Radcliffe Choral Society

The Radcliffe Choral Society, founded in 1899, is one of the most preeminent collegiate women's choirs in the nation. Performing distinctive literature from the Renaissance to the present, this 65-voice choir tours each year across the country. In the summer of 2004, the Choral Society embarked on a 3 week concert tour of South Africa, and in 2006, the Society traveled to London for our spring concert tour. This coming year's season highlights include performing in the American Choral Directors Association Eastern Division Conference in February, combining with the other Holden choirs to perform Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms for the Glee Club's 150th anniversary celebration in April, our traditional holiday concert with the Glee Club in December, hosting a festival of women's music featuring the Wellesley College Choir and the New England Conservatory Girls' Choir in February, and our summer grand tour to the gorgeous Costa Rica!

RCS rehearses Mondays from 7pm to 9:30pm and Wednesdays from 4:15pm to 6:30pm.

We're so excited to have you join us for Pre-frosh Weekend! One of the many exciting and novel opportunities packed into this weekend is a FREE concert just for you on Friday, April 25th at 8pm in Sanders Theatre. The concert will feature all three Holden Choruses-- the Radcliffe Choral Society, Harvard Glee Club, and Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum-- with a reception afterwards. Throughout the concert we'll let you know what its like to be a part of the Holden Choruses. If you're interested in choral music at Harvard, please come; we're looking forward to meeting you! If you have any questions, please email us.

On Friday, April 11, the Radcliffe Choral Society combined with the Harvard Glee Club and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum to celebrate the Glee Club's 150th Anniversary by singing Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms. The concert was completed by the Glee Club in the second half. Alumni arrived from all over the United States to celebrate this occasion with us. We were so excited to participate in such an important anniversary!

Alumnae, check the alumnae page to see our December 2007 and March 2008 newsletters! We are proud to be mailing two color newsletters to you during the year, sharing the RCS news, events and achievements of each semester: if you aren't currently receiving RCS newsletters in the mail (free of charge!) and would like to be added to the list, please contact our historian. We now are also pleased to be sending e-newsletters to all the alumnae on our email list twice a semester, with brief updates on RCS events past and approaching, and pictures of our concerts and activities. If you'd like to be added to this email list and receive digital news of our plans and achievements, please contact our historian.

The long awaited Best of RCS compilation CD has finally arrived! You can view the track listings on our sales page. Please contact Ellie Campisano to order your copy today!

The Radcliffe Choral Society is proud to announce its acceptance as one of 12 choirs chosen out of 65 in our region to perform at the Eastern Division Conference of the American Choral Directors Association! It's a great honor that we were chosen to perform, and we were very proud to showcase our repertoire in front of the major choral directors of the country. Thank you for all your support and encouragement while we were preparing for this significant event!

Costa Rica Panorama

RCS is excited to announce its upcoming summer 2008 international tour to Costa Rica! Please click here for more information about our tour, and for information on how to help out.