SING
Make music in a community of friends every week. Take a break from your busy Harvard schedule to immerse yourself in choral music. Sing a wide variety of pieces, from renaissance to baroque to classical to romantic to 20th century, and even new works composed just for you. Add your voice to your chorus’s subset a cappella groups, giving you a chance to perform contemporary music alongside your choral repertoire. Perform in the most interesting venues in the country and around the world.
PLAY
Find your social home at Harvard as a member of our choral community. Experience new and enduring friendships across all class years. Let singing at Harvard be a part of your well balanced Harvard social experience.
TOUR
Travel to domestic and international destinations to perform and see the sights. Share your music with audiences from around the globe. Learn about new places and interact with new cultures. Join your friends on an adventure of a lifetime.
SERVE
Be part of a group that is as committed to serving its local community as you are. Use your talent and your joy to make a difference.
LEAD
Take the reins of your own non-profit organization. Set the course for the group’s future by running the group’s operations with your executive partners and choral friends. Make important decisions about how your choir is managed, how money is spent, and where you tour. Lead your group for your Harvard career, and into the future.
Learn more about each of the choruses below!
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Harvard Glee Club
The Harvard Glee Club is America's oldest collegiate glee club, today standing 50 voices strong. The group seeks to further the tradition of tenor-bass choral music, to improve ourselves and our community through the love and performance of music, and to foster our four cardinal virtues: glee, good humor, unity, and joy. |
Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum
Spanning five octaves and seven centuries of choral music, the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum is a mixed chorus of 50 voices. The group is dedicated to performing a wide variety of repertoire with a focus on both a cappella and choral orchestral music. |
Radcliffe Choral Society
The Radcliffe Choral Society, a 50-voice treble chorus, performs a distinctive repertoire spanning nine centuries. By fostering the appreciation of treble choral music, the ensemble strives to honor its history and celebrate the extraordinary community formed through its music-making. |
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Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus
HRC is a mixed chorus made up of 120 undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, and community members. The ensemble presents two major choral-orchestral performances per year exploring a wide range of repertoire. Members represent a variety of music backgrounds and experience levels. |
Harvard Summer Chorus
The Harvard Summer Chorus is a unique blend of all ages, backgrounds, and histories. As a program sponsored by the Harvard Summer School, the Summer Chorus welcomes the high school students who take part in the program, as well as collegiate singers and adult community members from all over the world. |
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'Cliffe Notes
The ‘Cliffe Notes are the contemporary a cappella subset of the Radcliffe Choral Society. Performing mostly contemporary music along with the occasional 90's throwback, ‘Cliffe Notes is featured during RCS performances. In addition, 'Cliffe Notes can be heard at private parties, caroling, parades, benefits, and other events. |
Glee Club Lite
Glee Club Lite is the a cappella subset of the Harvard Glee Club. The purpose of Lite is twofold: first, to provide its members with an opportunity to sing rock, pop, jazz, and folk music while still maintaining the ability to sing classic choral literature with a large chorus; second, to bring entertainment to audiences worldwide with its signature blend of music and comedy. |
Underground
Underground is the a cappella subset of Collegium, singing a fun, eclectic mix ranging from jazz standards and oldies to the best songs currently on the radio. Looking to branch out from Collegium’s typical repertoire, Underground is a unique opportunity for singers with dual interests in choral and contemporary a cappella music to experience both. |
