Radcliffe Choral Society
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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 Musicum
, it is one of the Holden Choruses
. All three groups are led by Conductor Andrew Clark and Associate Conductor Kevin Leong. RCS also has its own Assistant Conductor, Beth Willer.
. The Radcliffe Choral Society became one of the oldest women's choirs in the nation and the oldest women's organization at Radcliffe. In 1913, under the leadership of Dr. Archibald T. Davison, the Radcliffe Choral Society began a tradition of collaboration with the Harvard Glee Club and the Boston Symphony Orchestra
. Through Davison's conductorship and that of his successors, the Choral Society continued to gain prominence throughout the United States as a women's choir of distinction and excellence.
Elliot Forbes
, a conductor and well-known Beethoven scholar, conducted both the Radcliffe Choral Society and the Harvard Glee Club from 1958 to 1970.
In the fall of 1978, Beverly Taylor became the conductor of the Radcliffe Choral Society. She led the Radcliffe Choral Society on four international tours: to the British Isles
in 1979, to Northern Europe in 1983, to Central Europe in 1987, and to Sweden
, Poland
, and Czechoslovakia
in 1992. The Radcliffe Choral Society received several international prizes on these tours, including Second Prize at the Dutch International Koorfest in The Hague
and first prize in the Youth Division of the International Eisteddfod in Llangollen
, Wales
. Under her dynamic leadership, the group achieved tremendous growth and acclaim.
In 1995, the Radcliffe Choral Society was joined by Jameson Marvin
. The group's endeavors under Marvin's baton have included its fifth international tour, to Western Europe in the summer of 1996, performing in concerts in France
, Monaco
, Switzerland
, and Italy
; a performance of Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem
at Lincoln Center in New York City
with the Harvard Glee Club; a fourth appearance at the American Choral Directors Association
(ACDA) Convention; and the production of a compact disc.
In 1996, Constance DeFotis
joined the Radcliffe Choral Society as the Associate Director of Choral Activities at Harvard. In the spring of 1998, DeFotis led the Choral Society on tour to England
.
In 1999, RCS celebrated its 100th birthday with a Centennial Celebration. Among the festivities were a concert, alumnae reunion, receptions, and banquet. The year ended with the performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony
at ARTS First
and RCS's sixth international tour to South America
.
The next five years included Spring Tours to Virginia, Northern California, and New Orleans. Recent masterworks performances performed jointly with the Harvard Glee Club and the Harvard Radcliffe Collegium Musicum include Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
for the celebration of Jim Marvin's 25th Anniversary and Mozart's Requiem in D
for the ACDA Eastern Division Regional Conference. RCS also made history as the first choir from Harvard to tour in Africa by traveling to South Africa
for three weeks during the summer of 2004. The choir gave performances in Johannesburg and Cape Town, as well as at several universities around the country in addition to visiting a number of historical sites.
The 2004-2005 season began with the Harvard Festival of Women's Choruses, hosted by RCS. The event took place over two days in November and included workshops, seminars, and three concerts. Performances were given by seven high school and college women's choirs and the professional ensemble Tapestry. Special guests included composers Hilary Tann
, Caron Barnett, Libby Larsen
, and Patricia Van Ness, and keynote speaker Ambassador Swanee Hunt
. In addition to concerts in Lexington and Cambridge this year, RCS traveled to Atlanta and surrounding areas for the annual Spring tour in March and combined with the Harvard Glee Club and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum for the ARTS First performance of Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem.
The 2005-2006 season included a tour of the United Kingdom, during which RCS traveled to London
and Cambridge
. While in the UK, RCS performed in Southwark Cathedral
(where John Harvard
was baptized), Ely Cathedral
, and Trinity College Chapel
. For ARTS First weekend, RCS combined with the Harvard Glee Club and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum to present a Victorian performance of Handel
's Messiah
, featuring 19 student soloists and the Orchestra of Emmanuel Music
.
The 2006-2007 included highlights such as the traditional Christmas concert with the Harvard Glee Club, a tour to Seattle and Vancouver in March, and a combined performance of Mahler's Symphony II
for ARTS First weekend in May.
The 2007-2008 season included a number of exciting concerts capped off with a summer tour to Costa Rica
. RCS performed at the October inauguration of Drew Gilpin Faust
as Harvard's 28th president
, as well as attended the ACDA Convention in Hartford in March and joined the other Holden Choruses in May to sing Stravinsky
's Symphony of Psalms
.
