
Singing with us this year? CLICK HERE FOR CHORAL PLACEMENT AUDITION INFORMATION and to sign up for your audition.
2025 – 2026 Choral Activities
The Choral Department continues its collaborations with other Jacobs School departments to bring exciting performances to our campus and community.
Some highlights of the coming year include:
- On Tuesday, October 7, NOTUS performs the US premiere of Carus-Verlag’s CREDO Project, with premieres by six composers from around the world.
- In November, Opera Chorus will perform Puccini’s beloved La Bohème in four performances at the Musical Arts Center.
- In December, Dr. Chris Albanese and the Singing Hoosiers return to the IU Auditorium for their sell-out Holiday Chimes concerts.
- In January, NOTUS celebrates Arvo Pärt’s 90th Birthday with a selection of his most celebrated works.
- In March, NOTUS welcomes composer Reena Esmail to campus for a residency and performance of her work This Love Between Us on the MAC stage with sitar, tabla, and chamber orchestra.
- In April, the Oratorio Chorus joins the Symphony Orchestra to perform R. Nathaniel Dett’s Oratorio The Ordering of Moses. Dr. Betsy Burleigh will conduct the performance in the Musical Arts Center.
Interested in Choral Conducting? No matter what your experience, graduate student or undergraduate student, there is a choral conducting class for you at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.
Prospective MM & DM conducting graduate students: Please click here for extensive and detailed information about our programs.
Current graduate students in other majors: We offer graduate seminars in choral repertoire, and classes in score study, ear training for conductors, and score reading. You can also learn more about our doctoral minor in choral conducting here.
We invite you to explore our pages for news and information about our ensembles, degree programs, faculty and more.
Enjoy your visit!