About

The Concert Choir is a mixed ensemble of approximately sixty singers open to all Berea students, regardless of major. The choir performs a variety of music, both sacred and secular. Music is chosen from a range of historical periods. The Chamber singers are a select group of students chosen through a special audition from those who are already members of the Concert Choir. This group specializes in Renaissance and twentieth-century music written for small vocal ensembles. They also perform humorous choral works such as those by P. D. Q. Bach.

The choirs have an active performance schedule. On-campus appearances include one major concert each semester and events such as convocations, banquets and commencement. Off-campus appearances consist of occasional weekend trips and a concert tour during spring break. The Chamber Singers appear with the Concert Choir at its concerts but also maintain their own schedule, including performances twice per month at Tuesday college chapel services, and at meetings and banquets. In four decades, the groups have given inspirational performances at the College and in most states east of the Mississippi River, Canada and Europe.