Welcome!

Thank you for visiting the homepage of the Harvard University Choir. For over 170 years the Harvard University Choir has provided a unique opportunity for student singers to perform great choral literature at the highest level, both in concert and during the services of The Memorial Church. A demanding, yet rewarding experience, the choir is regarded by many as the premier program in college chapel music in the United States. Each year the choir performs America’s oldest Christmas Carol Services to packed congregations.

The choir is also a place for students to broaden their musical horizons, many as composers and conductors as well as singers, and provides a wonderful opportunity to meet other gifted musicians. Additionally, choir members receive private vocal lessons from distinguished teachers right in The Memorial church. Due to the high level of sight-reading and vocal technique in the ensemble, rapport quickly develops within the choir and rehearsals are efficient, focused, and fun. The rehearsals, which last for 90 minutes on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, fit easily into most graduate and undergraduate academic schedules. The sense of community is also strengthened by pre-rehearsal coffee hours and post event parties, fostering friendships that last well beyond Harvard.

Please feel free to explore this site to learn more about the organization. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Choir Secretaries Jonathan Roberts ’09 and Katherine Schick ’10.

UChoir. We're not your typical church choir!

The Harvard University Choir continues to prosper because it represents a fun and creative way of approaching an ancient style of music making. UChoir is inclusive to everybody, regardless of personal beliefs and as a group of people we grow and learn through our diversity. To learn more about the organization and its history, please feel free to explore this website.

Compline

Thursdays, February 5, March 5, April 2, and May 7, 10 pm

The ancient service of Compline is held on the first Thursday of each month during the academic Term. Based upon the traditional evening liturgy of scripture, music, prayers, and silence, this twenty-minute service is sung in the candlelit space of Appleton Chapel by members of the Harvard University Choir. All are welcome.

Handel’s Saul

Sunday, April 26, 4 pm

On Sunday, April 26th at 4:00 p.m., the Harvard University Choir and the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra will present Handel’s magnificent oratorio Saul, in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the composer’s death. Tickets are available at the Harvard Box Office or at the door and are $10 for adults, $5 for non-Harvard students, and free to Harvard students with a valid ID.

The Harvard Box Office is located in the Holyoke Center Arcade, 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. To purchase online go to www.fas.harvard.edu/tickets, or call 617-496-2222. Ticket sales at the door are cash-only.

The Harvard University Choir
The Memorial Church
Harvard Yard
Cambridge, MA 02138