Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum
- Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum
The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum is an undergraduate mixed chorus at Harvard University, comprised of roughly 60 voices, drawing from both the undergraduate and graduate student populations. Founded in 1971 to coincide with the coeducational merger of Harvard and Radcliffe College, the group was originally intended to be a small chamber ensemble drawing from members of the Harvard Glee Club and the Radcliffe Choral Society. Its popularity, however, drove it to its current size, and along with the Glee Club and RCS it is now one of the Holden Choirs.
The Collegium performs music from the 15th century through the present, with an emphasis on Renaissance and Baroque music. Among the major concerted works it has performed are Bach's B Minor Mass, Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610, Mozart's C Minor Mass, and Bach's St. Matthew Passion. The Collegium has also gone on eight international tours, most recently to Australia in summer 2007.
The Collegium is currently under the direction of Harvard Director of Choral Activities Jameson Marvin, who has directed the group since 1978, as well as Associate Conductor Kevin Leong and Assistant Conductor Miguel Felipe.
External links
* [http://hrcm.net Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum]
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