Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. This year, Ottertuned, Otterbein’s a cappella group, is making sure the holiday doesn’t go unnoticed by offering “singing valentines” to students.
“It’s a really simple, thoughtful gift for people to give on Valentine’s Day,” said Tim Andrews junior communication studies major and the president of Ottertuned.
For $5, Ottertuned will find the valentine’s of students to serenade them with a song. For $8, a candy bar and a personalized note for the valentine accompanies their singing. For $12, they will do all of the aforementioned things and give a rose to the valentine. Students interested in purchasing a singing valentine can do so next week in the Campus Center from 1-6 p.m.
The group has chosen three different songs to perform. The girls will be performing “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri, the boys will be performing “Kiss the Girl” from “The Little Mermaid” and the entire group will be performing “Love on Top” by Beyonce.
There will also be choreography for the songs, with “Love on Top” having fun and upbeat movements, according to musical director Kathleen Pellington, a senior music education major.
“We’ve been on a bit of a Beyonce kick lately, so that song was an easy choice,” Pellington said.
Ottertuned is a relatively new group, having just formed last semester. Because they are so new, the singing valentines are an important fundraiser for them. Andrews said the money raised will be put toward group outfits, funding an a cappella workshop for high school students and their end of the semester concert.
Ottertuned will be singing in the morning at the Campus Center on Feb. 15, and they have a concert at the Indian Run United Methodist Church on April 5.
