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Concerts
Below are upcoming concerts and a comprehensive list of all of Collegium’s concerts over the past several years. You can see the date and time, artwork, and, for some concerts, the digital program. If the performance was livestreamed and that video is still available, it will be linked as well. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions about our past or upcoming performances!
A Light in April
On April 26, Collegium will be performing a joint concert “A Light in April,” with the Harvard Choruses at Arts First Festival. A Light in April is a combined concert of the Harvard Choruses featuring guest conductor Sydney Guillaume who will lead performances of his works. His intricate and spirited musical language, often calling on his roots in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, inspires the rest of the program, and calls us to celebrate our human connection and capacity for joy.
A LIght in April
A Light in April is a combined concert of the Harvard Choruses featuring guest conductor Sydney Guillaume who will lead performances of his works. His intricate and spirited musical language, often calling on his roots in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, inspires the rest of the program, and calls us to celebrate our human connection and capacity for joy.
Music for Troubled Times
Join Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum for our concert "Music for Troubled Times," featuring Joseph Haydn's Missa in Angustiis. One of his greatest choral-orchestral works, Haydn wrote this "Mass in Troubled Times" while Napoleon was taking over Europe; and it premiered during the pivotal Battle of the Nile, leading to its nickname, the Lord Nelson Mass. Our concert also features Love Songs from Lonely Letters, by Joel Thompson, with words by Ashon Crawley. This piece is an unabashed celebration of Black, queer love and joy, and we are thrilled to bring the East Coast premiere to our home audience and those watching our live stream. Our program also includes works by Felix Mendelssohn, Alice Parker, and Palestrina, as well as selections of Renaissance music by Collegium Underground, led by Sam Lyczkowski. This concert is conducted by Harvard faculty member Dr. Noah Horn and Resident Conductor Lorraine Fitzmaurice, and showcases vocal soloists Carley DeFranco, Elena Snow, Charles Blandy, and Andrew Padgett.
Comfort and Joy: A Community Holiday Concert
The Harvard Choruses are proud to present Comfort and Joy: a free holiday concert on Saturday, December 2nd at 4pm in Sanders Theatre. The Harvard Glee Club, Radcliffe Choral Society, and Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum will be joined by Cambridge Common Voices in a program of holiday favorites, from traditional carols and motets to popular songs and jazz standards. Come share in the holiday spirit with over 200 singers on stage and our beloved audience singalong!
Two Roads
“Established routes are pencil-graphed illusions…Joy is found in unforeseen conclusions.”
-Caroline Shaw, THE SIDE ROAD
To Repair
We are thrilled to announce our spring concert, To Repair, featuring the world premiere of the mixed choir version of Tesfa Wondemagegnehu’s four-movement work.
Tesfa’s work grapples with the state of racial injustice in America, particularly as it pertains to its disproportionate impact on generations of Black Americans. The four movements explore what it means to repair by first acknowledging a country’s flawed past in order to make space for grace, forgiveness, and reconciliation.
We will also perform R. Nathaniel Dett’s Don’t Be Weary Traveler and several new compositions written by Harvard students.
All proceeds of this concert will be donated to a non-profit organization dedicated to the development of Black artistry.
Watch April 13-15, 2023Bach Christmas Oratorio
Celebrate the season with the Harvard Choruses in a rare performance of J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio in Sanders Theatre. Composed in 1734 for the holiday festivities in Leipzig, this collection of cantatas consists of some of the most exhilarating and inventive music that Bach ever wrote. The Harvard Glee Club, the Radcliffe Choral Society, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum join a professional orchestra and student soloists to present parts I, II, and III of the work. The concert is made possible by the Barbara Connolly Lewis (’49, MA, ’51) Memorial Fund and marks the first large-scale, choral-orchestral performance by the Choruses since 2019.
Fall Concert
The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum and the Radcliffe Choral Society are excited to present their annual Fall Concert. Both ensembles will present a concert surveying repertoire throughout the ages and from around the world in preparation for these tours. We are delighted to kick off the season by sharing the stage together and welcoming our newest members to their first performance in Sanders.
Watch November 5, 202250th Anniversary Concert
Buckle up for Collegium's performance of Claudio Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine for our 50th Anniversary Concert! On Friday, April 29, 2022, the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum welcomes 50 years' worth of alumni back to where it all began: Sanders Theater. Join us for an unforgettable, historic night of musical decadence!
Eileen Southern Celebration: The Aeolians of Oakwood University
The Eileen Southern Initiative is pleased to announce a series of events honoring pioneering music scholar Eileen Southern (1920–2002), the first Black woman tenured at Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The Aeolians of Oakwood University (Huntsville, AL), an award-winning choral ensemble, will travel to Cambridge April 7–9, 2022, for a weekend residency. The group was founded by Eva Beatrice Dykes, a professor of English at Oakwood who in 1921 had become the first Black woman to earn a doctoral degree from Radcliffe College (the women's college affiliated with Harvard). A webinar, concert, masterclass, and community sing in Southern's honor will help to share her story and to continue her work of celebrating the rich legacy of Black music in the United States. All events are free and open to the public. The concert is free but tickets are required.
