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The '''Vastards''' are an all-gender [[a cappella]] group specializing in nostalgia pop. The group was founded in 2002.<ref name=":0">https://www.instagram.com/vastards/</ref>  
The '''Vastards''' are an all-gender [[a cappella]] group specializing in nostalgia pop. The group was founded in 2002.<ref name=":0">https://www.instagram.com/vastards/</ref>  
== Current members ==
== Current members ==
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== Upcoming events ==
== Arrangements ==
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!Song
!Original artist
!Arranged by<ref>Vastards' Noteflight, [[User:Ewelchmorgan]]</ref>
!Notes
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|Adele Medley
 
* Chasing Pavements
* He Won't Go
* Rolling in the Deep
* Turning Tables
* Skyfall
* Send My Love
* Hello
* Someone Like You
|Adele
|Carina Jiang
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|Alone 
|Heart
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|棋子 (A Pawn)
|王菲 (Faye Wang)
|Carina Jiang
|Senior song
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|Always Be My Baby
|Mariah Carey
|Molly Buckley, Sophie Sieckmann
|Post-decision song
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|Ants Marching
|Dave Matthews Band
|Brynn Conrad
|Senior song
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|Avril Lavigne Medley
 
* Complicated
* Sk8er Boi
* Girlfriend (interpolation)
* My Happy Ending
* When You're Gone
|Avril Lavigne
|S. Xie
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|Backstreet Boys Mashup
 
* Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
* As Long As You Love Me
* Shape of My Heart
* I Want It That Way
* All I Have to Give
|Backstreet Boys
|S. Xie
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|Before He Cheats
|Carrie Underwood
|Gabi Smith
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|Call Me Maybe
|Carly Rae Jepsen
|Katy Wu
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|Cough Syrup
|Young the Giant
|Evelyn Lochart
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|Gone Gone Gone
|Phillip Phillips
|Matthew Trueblood
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|Hey Ya
|Outkast
|Molly Buckley, Ben Simpkins
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|Lady Gaga Medley
 
* Alejandro
* LoveGame
* Monster
* Just Dance
* Paparazzi
* Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)
* Telephone
* Poker Face
* Bad Romance (interpolation)
|Lady Gaga
|Casey McDonough, Evelyn Lochart
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|Let Her Cry
|Hootie & the Blowfish
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|Mr. Brightside
|The Killers
|Chris Allen
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|My Heart Will Go On
|Celine Dion (''Titanic'')
|S. Xie
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|Otherside
|Red Hot Chili Peppers
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|Panic! Medley
 
* Nine in the Afternoon
* I Write Sins Not Tragedies
* Death of a Bachelor
|Panic! at the Disco
|Daniel Lee, Christa Haryanto
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|Perfume Medley
 
* Pick Me Up
* Chocolate Disco
* Spending All My Time
* Polyrhythm
|Perfume
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y95B-dZ32uQ Pentatonix], Carina Jiang
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|Plastic Love
|Mariya Takeuchi
|Carina Jiang
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|Rhiannon
|Fleetwood Mac
|Diego & Grace
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|Rihanna Medley
 
* S&M
* SOS
* Disturbia
* Where Have You Been
* Only Girl (In the World)
* Umbrella
* Diamonds
* We Found Love
* Don't Stop the Music
|Rihanna
|Joshua Lacoste, Vastards 2024
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|Sandcastle Disco
|Solange
|Evelyn Lochart
|Senior song
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|September
|Earth, Wind & Fire
|Katy Wu
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|Some Nights
|fun.
|Matthew Trueblood
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|Somebody to Love
|Queen
|Diego Encarnacion
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|Story of My Life
|One Direction
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|Tell Her About It
|Billy Joel
|Grant Dashti-Gibson
|Senior song
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|(I've Had) The Time of My Life
|Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (''Dirty Dancing)''
|S. Xie, D. Wadinger
|Senior sendoff
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|This Love
|Maroon 5
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|Torn
|Natalie Imbruglia
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|Welcome To the Black Parade
|My Chemical Romance
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|What If
|Coldplay
|Casey McDonough
|Senior song
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|When I Was Your Man
|Bruno Mars
|Lily Yan
|Senior song
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|You Oughta Know
|Alanis Morissette
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== History ==
== Past concerts ==
The Vastards were founded in 2002,<ref name=":0" /><ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bij-dAMliEe/</ref> making them the newest a cappella group on campus.<ref>[[User:Ewelchmorgan]]</ref>


=== Past concerts ===
* May 5, 2026: Car Washstards


* December 12, 2025: Snowstards<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/DSBn7-NjsNv/</ref>
* December 12, 2025: Snowstards<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/DSBn7-NjsNv/</ref>

Latest revision as of 01:40, 11 May 2026

Vastards
The Vastards performing in Rocky 200, December 2014
Meetings
AccessAudition-based
Links
Emailvastards.vsa@vassar.edu
Social mediaInstagram

