The Wright State University Collegiate Chorale receives national recognition as one of the country’s finest collegiate choral ensembles. Touring annually, the Chorale has sung for enthusiastic audiences and frequent standing ovations throughout the US, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and England. The Chorale has also performed for major conferences of the American Choral Directors Association, Music Educators National Conference, Ohio Choral Directors Association, and the Ohio Music Education Association. The choir has received praise for its technique and artistry by nationally recognized artists, such as Neal Gittleman, Simon Carrington, David Conte, Cantus, and the Rose Ensemble. Michael Velting of the National Cathedral has called the Collegiate Chorale one of the finest groups to sing in that venue.
The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra annually features the Collegiate Chorale, most recently performing Stravinsky’s Mass and Bach’s motets and cantatas to critical acclaim. The Chorale has also performed jointly with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus in recent productions of Brahm’s Requiem and Britten’s War Requiem. The Collegiate Chorale has released two highly acclaimed recordings, and annually Dayton Public Radio airs their works.
