Hunter College Choir
Collegium Musicum
Vocal Performance Workshop
Hunter Symphony
Chamber Music Workshop
Jazz Ensemble
Jazz Vocal Workshop Ensemble

The Hunter College Choir is a mixed chorus (SATB) of approximately 75-100 students performing repertoire from all periods, both a cappella and with orchestra. The ensemble is open to all students at Hunter College. An audition is required, though prior choral experience is not a prerequisite.

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The Hunter College Collegium Musicum is a mixed chamber ensemble (SATB) of approximately 12-24 students specializing, though not exclusively, in the vocal repertoire of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque periods. The ensemble is open to all students at Hunter College who possess intermediate or advanced music skills. An audition is required.

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The Vocal Performance Workshop offers a large range of literature and performance opportunities in a different format each semester. Projects have included opera, oratorio, art song, and musical theater, all with performances on stage at the end of each semester.

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The Hunter Symphony presents approximately 4 concerts each season. Repertory has included the masterworks from all eras. The orchestra is comprised of students from Hunter College as well as the metropolitan area and involves collaboration and instruction with experienced professional players. When possible, a distinguished artist appears as soloist with the orchestra, such as Andre Watts, Frederica von Stade, and Emmanuel Ax.

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The Chamber Music Workshop is a class for students who wish to perform the repertoire of Baroque, Classic, Romantic and Modern works for small ensemble. It is open by audition only; those students who are accepted are matched up with others of similar ability to perform duos, trios or quartets. The groups are generally coached by the instructor on Wednesday afternoons, and perform in concert during the last weeks of the semester.

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The Hunter College Jazz Ensemble performs a wide repertoire representing different stylistic periods and concentrates on the development of ensemble playing and improvisational skills. Students are also provided the opportunity to develop valuable ensemble performance competencies in both small and large group settings. Open to all Hunter students with intermediate or advanced instrumental ability. Audition required.

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The Hunter College Jazz Vocal Workshop Ensemble provides vocalists with a forum for the study of the performance practices and skills required of the jazz/commercial music singer. Instrumentalists are instructed in the art of accompanying, sight reading and working with a vocalist. Open to all Hunter students with intermediate or advanced music ability. Audition required.

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