Highlights of the 2008-2009 season included a Festival of Women's Choruses hosted by RCS that included twelve children's, high school, collegiate, and adult choirs from across New England. In the spring they joined with the other two Holden choirs for a performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
in Sanders Theatre.
The 2009-2010 season was RCS's final season under the baton of Jameson Marvin and included a number of exciting concerts and a tour around the Northeastern United States. The season concluded with the world premier of Robert Kyr
's Song of Awakening, commissioned for the occasion of Dr. Marvin's retirement by the Radcliffe Choral Society, the Harvard Glee Club
, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum
.
RCS rehearses in Holden Chapel
, which was built in 1744 and sits in the middle of historic Harvard Yard
. Most of RCS's local concerts are performed at Harvard in Sanders Theatre, which is well-known for its acoustics and design. Yearly concerts include Harvard's Convocation, a traditional Christmas concert with the Glee Club, fall and spring performances in Sanders Theatre, and the ARTS First celebration in May.
subset of the Radcliffe Choral Society. They perform a variety of repertoire ranging from jazz to pop, all arranged by members of the group.
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...
. 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
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 mixed-voice Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum
Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum
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...
, it is one of the Holden Choruses
Holden Choruses
The Holden Choirs are three choral ensembles at Harvard University, consisting of the Harvard Glee Club, the Radcliffe Choral Society, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum Each year the three Holden Choirs combine to perform a large choral-orchestral work...
. All three groups are led by Conductor Andrew Clark and Associate Conductor Kevin Leong. RCS also has its own Assistant Conductor, Beth Willer.
Founding and development
The Radcliffe Choral Society was founded in 1899 by Elizabeth Cary Agassiz, the first President of Radcliffe CollegeRadcliffe 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 Radcliffe Choral Society became one of the oldest women's choirs in the nation and the oldest women's organization at Radcliffe. In 1913, under the leadership of Dr. Archibald T. Davison, the Radcliffe Choral Society began a tradition of collaboration with the Harvard Glee Club and the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra
The Boston Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1881, the BSO plays most of its concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall and in the summer performs at the Tanglewood Music Center...
. Through Davison's conductorship and that of his successors, the Choral Society continued to gain prominence throughout the United States as a women's choir of distinction and excellence.
Elliot Forbes
Elliot Forbes
Elliot Forbes , known as "El", was an American conductor and musicologist noted for his Beethoven scholarship.-Life and career:...
, a conductor and well-known Beethoven scholar, conducted both the Radcliffe Choral Society and the Harvard Glee Club from 1958 to 1970.
In the fall of 1978, Beverly Taylor became the conductor of the Radcliffe Choral Society. She led the Radcliffe Choral Society on four international tours: to the British Isles
British Isles
The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and...
in 1979, to Northern Europe in 1983, to Central Europe in 1987, and to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, and Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
in 1992. The Radcliffe Choral Society received several international prizes on these tours, including Second Prize at the Dutch International Koorfest in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
and first prize in the Youth Division of the International Eisteddfod in Llangollen
Llangollen
Llangollen is a small town and community in Denbighshire, north-east Wales, situated on the River Dee and on the edge of the Berwyn mountains. It has a population of 3,412.-History:...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. Under her dynamic leadership, the group achieved tremendous growth and acclaim.
In 1995, the Radcliffe Choral Society was joined by 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...
. The group's endeavors under Marvin's baton have included its fifth international tour, to Western Europe in the summer of 1996, performing in concerts in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
; a performance of Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem
Ein deutsches Requiem
A German Requiem, To Words of the Holy Scriptures, Op. 45 by Johannes Brahms, is a large-scale work for chorus, orchestra, and a soprano and a baritone soloist, composed between 1865 and 1868. It comprises seven movements, which together last 65 to 80 minutes, making this work Brahms's longest...
at Lincoln Center in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
with the Harvard Glee Club; a fourth appearance at the American Choral Directors Association
American Choral Directors Association
The American Choral Directors Association , headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a non-profit organization with the stated purpose of promoting excellence in the field of choral music...
(ACDA) Convention; and the production of a compact disc.