April 7–9, 2022Reunion: A Fall Concert
The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum and the Radcliffe Choral Society are excited to present Reunion: A Fall Concert, their first in-person performance since March 2020. This concert celebrates our reuniting on the Sanders Theatre stage and our return to live music-making through an eclectic and exciting array of repertoire. The program will include beloved choral music favorites spanning the centuries as well as the in-person premiere of three student-composed works created through the Harvard Choruses New Music Initiative.
Join us on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 8:00pm in Sanders Theatre. General admission $15, students with ID $5. A livestream link will be provided at www.singatharvard.com for those unable to attend in-person.
Please read the COVID-19 Guidelines prior to attending. HUID card, proof of COVID-19 vaccination, or proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test are required for entrance.
Click here to view the program.
watch November 6, 2021Harvard Choruses New Music Initiative Spring Showcase
Join the Harvard Choruses on Saturday, June 12 for the Harvard Choruses New Music Initiative Spring Showcase! Log into our webinar at 7:00 PM to watch five world premieres of works by student composers, created under the guidance of mentor and composer-in-residence Dr. Robert Kyr. We cannot wait for you to hear these extraordinary new pieces, which continue Harvard's proud legacy of advancing the choral music tradition by commissioning new works and nurturing new voices. Glimpse behind the curtain of the compositional process by meeting the composers, who will be present to introduce each piece and discuss the story of its creation. The composers are: Devon Gates '23, Chinyere Obasi '24, Eddie Raj '24, Chloe Levine '22 and Ian Chan '22, and Jenny Yao '22 and Harry Sage '22. Don't miss our last event of the 2021–2022 season!
watch June 12, 2021Hand in Hand II
For more than a century, choruses from Harvard, Princeton, and Yale Universities have celebrated their deep friendship with a season of collaborative concerts during the fall semester. Last October we continued to honor this tradition at a time of extraordinary change and challenge with a virtual benefit concert: Hand in Hand.
As the year draws to a close and we reflect on our experiences during this time, we have resolved to come together once again to share our musical work. And so on Sunday, May 23rd at 5 pm EDT, we invite you to join us for another virtual benefit concert: Hand in Hand II, presented by the Harvard Choruses, the Yale Glee Club, and the Princeton University Glee Club. Our partner in this project is Education Through Music, now celebrating its 30th anniversary, which partners with under-resourced schools to provide music as a core subject for all children.
Each ensemble will share new performances by its singers, with several selections also featuring alumni, and the concert will end with a joint virtual performance by students and alumni of a new arrangement by Tim Keeler, Music Director of Chanticleer, of favorite songs from all three Universities entitled Songs of Home.
All ticket proceeds will go to support the work of Education Through Music. The suggested minimum donation is $5, but we encourage you to give as generously as you can. Students can register for free.
May 23, 2021Reunion
Come see the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum with their sibling choir Cambridge Common Voices (CCV) sing LIVE in the world premiere of Reunion by Karen Siegel, co-performed by Joyful Noise and the Central Illinois Youth Chorus. Siegel writes that "'Reunion' was inspired by a visit with my parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. After careful self-isolation and negative COVID tests, we joined them and my sister's family for our traditional summer vacation together. When we said goodbye, we did not know how long it would be until we could be together again without masks and social distancing. We had many long hugs during this time." The piece is a reflection of the sadness of being without a reunion and the hope of a safe reunion in the future. It also reflects the virtual friendships Collegium and CCV have struck up over the pandemic and our anticipation of meeting together in person soon.
Video May 10, 2021Handel's Messiah
The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum is proud to offer this virtual performance of Handel’s Messiah free of charge. The process of creating this project has been a huge undertaking, and we hope to continue to offer accessible virtual concerts in the coming year. If you are able, please consider supporting Collegium at hrcm.org/donate.
Experience Handel’s Messiah – the timeless story of finding ultimate joy and hope – with the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum and Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra in a historic all-virtual performance on January 30th at 8:00 PM EST. Our socially conscious performance, informed by a panel discussion with Messiah experts, will also feature filmography, photography, and artwork from Harvard affiliates; solos from Collegium members; and a special appearance from our alumni. As we come together from different corners of the world to unite in love of music, this piece keeps us looking forward to our day of reconnecting amidst our isolation.
Click here to view the program.
Watch January 30, 2021Mozart: Requiem with Shaw's To the Hands
On Saturday, March 7, 2020, Collegium presented Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's virtuosic Requiem in D minor and Caroline Shaw's To the Hands, as well as the world premiere of Wander by Collegium's own Ian Chan (Harvard Class of 2022).
March 7, 2020