Tenor-bass college chorus performing choral music, including choral-orchestral works, and touring the U.S. and abroad.
- Joining
- Audition
About
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’s—choral music through regular concerts at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre as well as performances around the world, including at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Disney Concert Hall in LA, and the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria, the Duomo di Firenze in Italy, and the American Cathedral in Paris, France. Keeping with this tradition, HGC’s upcoming international tour will take the group across Western Europe, with historic performances in London, Paris, Milan, Florence, Rome, Munich, and Lisbon.
How to join
- Audition — You perform for the group, often with a callback round.
Details
- Status
- Recognized
- Members
- 70 members
- Dues
- No dues required
What they do
- Leadership and arts management opportunities
- Glee Club Lite, a subset that sings pop, jazz, and folk a cappella
- Regular concerts at Sanders Theatre and international tours
- Subsidized voice lessons for members
- International and domestic tours
- Tour to the American South
- Harvard–Princeton and Harvard–Yale Football Concerts
- Christmas concerts with the Radcliffe Choral Society
Mission, in their words
To cultivate and sustain the art of tenor-bass choral music through regular concerts and performances around the world.
In the news
- Harvard Glee Club Takes On Yale and Princeton For A Good CauseThe Harvard CrimsonNov 9, 2021
- Harvard Glee Club to Open Auditions to Students of All GendersThe Harvard CrimsonMay 23, 2018
- Sharing the StageThe Harvard IndependentNov 21, 2024
- Ending on a Rushed NoteThe Harvard IndependentApr 10, 2020
More links
Sources
- History – Harvard Glee ClubClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Contact Us – Harvard Glee ClubClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- About – Harvard Glee ClubClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Audition – Harvard Glee ClubClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Harvard Glee Club – America's Oldest Collegiate Glee ClubClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Harvard Glee Club Takes On Yale and Princeton For A Good Cause | The Harvard CrimsonThe Harvard Crimson · seen Sep 30, 2026
- Harvard Glee Club to Open Auditions to Students of All Genders | The Harvard CrimsonThe Harvard Crimson · seen Sep 30, 2026
- Ending on a Rushed Note | Harvard IndependentHarvard-related site · seen Sep 30, 2026
- Sharing the Stage | Harvard IndependentHarvard-related site · seen Sep 30, 2026
- Harvard Glee Club - WikipediaOther website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Instagram: @harvardgleeclubSocial account · seen Oct 3, 2026
- Wikipedia: List of Harvard College undergraduate organizationsOther website · seen Oct 1, 2026
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