RCS Foundation

The Radcliffe Choral Society has quite an exciting season ahead! Join us in supporting our favorite sopranos and altos as they perform under the guidance of Andrew Clark, Director of Choral Activities; Elizabeth Eschen, RCS’s Resident Conductor; and Naomi Bennett, Teaching Assistant.

RCS & COLLEGIUM FALL CONCERT

Saturday, November 4, 2023 | 8:00 PM EST | Sanders Theatre, Harvard University

World premiere of The Side Road by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw and Undelivered by Joshua Shank, marking the 60th anniversary of the death of President John F. Kennedy

HARVARD-YALE GLEE CLUB CONCERT

Friday, November 17, 2023 | 7:30 PM EST | Woolsey Hall, Yale University

Harvard Glee Club, Radcliffe Choral Society, Yale Glee Club

COMFORT AND JOY: A COMMUNITY CHORAL CONCERT

Saturday, December 2, 2023 | 4:00 PM EST | Sanders Theatre, Harvard University

Combined ​Harvard Choruses & Cambridge Common Voices

RADCLIFFE CHORAL SOCIETY U.S. TOUR

January 11-20, 2024 | Cities and venues TBA.

SPRING CONCERT: RCS & HGC

Friday, March 1, 2024 | 8:00 PM EST | Sanders Theatre, Harvard University

ARTS FIRST FESTIVAL: THE HARVARD CHORUSES

Friday, April 26, 2024 | Sanders Theatre, Harvard University

As several classes gather for their reunions this weekend, please join us for an RCS mini-reunion from 3:00-5:00 PM EST this Saturday (6/3) in person at the Grafton Street Grill and Pub (59 Kennedy Street, Cambridge)! This event is open to all alums. We hope to see you there!

Please join us for a virtual Annual Meeting of the Members on Saturday, June 24, 2023 from 3-4pm ET. RSVP here if you would like to receive the Meeting Agenda package.

RCS had a wonderful season with strong musicianship, presenting six concerts with repertoire including the Bach Christmas Oratorio, Verdi Requiem, and world premiere of The Things We Dare Not Tell, composed by Sin Young Park​.

The season culminates with a 2-week tour of South Korea, with 10 days in Seoul and 4 days in Jeju Island, beginning May 26.

Join the Radcliffe Choral Society and Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum as they kick off their international tours to South Korea (RCS) and Sweden (HRCM). Free admission: more information at www.singatharvard.com

Join the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra and the Harvard Choruses (Harvard Glee Club, Radcliffe Choral Society, Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum) for a monumental performance of Verdi’s Requiem on Sunday, April 30th at 3 PM in Sanders Theatre! Under the baton of HRO Music Director Federico Cortese, 250 Harvard students will perform alongside world-renowned soloists Raquel Gonzalez (Soprano), Renee Tatum (Mezzo-Soprano), Cooper Nolan (Tenor), and Weston Hurt (Bass).

Tickets are available at the Harvard Box Office.

Senior Showcases are coming up soon! Visit www.singatharvard.com/holdenvoiceprogram.html for more information.

All local alums are invited to a reception for Meg on Sunday, April 23, 3:30-5 PM at the Cambridge Queen’s Head Pub (in the basement of Memorial Hall), 45 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA. Please spread the word about the reception and thank you materials to other RCS/Harvard Choruses alums—let’s give Meg the sendoff she deserves!

We encourage alums who sang under Meg’s tenure or who otherwise wish to express their gratitude to submit a video or note thanking her:

• Contribute a video here
• Contribute a note here

The Holden Voice Program spring recital is a wonderful opportunity to hear students from RCS, HGC and HRCM present a wide range of solo pieces. These events create an exciting capstone on the year-long work in the voice studios. Check out the recital program!

Saturday 10am-12pm EDT Sunday 3-5pm EDT

Members of the Radcliffe Choral Society and local RCSF Board members will be gathering this weekend in the RCS office to call you to ask for your financial support and to share the exciting events that have taken place and are planned for this year. Please look out for their call (which will come from their personal cellphones)! 

RCS has had a wonderful season already with the fall concert and the Harvard-Yale concert in November, the Bach Christmas Oratorio in December and the spring concert featuring a world premier by Korean-American composer, Sin Young Park. They are preparing for the Verdi Requiem with the Harvard Glee Club, Collegium and Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra on April 30 and will perform a Farewell to Cambridge concert with Collegium on Sunday, May 21, before heading off on their 2-week Summer Tour to South Korea.