ashlee Lensmyer attended last year. “When Syd took the stage at NACA, we were like, ‘Oh crap!’and then we knew we had to get him here at Cabrini,” Ciarrochi said.

“It’s totally different now,”

Lensmyer said. “Before it was just him and a guitar. Now it’s the full band. It’s so exciting.”

Events and programming ideas run for close to 12 hours a day at the conference, and then Cabrini’s CAPBoard members select agencies to help them bring these events to campus.

Besides providing for just Cabrini students, CAP Board’s concert enticed Bryan Moore, a resident of Indiana, Pa. to take the five-hour drive to see Syd in concert at Cabrini. With the use of Syd’s personal own website, www.sydband.com, Moore was able to track down the location of the band. He left at nine in the morning with his girlfriend and sister to arrive at the Mansion in time. Moore, a fan for over a year, found out about Syd’s music at www.mp3.com.

Both bands have albums out. Kendall’s, titled “Shoot Me Straight,” plans to hit his website, www.reedkendall.com, soon for sales. Syd’s second album, “Fault Lines,” was released in May.