In 1996, Constance DeFotis
Constance DeFotis
Dr. Constance DeFotis is a singer, conductor, and musical teacher, currently the resident Director of Choral Activities at the University of Connecticut. She has taught at University of Chicago, Harvard University, The College of William and Mary, the Knabenchor der St...
joined the Radcliffe Choral Society as the Associate Director of Choral Activities at Harvard. In the spring of 1998, DeFotis led the Choral Society on tour to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
In 1999, RCS celebrated its 100th birthday with a Centennial Celebration. Among the festivities were a concert, alumnae reunion, receptions, and banquet. The year ended with the performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony
Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)
The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is the final complete symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven. Completed in 1824, the symphony is one of the best known works of the Western classical repertoire, and has been adapted for use as the European Anthem...
at ARTS First
Arts First
Arts First is a celebration held at Harvard University each May that includes performances or shows involving virtually every musical, theatrical, and artistic group on campus. It was founded by alum John Lithgow in 1994 as a festival honoring the enormous artistic community at Harvard, and has...
and RCS's sixth international tour to South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
.
The next five years included Spring Tours to Virginia, Northern California, and New Orleans. Recent masterworks performances performed jointly with the Harvard Glee Club and the Harvard Radcliffe Collegium Musicum include Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
Missa Solemnis (Beethoven)
The Missa solemnis in D Major, Op. 123 was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven from 1819-1823. It was first performed on April 7, 1824 in St. Petersburg, under the auspices of Beethoven's patron Prince Nikolai Galitzin; an incomplete performance was given in Vienna on 7 May 1824, when the Kyrie,...
for the celebration of Jim Marvin's 25th Anniversary and Mozart's Requiem in D
Requiem (Mozart)
The Requiem Mass in D minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was composed in Vienna in 1791 and left unfinished at the composer's death. A completion by Franz Xaver Süssmayr was delivered to Count Franz von Walsegg, who had anonymously commissioned the piece for a requiem Mass to commemorate the...
for the ACDA Eastern Division Regional Conference. RCS also made history as the first choir from Harvard to tour in Africa by traveling to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
for three weeks during the summer of 2004. The choir gave performances in Johannesburg and Cape Town, as well as at several universities around the country in addition to visiting a number of historical sites.
The 2004-2005 season began with the Harvard Festival of Women's Choruses, hosted by RCS. The event took place over two days in November and included workshops, seminars, and three concerts. Performances were given by seven high school and college women's choirs and the professional ensemble Tapestry. Special guests included composers Hilary Tann
Hilary Tann
Hilary Tann is a Welsh composer now based in the United States.Tann holds a degree in music composition from the University of Wales, Cardiff. Her overture, With the Heather and Small Birds, commissioned by the 1994 Cardiff Festival, is her tribute to the land of her birth...
, Caron Barnett, Libby Larsen
Libby Larsen
Libby Larsen is one of America’s most performed living composers. She has created a catalogue of over 400 works spanning virtually every genre from intimate vocal and chamber music to massive orchestral works and over fifteen operas...
, and Patricia Van Ness, and keynote speaker Ambassador Swanee Hunt
Swanee Hunt
Swanee Grace Hunt , Eleanor Roosevelt Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, is the founding director of the at the Kennedy School, and former United States Ambassador to Austria....
. In addition to concerts in Lexington and Cambridge this year, RCS traveled to Atlanta and surrounding areas for the annual Spring tour in March and combined with the Harvard Glee Club and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum for the ARTS First performance of Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem.
The 2005-2006 season included a tour of the United Kingdom, during which RCS traveled to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
. While in the UK, RCS performed in Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral or The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London, lies on the south bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge....
(where John Harvard
John Harvard
John Harvard may refer to:* John Harvard , English clergyman after whom Harvard University is named* John Harvard , journalist, politician and office holder in Manitoba, Canada...
was baptized), Ely Cathedral
Ely Cathedral
Ely Cathedral is the principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England, and is the seat of the Bishop of Ely and a suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Huntingdon...
, and Trinity College Chapel
Trinity College Chapel
The Trinity College Chapel in Kandy, Sri Lanka is unique among churches in Sri Lanka. Situated right below the Principal’s bungalow at Trinity College, Kandy and christened “Holy Trinity Church”, the Chapel is made of stone and its roof is supported by 50 pillars with fine stone carvings...
. For ARTS First weekend, RCS combined with the Harvard Glee Club and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum to present a Victorian performance of Handel
HANDEL
HANDEL was the code-name for the UK's National Attack Warning System in the Cold War. It consisted of a small console consisting of two microphones, lights and gauges. The reason behind this was to provide a back-up if anything failed....
's Messiah
Messiah (Handel)
Messiah is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742, and received its London premiere nearly a year later...
