About
The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum (known simply as Collegium) is Harvard's premier mixed concert choir, under the direction of conductor Andrew Clark. It is a member of the Harvard Choruses along with the Harvard Glee Club and the Radcliffe Choral Society.
The repertoire of Collegium draws from a diverse spectrum of a cappella and orchestral selections, including both sacred and secular works of composers such as Palestrina, Byrd, Dufay, Tallis, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Ravel, Britten, Barber, and more.
Not only has Collegium performed historical masterpieces such as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Handel’s Israel in Egypt, but it has also brought the works of modern and contemporary composers, including John Adams, Steven Stucky, and Julian Wachner, to performance spaces in Boston and abroad.
In addition to its independent performances, Collegium regularly collaborates with notable performing groups both within and outside the Harvard community, including the Handel and Haydn Period Orchestra of Boston, the Boston Children's Chorus, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra.
Ten international tours to Europe (1976), the Mediterranean (1981), Canada (1986), Mexico (1991), Great Britain (1995), Italy and Greece (1999), France and the Iberian Peninsula (2003), Australia and New Zealand (2007), Germany and Austria (2011), and Brazil (2015) and multiple performances at the National Convention of the American Choral Directors Association have garnered the ensemble the highest critical acclaim.
Critics have hailed the choir's recent performances as "heartfelt," "thrilling and deeply moving," and delivering an "ideal balance of transparency and warmth" (Boston Globe; Boston Musical Intelligencer; Boston Classical Review).
The repertoire of Collegium draws from a diverse spectrum of a cappella and orchestral selections, including both sacred and secular works of composers such as Palestrina, Byrd, Dufay, Tallis, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Ravel, Britten, Barber, and more.
Not only has Collegium performed historical masterpieces such as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Handel’s Israel in Egypt, but it has also brought the works of modern and contemporary composers, including John Adams, Steven Stucky, and Julian Wachner, to performance spaces in Boston and abroad.
In addition to its independent performances, Collegium regularly collaborates with notable performing groups both within and outside the Harvard community, including the Handel and Haydn Period Orchestra of Boston, the Boston Children's Chorus, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra.
Ten international tours to Europe (1976), the Mediterranean (1981), Canada (1986), Mexico (1991), Great Britain (1995), Italy and Greece (1999), France and the Iberian Peninsula (2003), Australia and New Zealand (2007), Germany and Austria (2011), and Brazil (2015) and multiple performances at the National Convention of the American Choral Directors Association have garnered the ensemble the highest critical acclaim.
Critics have hailed the choir's recent performances as "heartfelt," "thrilling and deeply moving," and delivering an "ideal balance of transparency and warmth" (Boston Globe; Boston Musical Intelligencer; Boston Classical Review).
Collegium performs Battle Hymns (May 2015)