Radcliffe Choral Society

MUSIC 16 Subject & Catalog Number

Description

Founded in 1899, the Radcliffe Choral Society is Harvard's oldest women's organization and one of the country’s preeminent collegiate treble (SSAA) choruses.

RCS promotes excellence in women's and treble choral music and celebrates the extraordinary community formed through its music-making. The ensemble fosters the appreciation and enjoyment of choral music through the commissioning of new works for women's voices and exploring music from Medieval chant and Renaissance polyphony to Romantic partsongs and folk music from around the globe. 

As a student run and managed 501(c)(3) non-profit, singers are given a unique opportunity to develop experience in arts administration, concert production, marketing, tour planning, and other facets of non-profit leadership. The course offers voluntary opportunities for singers to cultivate their musicianship in the areas of individualized vocal study, choral composition, advanced ear-training and sight singing, and choral repertoire. Students may also participate in RCS’s student-lead a cappella group, ‘Cliffe Notes.

Course Notes

Audition required. The group is open to soprano and alto singers; we welcome, value, and support students of all gender identities. For audition and further information, visit www.singatharvard.com. The course is graded SAT/UNSAT based on attendance and participation. This course may be taken repeatedly.