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University of Massachusetts Amherst - Department of Music and Dance

Choral Ensembles 2007 - 2008

If you really enjoy singing and singing in choirs, consider joining one of the University's several choral ensembles. Choral singing is a series of enjoyments, an activity that makes your learning more effective and one you can enjoy lifelong -- the experience is always new. Our choirs are open to any students interested in collegiate-level choral music, regardless of major. They are suited to various levels of singing experience and technical levels. All offer one hour of credit, and most everything needed for success happens within the scheduled rehearsals.


Entrance to all the groups is by a placement audition (which is brief and painless). Check out the auditions page for more information.

University Chorale
[MUS 561: 1 Credit]
MoWe 7:00PM - 9:00PM
60-120 singers. 		Mixed choir. Varied literature for choir alone and with instruments.  1-2 performances each semester, and at times with the University Orchestra.  Domestic and foreign tours organized by the members. For singers with or without previous choral experience. "Reading Music" is not required -- but you can learn in University Chorale!
Chamber Choir
[MUS 563: 1 Credit]
MoWeFr 2:30PM - 4:10PM
35-45 singers. 		Limited openings. Varied literature for choir alone and with instruments.  2-3 concert performances each semester, with occasional appearances for official university functions and tours. For singers with some choral experience.
Madrigal Singers
[MUS 564: 1 Credit]
Time TBD
6-12 singers. 		Vocal chamber music, primarily from the Medieval, Renaissance and Early Baroque literature. Performances on and off campus. A kind of "classical doo-wop group" - the first kind of a cappella singing.