University of Arizona Choirs

choral excellence. Nurtured to national prominence from its inception by John Bloom and Maurice Skones, the choral program at the UA continues to be recognized nationally and internationally through the guidance of the director of choral activities, Dr. Miguel Felipe, and the Associate Director of Choral Activities Dr. Elizabeth Schauer. The Graduate Choral Conducting program, with students from every corner of the United States and from many international traditions, features a wealth of conducting experiences in a variety of choral settings and an academic preparation that leads to successful careers in choral music. The curriculum focuses on literature, style, rehearsal techniques, score reading, hearing for the conductor, and problem solving for each level of choir, and is designed to provide the student a thorough knowledge of the choral repertoire. The Symphonic Choir is a select, primarily undergraduate ensemble that carries on a fifty-year tradition of excellence in choral music at The University of Arizona. The group rehearses each weekday and performs formal concerts on campus, in the Tucson metropolitan area and throughout Arizona. The Arizona Choir is the premier choral ensemble in the School of Music and features graduate voice, conducting, and music education students. Composed primarily of graduate students, the Arizona Choir has performed with prominent musical ensembles from around the world including most recently the Kronos Quartet and the Budapest Chamber Orchestra. The Arizona Choir has been featured at regional and national conventions of both the American Choral Directors Association and the Music Educators National Conference. In Tucson alone, many gifted choral students and alumni lead junior and senior high school choral programs, music ministry programs, and community choirs. Moreover, recent DMA graduates now lead choral programs of distinction at colleges and universities throughout the nation. Choral Ensembles:

CORO - MUS 400J
CORO is a mixed chorus of undergraduate students, both music majors and non-majors, who enjoy performing a wide variety of choral literature and developing musical skills. Membership is by audition. TREBLE GLEE - 400S, section 1
MWF 1:00 p.m. Treble Glee is an ensemble for soprano and alto singers with a focus on voice and musicianship building, and the study and preparation of music for performance. No audition is required. SYMPHONIC CHOIR – MUS 400I/500I
MTWThF 2:00 p.m. Symphonic Choir is the premiere undergraduate choral ensemble specializing in the highest quality choral literature from all style periods appropriate for undergraduate voices. Membership is by audition and the choir includes music majors and more advanced non-major singers. ARIZONA CHOIR – MUS 400L/500L
MTWThF 2:00 p.m. Arizona Choir is the graduate choral ensemble in the School of Music, with a membership of mostly graduate voice majors and choral conducting majors. The choir has achieved recognition through international invitations and conference performances. COLLEGIUM MUSICUM – MUS 400Q/500Q
M 6:30 p.m. The Collegium Musicum is a select ensemble of singers and players that explores historically informed performances of literature mostly prior to 1700. Membership is determined through special audition. UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY CHORUS – MUS 400K/500K
T 7:00 p.m. The University Community Chorus is a large, non-auditioned, mixed choir of university faculty, staff and students and members of the greater Tucson community.