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UNC Choirs

Students from across campus all have the opportunity to participate in any of the five award-winning choral ensembles at the University of Northern Colorado. Auditions are open to anyone who loves to sing, music majors and non-music majors alike.

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Jill Burgett

Highlights

UNC choirs performing at Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall debut, Spring 2023

Conductor Jill Burgett at Carnegie Hall debut for UNC Choirs

Carnegie Hall debut, Spring 2023

UNC choir members acknowledging audience at Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall debut, Spring 2023

Ensembles

Concert Choir

The Concert Choir is the premier large mixed ensemble at the University of Northern Colorado, made up of 65-70 singers from all across the University community, and has performed at national and divisional conferences of the American Choral Directors Association and National Collegiate Choral Organization. This choir has also performed combined with our UNC choirs and alumni at Carnegie Hall and is the featured choir in our Bailey Choral Festival.

Treble Choir (Voces Poderosas) and Tenor/Bass Choir (Virtuosos Vocales)

Our SA and TB choirs are among the oldest ensembles at UNC, and in addition to performances of their own, they combine with the Concert Choir to perform the great masterpieces of the choral/orchestral genre, such as the Verdi Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, and Mendelssohn’s Elijah. These choirs host our annual
“In the Middle Festival.”

Chamber Choir

The Chamber Choir is the premier small select mixed vocal ensemble at University of Northern Colorado, specializing in choral chamber music from a variety of music style periods. This choir tours regularly and has performed at divisional conferences of American Choral Directors Association. Recent international performances for the Chamber Choir have included Vienna, St. Nicholas Church in Prague Old Town Square, the Vatican (St. Peter’s Basilica), Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, and the Ave Verum International Choral Competition in Baden, Austria. The Chamber Choir hosts our annual High School Choral Invitational.

University Singers

The University Singers is a group of up to 40 singers that is open to the entire campus community with no audition required. Simply enroll in the course and sing with us!