The Vastards are an all-gender a cappella group specializing in nostalgia pop. The group was founded in 2002.[1]

Current members

Member Voice part(s) Leadership role
Jessie Cai alto Treasurer
Jack Cellucci soprano, tenor Pitch
James Hatch bass
Shawn Li tenor
Mandy Liao soprano, bass
Sylvie Lipskar alto
Tessa Locke soprano
Kayla Malcolm-Joseph tenor President
Fia Marrison alto
Tony Nguyen bass
David Stevick bass
Maia Su soprano Pitch
Cordelia Thomas alto Social Media Chair
Yufan Wei soprano
Edward Welch Morgan tenor
Ludan Yuan alto

Arrangements

Song Original artist Arranged by[2] Notes
Adele Medley
  • Chasing Pavements
  • He Won't Go
  • Rolling in the Deep
  • Turning Tables
  • Skyfall
  • Send My Love
  • Hello
  • Someone Like You
Adele Carina Jiang
Alone  Heart
棋子 (A Pawn) 王菲 (Faye Wang) Carina Jiang Senior song
Always Be My Baby Mariah Carey Molly Buckley, Sophie Sieckmann Post-decision song
Ants Marching Dave Matthews Band Brynn Conrad Senior song
Avril Lavigne Medley
  • Complicated
  • Sk8er Boi
  • Girlfriend (interpolation)
  • My Happy Ending
  • When You're Gone
Avril Lavigne S. Xie
Backstreet Boys Mashup
  • Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
  • As Long As You Love Me
  • Shape of My Heart
  • I Want It That Way
  • All I Have to Give
Backstreet Boys S. Xie
Before He Cheats Carrie Underwood Gabi Smith
Call Me Maybe Carly Rae Jepsen Katy Wu
Cough Syrup Young the Giant Evelyn Lochart
Gone Gone Gone Phillip Phillips Matthew Trueblood
Hey Ya Outkast Molly Buckley, Ben Simpkins
Lady Gaga Medley
  • Alejandro
  • LoveGame
  • Monster
  • Just Dance
  • Paparazzi
  • Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)
  • Telephone
  • Poker Face
  • Bad Romance (interpolation)
Lady Gaga Casey McDonough, Evelyn Lochart
Let Her Cry Hootie & the Blowfish
Mr. Brightside The Killers Chris Allen
My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion (Titanic) S. Xie
Otherside Red Hot Chili Peppers
Panic! Medley
  • Nine in the Afternoon
  • I Write Sins Not Tragedies
  • Death of a Bachelor
Panic! at the Disco Daniel Lee, Christa Haryanto
Perfume Medley
  • Pick Me Up
  • Chocolate Disco
  • Spending All My Time
  • Polyrhythm
Perfume Pentatonix, Carina Jiang
Plastic Love Mariya Takeuchi Carina Jiang
Rhiannon Fleetwood Mac Diego & Grace
Rihanna Medley
  • S&M
  • SOS
  • Disturbia
  • Where Have You Been
  • Only Girl (In the World)
  • Umbrella
  • Diamonds
  • We Found Love
  • Don't Stop the Music
Rihanna Joshua Lacoste, Vastards 2024
Sandcastle Disco Solange Evelyn Lochart Senior song
September Earth, Wind & Fire Katy Wu
Some Nights fun. Matthew Trueblood
Somebody to Love Queen Diego Encarnacion
Story of My Life One Direction
Tell Her About It Billy Joel Grant Dashti-Gibson Senior song
(I've Had) The Time of My Life Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (Dirty Dancing) S. Xie, D. Wadinger Senior sendoff
This Love Maroon 5
Torn Natalie Imbruglia
Welcome To the Black Parade My Chemical Romance
What If Coldplay Casey McDonough Senior song
When I Was Your Man Bruno Mars Lily Yan Senior song
You Oughta Know Alanis Morissette

Past concerts

  • May 5, 2026: Car Washstards
  • December 12, 2025: Snowstards[3]
  • May 6, 2025: Touch Grasstards[4]
  • April 16, 2025: Vastards Karaoke[5]
  • December 6, 2024: Vasteroids[6]
  • November 24, 2024: To what Measure will the Vastards go 4 love??? (with Measure4Measure)[7]
  • May 3, 2024: Vast-nerds[8]
  • November 30, 2023: Class-stards[9]
  • May 7, 2023: Basketball[10]
  • December 10, 2022: Grant[11]
  • May 5, 2022: After School Special[12]
  • May 7, 2019: Super Smash Bros Ultimate[13]
  • December 12, 2018: Bermuda Triangle[14]
  • May 9, 2018: Sixteen[15]
  • December 6, 2017: Jimmy Timmy Power Hour[16]
  • May 11, 2017: Honeymoon (Who says we can't have it all?)[17]

References