Davidson College Choirs

09/25/2026

You may have heard that this fall the Davidson College Choirs and Orchestra are taking on Verdi’s monumental Requiem. But what is a Requiem? Why this particular work?

This post offers some context for the music, the history of cultural life at Terezín, Rafael Schächter and the prisoner choir he conducted there, and the meaning behind the title Defiant Requiem.

Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín
Thursday, November 19 · 7:30 p.m.
Duke Family Performance Hall
Free for Davidson students. Tickets available to the public: https://www.etix.com/ticket/mvc/legacyOnlineSale/performance/sale/switchSelectionMethod?selection_method=byPriceLevel&p_id=49915740 .

Davidson College Music Department
Davidson College

08/27/2026

As we begin a new school year, welcoming new and returning students and filling our rehearsal rooms with music again, we are also remembering Dolly and the extraordinary life she shared through song and doing good.

We’re glad to share this performance of her "Light of Clear Blue Morning," arr. Craig Hella Johnson, sung by the Davidson College Chorale in October of 2025, featuring Beckett Ledahl ’27.
With gratitude for Dolly. Here’s to clear blue mornings ahead.

Davidson College
Davidson College Music Department
Davidson College Presbyterian Church

08/26/2026

Come join our awesome community chorus. All are welcome. Learn more at www.DavidsonSings.com, or you're welcome to come to our first rehearsal to give it a whirl.

08/03/2026

**OUR 2026–27 SEASON IS HERE. NOW WE NEED YOUR VOICE!**

This is a season filled with music on a truly extraordinary scale, including masterworks like Verdi's Requiem and Beethoven 9, exciting collaborations, and beloved traditions.

Explore the full season:
https://www.davidsonsings.com

Ready to be part of it?

Auditions are open to Davidson College students (Chorale & Chamber Singers) and singers from the Charlotte and Lake Norman community (Choral Arts Society Davidson). Our ensembles are welcoming, ambitious, and committed to making exceptional music together.

📅 **Auditions: August 24–28**
📍 Sloan Music Center, Davidson College
⏱️ Just 10 minutes of your time
🎼 No prepared piece required

Come sing with us. Sign up here:
https://www.davidsonsings.com/auditions

Join the Davidson Choir Family. We’re happy you’re here. Welcome, students and community members alike. Auditions for the Davidson College Choirs will be held August 24-28 in Sloan Music Center on Davidson College’s campus in Office 102. We have two student choirs, as well as a robust communi...

06/15/2026

06/15/2026

For the last year, Meghan DuPuy '28 has developed a choral program for the Davidson College Chamber Singers, a small project-focused ensemble of 14 people, to perform on an international tour in Germany this summer. Her program was born out of funding from the Halle Foundation, an organization with a mission to foster connection and cultural exchange between Germans and Americans. Meghan picked the theme and music that makes up this program, called "Kein schöner Land," or "no land more lovely," a phrase that comes from an original German folk song they will perform. The program as a whole explores the disconnection and polarization felt as a result of growing political and social divides, with hopes that it can inspire us all to seek reconnection with each other in these complicated times.

Meghan is grateful to have had the opportunity to develop this program - a responsibility almost always reserved for the choir director - especially considering its relevance to our current lived experience. Music is a language that we can all appreciate, and she cannot wait to bring this incredibly important program to life with the Davidson College Choirs Chamber Singers. They will be on tour from June 12-23 in Germany and will perform one final concert in Davidson in February. Be sure to follow their tour on Facebook and Instagram!

04/21/2026

A sold-out house, a full waitlist, and an unforgettable night. Thank you to everyone who joined us for an evening of Rodgers & Hammerstein as traveled through Carousel, The King and I, South Pacific, The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!, and more. These stories and songs still resonate, and it was a joy to share them with you.

Deep gratitude to our incredible students, Jacquelyn Culpepper our visionary, Dr. Keith, Dr. Lawrence, President Hicks, and a special thank you to Eric Keith for these beautiful photos.

04/17/2026

Same, Rachel. Same.