about the choirs
Note: you only need to audition once to be considered for any of the choirs. All members of the Rutgers choirs receive one credit per semester.
Kirkpatrick Choir
SATB
Dr. Brandon Williams, director
Tuesday & Thursday | 3:50-5:50pm
Location: Douglass, Shindell Choral Hall (Mortensen Hall)
The RU Kirkpatrick Choir is the most advanced choral ensemble at the University. The repertoire represents all areas of choral masterworks, sacred and secular, as well as both significant a cappella music and works with orchestra, including recent concerts at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York City. In 2019 they were invited by the German government to perform at the Marktoberdorf Festival, where they won the prestigious Dolf Rebus award.
Glee Club
Tenors and Basses
Location: College Ave, McKinney Hall
Ensemble of tenors and basses founded in 1872. Recent tours have included concerts in England, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and France with concerts at St. Peters at the Vatican, Notre Dame in Paris, and the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. The Glee Club has been chosen to perform at the 2021 national conference of the American Choral Directors Association in Dallas, Texas. They performed in March 2020 at the ACDA conference in Rochester, New York.
Voorhees Choir
stubiolo@mgsa.rutgers.edu
Dr. Brandon Williams, director
Location: Douglass, Voorhees Chapel
Ensemble of soprano and alto voices, but open to all University students. The Rutgers Voorhees Choir is a high- level soprano-alto ensemble that performs a repertory of challenging and engaging music that elevates text and music composed by women. They recently performed at the American Choral Directors Association regional conference in Rochester New York in March 2020 and at Carnegie Hall in April 2019.
University Choir
stubiolo@mgsa.rutgers.edu
Location: Douglass, Shindell Choral Hall (Mortensen Hall)