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"To have sung this music with a virtuoso orchestra and in youth must be one of the decisive events in a lifetime. A man would be one person before it; he would be another ever afterward. For no one need tell him that a world of the creative spirit exists. He has lived in it. He knows."
--Lucien Price, Amphion's Lyre


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Founded in 1858, the Harvard Glee Club is the oldest college choir in America, considered by many to be the premier collegiate men's chorus of the country. This year we are celebrating our 150th anniversary with a huge-scale spring and summer tour of the American east and west coasts, culminating in a performance at the Ravinia festival in Chicago. Harvard Glee Club also features a smaller subset ensemble, HGC Lite, which performs lighter a cappella works.


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Story Highlights 2004-2005

Summer Tour Winds Down

After giving out last concert on July 2nd at the concert hall at the University of Munich, most members have returned home. Some members are remaining in Europe to tour on their own, while others will return to jobs in the states for the remainder of the summer, or just relax at home. Definite highlights of the tour included performing in the Berlin Philharmonie, as well as in some of the most beautiful churches in Krakow and Budapest. Our hosts in all the cities were also wonderful, and many members noted that one of the best parts of the trip was getting to know the people we stayed with in each country.

The last day of tour was a bittersweet farewell to the graduating seniors, combined with the exhaustion that came from constant motion for the past month. It was also the day when our new officers took over for the outgoing President, Vice-president, and Secretary. This year's underclassmen are looking forward to an exciting concert season next year, including a performance of Handel's Messiah, as well as the traditional football concerts with Yale and Princeton.

New Officers Elected

The Glee Club convened on Tuesday, May 17 for one of two annual meetings required by our bylaws, and elected a President, Vice-President, and Secretary for next year. After current President Andrew Budrieka announced the candidates, members of the Glee Club filed to the front of Holden Chapel to place their ballots into the traditional ballot box. The Glee Club is pleased to announce our officers for 2005-2006:

President elect: Jon Blazek '06
Vice-president elect: Richard Lonsdorf '06
Secretary elect: Matthew Growdon '07

Following the election, Andrew presented the new President-elect with a copy of Sun Tzu's "Art of War" to help him plot the course of the Glee Club, as well as a few other token items.

AC Meets Glee Club

As part of HGC President Andrew Budreika's plan to foster more communication through the generations of singers, past and present, and with help from the Glee Club Foundation, the Glee Club had an opportunity meet with and eat lunch with the members of the Alumni Chorus. The AC was in town rehearsing for their upcoming concert with the Kyoto University Glee Club Old Boys, as well as the current Glee Club.

HGC Returns from Spring Tour

The Glee Club has returned from its annual Spring Tour, this one to the Midwest, traveling in a loop from Chicago to Kansas City, with stops in the St. Paul and Omaha, as well as the home-towns of three current members. Thanks to all the hosts and organizers who contributed to make this tour such a success, as well as our intrepid tour manager, Dave Dodman.

We're looking forward to finishing off an already busy year with a bang. Before our Summer Tour to Eastern Europe, we will be performing Schubert's Gesang der Geister with the New England Conservatory, and Brahms's Ein Deutsches Requiem with the other Holden choirs. See the Concerts Listing for all the events between now and our departure for Europe.

HGC 2004-2005 Concert Season

For the 2004-2005 season we are pleased to announce our full concert schedule. Highlights of the coming year include:

  • a performance as part of the American Choral Directors Association National Convention in Los Angeles, California;
  • a Spring Tour to the Midwest, including the Chicago area, the Twin Cities, and Kansas City;
  • a performance with the New England String Ensemble at Jordan Hall in Boston; and
  • a three-week Summer Tour to Central Europe, including Germany, Poland, Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic.
In May we will combine with the Radcliffe Choral Society and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum to perform Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem with the Orchestra of Emmanuel Music.