, featuring 19 student soloists and the Orchestra of Emmanuel Music
Emmanuel Music
Emmanuel Music is a Boston-based collective group of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by Craig Smith. It was created specifically to perform the complete cycle of over 200 sacred cantatas of J.S. Bach in the liturgical setting for which they were intended, an endeavor twice completed...
.
The 2006-2007 included highlights such as the traditional Christmas concert with the Harvard Glee Club, a tour to Seattle and Vancouver in March, and a combined performance of Mahler's Symphony II
Symphony No. 2 (Mahler)
The Symphony No. 2 by Gustav Mahler, known as the Resurrection, was written between 1888 and 1894, and first performed in 1895. Apart from the Eighth Symphony, this symphony was Mahler's most popular and successful work during his lifetime. It is his first major work that would eventually mark his...
for ARTS First weekend in May.
The 2007-2008 season included a number of exciting concerts capped off with a summer tour to Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
. RCS performed at the October inauguration of Drew Gilpin Faust
Drew Gilpin Faust
Catherine Drew Gilpin Faust is an American historian, college administrator, and the president of Harvard University. Faust is the first woman to serve as Harvard's president and the university's 28th president overall. Faust is the fifth woman to serve as president of an Ivy League university, and...
as Harvard's 28th president
President of Harvard University
The President of Harvard University is the chief administrator of the university. Ex officio the chairman of the Harvard Corporation, he or she is appointed by and is responsible to the other members of that body, who delegate to him or her the day-to-day running of the university...
, as well as attended the ACDA Convention in Hartford in March and joined the other Holden Choruses in May to sing Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ; 6 April 1971) was a Russian, later naturalized French, and then naturalized American composer, pianist, and conductor....
's Symphony of Psalms
Symphony of Psalms
The Symphony of Psalms by Igor Stravinsky was written in 1930 and was commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. This piece is a three-movement choral symphony and was composed during Stravinsky's neoclassical period. The symphony derives...
.
Highlights of the 2008-2009 season included a Festival of Women's Choruses hosted by RCS that included twelve children's, high school, collegiate, and adult choirs from across New England. In the spring they joined with the other two Holden choirs for a performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
Missa Solemnis
Missa Solemnis is Latin for solemn mass, and is a name which has been applied to a number of musical settings of the mass, especially particularly serious or large-scale ones.The following are notable examples:...
in Sanders Theatre.
Today
Robert Kyr
Robert Kyr is an American composer, writer, filmmaker, and professor of music composition and theory.Kyr is one of the most prolific composers of his generation, having written 12 symphonies, three chamber symphonies, three violin concerti, numerous large works for orchestra, oratorios and other...
's Song of Awakening, commissioned for the occasion of Dr. Marvin's retirement by the Radcliffe Choral Society, 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 Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum
Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum
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...
.
RCS rehearses in Holden Chapel
Holden Chapel
Holden Chapel is a small building in Harvard Yard on the campus of Harvard University. Completed in 1744, it is the third oldest building at Harvard and one of the oldest college buildings in America.-Early history:In December 1741, Mrs...
, which was built in 1744 and sits in the middle of historic Harvard Yard
Harvard Yard
Harvard Yard is a grassy area of about , adjacent to Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that constitutes the oldest part and the center of the campus of Harvard University...
. Most of RCS's local concerts are performed at Harvard in Sanders Theatre, which is well-known for its acoustics and design. Yearly concerts include Harvard's Convocation, a traditional Christmas concert with the Glee Club, fall and spring performances in Sanders Theatre, and the ARTS First celebration in May.
Past Tours
- Summer 1996: Eastern Europe
- Spring 1998: England
- Spring 1999: Toronto and Montreal
- Summer 2000: South America
- Spring 2001: Washington, D.C. and Virginia
- Spring 2002: San Francisco
- Spring 2003: New Orleans and Houston
- Summer 2004: South Africa
- Spring 2005: Georgia
- Spring 2006: London, Cambridge, Ely
- Spring 2007: Seattle, Vancouver, and Portland
- Summer 2008: Costa Rica
- Spring 2009: Georgia and Tennessee
- Spring 2010: New York, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia
- Spring 2011: San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles
Future Tours
RCS will be traveling to Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Turkey in the summer of 2012.'Cliffe Notes
The 'Cliffe Notes is the a cappellaA cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
subset of the Radcliffe Choral Society. They perform a variety of repertoire ranging from jazz to pop, all arranged by members of the group.