Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum

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The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum is Harvard University's premier undergraduate mixed chorus, comprised of roughly 60 voices, drawing from both the undergraduate and graduate student populations. Founded in 1971 to coincide with the coeducational merger of Harvard and Radcliffe College, the group was originally intended to be a small chamber ensemble drawing from members of the Harvard Glee Club and the Radcliffe Choral Society. Its popularity, however, drove it to its current size, and with the Glee Club and RCS is now one of the Holden Choirs.

The Collegium performs music from the 15th century through the present, with an emphasis on Renaissance and Baroque music. Among the major concerted works it has performed are Bach's B Minor Mass, Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610, Mozart's C Minor Mass, and Bach's St. Matthew Passion. The Collegium has also gone on seven international tours, with a tour to Australia planned for the summer of 2007.

The Collegium is currently under the direction of Harvard Director of Choral Activities Jameson Marvin, who has directed the group since 1978, as well as Associate Conductor Kevin Leong and Assistant Conductor Michael Barrett (Boston musician).