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...three groups collectively known as the "Holden Chapel Choirs" hold the highest position in the traditional choral hierarchy. The Glee Club, Collegium and RCS are named for the building behind Hollis and Stoughton Halls where they customarily meet. Their prestigious alliance extends beyond geography; they hold auditions together every fall. The Glee Club and Collegium even share a director, Senior Lecturer in Music Jameson Marvin. Beverly Taylor, associate director of choral activities, oversees RCS...
...organic whole. Like so many antiquarian Harvard organizations, the Glee Club is all-male. Established in the early 1800s, they still view themselves as keepers of the Crimson flame, singing the traditional Harvard Fight songs at concerts, games and alumni functions. Established half a century later, the all-female RCS "carries on the Radcliffe songs," says RCS President Melissa Haber '91. The newer Collegium, performing mostly early Renaissance music, claims the only co-ed spot in the Holden group...
...choirs do not exist without an uneasy competitiveness. Like the a cappella groups, there is a perceived hierarchy among the Holden groups. Susmita Pati '92, a member of the Collegium, says that traditionally women have opted to join Collegium over the RCS. This year, Pati says, Marvin told her that many men chose to join Collegium rather than the Glee Club. In the past, Glee Club has received the most respect of campus choral groups, being the oldest university choir in America...
...also directed by RCS' Taylor, is aco-ed group of 150 to 200 students and members ofthe Cambridge community who sing two major works ayear. The HRC is appropriate for voices not readyfor the Holden choirs or people who want to singwithout making a large time commitment (itrehearses only once a week). Finally, the CHIP,which rarely performs, is geared towards studentswhose ears and voices need more help...
Besides next week's Yale Came concert, upcomingconcerts include tonight's appearance of RCS withthe Wellesley Chorus. Next spring, for the thirdyear in a row, the Holden choirs will combine tosing a major work, the massive Verdi'sRequiem...