Brooklyn embraces connection to noted Harvard Kroks
The evening of Jan. 7 featured a “first” at the venerable Heights Casino, a private club founded in 1904. It was the first formal concert ever held in the doubles squash court. Performing were the Harvard Krokodiloes, one of the finest a cappella groups in the world.
The group warmed up in the court, which is the only doubles court in the world that was excavated below ground. Spectators sit or stand above the court looking down; the acoustics are powerful and memorable, and the Kroks ended up performing to the delighted audience for almost half an hour. Then the formally attired singers moved upstairs to the Governors Room for the official concert and dinner.
That brings us to the Farkas family. Noted Brooklyn attorney George Farkas, who was the inspiration behind the appearance by the Kroks at the Heights Casino, made the evening a full-on reunion because his nephew, Max Masuda-Farkas, happens to be the lead bass singer with the Kroks.