Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum
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The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum is a mixed chorus at Harvard University
, composed 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. Collegium will perform Handel's Israel in Egypt on April 1 of 2011 and, in a joint concert with the Harvard Glee Club and the Radcliffe Society, it will sing both Beethoven's 9th Symphony and John Adams's "On the Transmigration of Souls". The Collegium has also gone on eight international tours, most recently to Australia
in summer 2007.
Jameson Marvin
directed The Collegium from 1978 to Spring 2010. The Collegium is currently under the direction of Andrew Clark, as well as Associate Conductors Kevin Leong and Christopher Walters. The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum is a student-run organization led by Charlie Bridge (President) and Catie Williams (Manager).
and Austria
performing in Berlin
, Cologne
, Frankfurt am Main (Hoch Conservatory
), Munich
, Salzburg
, and Vienna
.
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, composed 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
Radcliffe College
Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was the coordinate college for Harvard University. It was also one of the Seven Sisters colleges. Radcliffe College conferred joint Harvard-Radcliffe diplomas beginning in 1963 and a formal merger agreement with...
, the group was originally intended to be a small chamber ensemble drawing from members of the Harvard Glee Club
Harvard Glee Club
The Harvard Glee Club is a 60-voice, all-male choral ensemble at Harvard University. Founded in 1858 in the tradition of English and American glee clubs, it is the oldest collegiate chorus in the US. The Glee Club is part of the Holden Choruses of Harvard University, which also include the...
and the Radcliffe Choral Society
Radcliffe Choral Society
The Radcliffe Choral Society is a 60-voice all-female choral ensemble at Harvard University. Founded in 1899, it is one of the country's oldest women's chorus and one of its most prominent collegiate choirs. With the all-male Harvard Glee Club and the mixed-voice Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium...
. 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
Renaissance music
Renaissance music is European music written during the Renaissance. Defining the beginning of the musical era is difficult, given that its defining characteristics were adopted only gradually; musicologists have placed its beginnings from as early as 1300 to as late as the 1470s.Literally meaning...
and Baroque
Baroque music
Baroque music describes a style of Western Classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1760. This era follows the Renaissance and was followed in turn by the Classical era...
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. Collegium will perform Handel's Israel in Egypt on April 1 of 2011 and, in a joint concert with the Harvard Glee Club and the Radcliffe Society, it will sing both Beethoven's 9th Symphony and John Adams's "On the Transmigration of Souls". The Collegium has also gone on eight international tours, most recently to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in summer 2007.
Jameson Marvin
Jameson Marvin
Jameson Neil Marvin is an American choral conductor, composer, arranger, and editor who from 1978-2010 directed the Harvard Glee Club, the Radcliffe Choral Society, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum and has also taught choral conducting at Harvard University...
directed The Collegium from 1978 to Spring 2010. The Collegium is currently under the direction of Andrew Clark, as well as Associate Conductors Kevin Leong and Christopher Walters. The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum is a student-run organization led by Charlie Bridge (President) and Catie Williams (Manager).
Summer 2011
In June of 2011, The Collegium toured GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
performing in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Frankfurt am Main (Hoch Conservatory
Hoch Conservatory
Dr. Hoch’s Konservatorium - Musikakademie was founded in Frankfurt am Main on September 22, 1878. Through the generosity of Frankfurter Joseph Hoch, who bequeathed the Conservatory one million German gold marks in his testament, a school for music and the arts was established for all age groups. ...
), Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
, and Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
.