Harvard Glee Club
An ensemble of tenor and bass voices, the oldest collegiate choir in the United States.
SourceReported
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- Public webAbout – Harvard Glee ClubObserved Sep 30, 2026
“An ensemble of tenor and bass voices, the Harvard Glee Club is the oldest collegiate choir in the United States.”
Other versions
- Public webHarvard Glee Club - WikipediaObserved Sep 30, 2026
“The Harvard Glee Club (Glee Club or HGC) is a 60-voice, tenor-bass 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 Uni…”
- Observed Sep 30, 2026
“the oldest college chorus in America, founded in 1858.”
How to join
AuditionReported
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- Public webAudition – Harvard Glee ClubObserved Sep 30, 2026
“Attend a Preliminary Audition (September 2-5).”
Fall 2026 recruiting
Closed · Fall 2026- Opens
Sep 2Reported
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- Public webAudition – Harvard Glee ClubObserved Sep 30, 2026
“HOW TO AUDITION: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5”
- Deadline
Sep 5Reported
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- Public webAudition – Harvard Glee ClubObserved Sep 30, 2026
“HOW TO AUDITION: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5”
- Preliminary Audition · Audition
- Mandatory Rehearsal · Other
- Callback Audition · Final round
Selectivity
Unknown. This club has a selective process, but we haven't found published applicant or admit numbers. We don't estimate acceptance rates without them.
About
America’s oldest college chorus, the Harvard Glee Club was founded in March 1858 by the president of Harvard’s Pierian Sodality and several of its College friends. Over the rest of the 19th century, HGC numbered about a dozen or two tenor-basses and sang a repertoire ranging from old European and American college and folk songs to contemporary art songs to popular operetta/show tunes, often combining with banjo and mandolin ensembles and local bands. Its performances were not limited to metropolitan Boston but extended throughout the Northeast.
SourceReported
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- Public webHistory – Harvard Glee ClubObserved Sep 30, 2026
“America’s oldest college chorus, the Harvard Glee Club was founded in March 1858 by the president of Harvard’s Pierian Sodality and several of its College friends. Over the rest of the 19th century, HGC numbered about a …”
Other versions
- Public webConductor – Harvard Glee ClubObserved Sep 30, 2026
“Andrew Clark is the Director of Choral Activities and Senior Lecturer on Music at Harvard University. He serves as the Music Director and Conductor of the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, the Harvard Glee Club, the R…”
- Public webContact Us – Harvard Glee ClubObserved Sep 30, 2026
“For inquiries regarding the digital distribution of the Harvard Glee Club’s music and its use on online platforms, please contact our secretary.”
- Public webAbout – Harvard Glee ClubObserved Sep 30, 2026
“An ensemble of tenor and bass voices, the Harvard Glee Club is the oldest collegiate choir in the United States. Since our founding in 1858, we have sought to cultivate and sustain the art of tenor-bass—traditionally men…”
- Observed Sep 30, 2026
“The Harvard Glee Club will be departing on March 13th to go on tour to the American South, making stops in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee. Check back for more updates! Tour Schedule Saturday, March 14, Read more”
- Public webHarvard Glee Club - WikipediaObserved Sep 30, 2026
“The Harvard Glee Club (Glee Club or HGC) is a 60-voice, tenor-bass 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 Uni…”
Mission
To cultivate and sustain the art of tenor-bass choral music through regular concerts and performances around the world.
SourceReported
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- Public webAbout – Harvard Glee ClubObserved Sep 30, 2026
“we have sought to cultivate and sustain the art of tenor-bass—traditionally men’s—choral music through regular concerts at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre as well as performances around the world”
Activities
Regular concerts at Sanders Theatre, International and domestic tours, Subsidized voice lessons, Leadership and arts management opportunities, A cappella subset Glee Club Lite, Commissioning new works, Home concerts in Sanders Theatre, Harvard–Princeton and Harvard–Yale Football Concerts, Christmas concerts with the Radcliffe Choral Society, Concerts with all of the Harvard Choruses during Arts First, Annual tours over school breaks at no cost to students, Rehearsals in Holden Chapel, Longer, several-week tours roughly every 4 years, Harvard Glee Club Lite a cappella subset, Performing with Boston's Orchestra of Emmanuel Music, Performing traditional Harvard football songs, Commissioning contemporary musicReported
Stated by a secondary source, or an official source we haven't re-checked recently.
- Public webAbout – Harvard Glee ClubObserved Sep 30, 2026
“regular concerts at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre”
Links
- Websiteharvardgleeclub.orgLikely official
9 unconfirmed links (not verified as the club's own)
- Emailmanager@harvardgleeclub.orgUnconfirmed
- Emailsales@harvardgleeclub.orgUnconfirmed
- Emailwebmaster@harvardgleeclub.orgUnconfirmed
- Emailcommunications@harvardgleeclub.orgUnconfirmed
- Emailpublicity@harvardgleeclub.orgUnconfirmed
- Facebook@harvardgleeclubUnconfirmed
- Instagram@harvardgleeclubUnconfirmed
- LinkedIn@harvard-glee-clubUnconfirmed
- Wikipedia articleen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Glee_ClubUnconfirmed
Membership history
- 70as of Sep 30, 2026Shown
- 60as of Sep 30, 2026
Sources & freshness
Profile rebuilt| Source | Type | Facts | Last seen |
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| History – Harvard Glee Club | Public web | 2 | |
| Search (brave): "Harvard Glee Club" | Public web | 3 | |
| Conductor – Harvard Glee Club | Public web | 1 | |
| Contact Us – Harvard Glee Club | Public web | 6 | |
| About – Harvard Glee Club | Public web | 9 | |
| Audition – Harvard Glee Club | Public web | 4 | |
| Harvard Glee Club – America's Oldest Collegiate Glee Club | Public web | 2 | |
| Harvard Glee Club - Wikipedia | Public web | 15 | |
| Wikipedia: List of Harvard College undergraduate organizations | Public web | 6 |
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