Choral Ensembles

K-State Choirs currently boasts eight choral ensembles representing a wide variety of repertoires and styles. The K-State Choirs have been featured at conferences regionally, national, and internationally, including the Kansas Music Educators Association and American Choral Directors Association conferences. K-State has a rich history of international choral tours with recent international tours including Vienna and Prague (2009), Italy (2011), France (2014), and Ireland (2017).

All students enrolled at Kansas State University, regardless of major, are welcome to participate in the choral ensembles. For information on singing with the K-State Choirs, please complete the Prospective Student Form . Select choirs hold auditions at the beginning of the each semester, however interested students should feel free to contact the Choral Office at any time with questions.

Auditioned Ensembles

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Collegiate Chorale
12:30-1:20pm
Section A: M-F
Section B: M,W,F only
Section C: T,Th only

Collegiate Chorale is a select large mixed ensemble comprised of students from a variety of majors across campus. This ensemble performs standard concert literature and focuses on the development of skills in concert performance and music literacy.

NEW FOR 2019/20: If selected for Chorale, music majors with a voice emphasis must enroll in Section A. Other students may enroll in A, B, or C, depending on schedule availability.
Concert Choir
M-F 12:30-1:20pm

Concert Choir is a highly-select mixed choir comprised of both music and non-music majors. The ensemble explores a variety of choral music genres and tours annually across the state, nation and abroad. They have been invited to perform at numerous conferences, most recently the Southwest regional conference of the American Choral Directors Association in 2018.
In-A-Chord madrigal & motet ensemble
In-A-Chord
T,Th 3:30-5:20pm

In-a-Chord is the premier auditioned a cappella group at Kansas State University, perform a wide variety of pop/contemporary music. In-A-Chord performs a number of concerts throughout Kansas and surrounding states, and they were recently selected to perform at the National A Cappella Conference in Memphis and for the Southwest ACDA Conference in Kansas City. For the latest updates on shows, videos, and recordings - follow In-A-Chord on Instagram and on Facebook .
Madrigal & Motet Ensemble
Rehearses ad hoc usually in later afternoon 1-2 days/week


Madrigal & Motet Ensemble is a select, mixed voice chamber ensemble of up to eight singers specializing in one-on-a-part performance of early vocal repertoire. MaMo frequently performs with Collegium Musicum and the K-State Recorder Consort. For audition information please email Mr. David Wood .

Non-Auditioned Ensembles

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Collegium Musicum
*new time starting Fall 2020: T,Th 2:30-3:20pm

The Collegium Musicum is a vocal and instrumental ensemble featuring students, faculty, and community members combined with an emphasis the historically-informed performance of music from the 18th century and before. Collegium Musicum is the only ensemble also open to community and faculty members who may register through the Community School for the Performing Arts.
Grand Chorus
T,Th 12:30-1:20pm; Spring only

Grand Chorus is a large chorus comprised of members of Concert Choir, Collegiate Chorale and others which combines with professional orchestra members as the foundation of the "Rhapsody!" scholarship concert event every in spring semester. Performance repertoire has included the Brahms' German Requiem (2014), Dan Forrest's Requiem (2015), and Carl Orff's Carmina Burana (2016), A Night at the Movies (2017), Duruflé's Requiem (2018), and Mozart's Requiem (2019)
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University Chorus
T,Th 1:30-2:20pm; Spring only

University Chorus is a non-auditioned, mixed chorus comprised of music majors and non-music majors. The chorus also serves as the School's choral laboratory ensemble co-conducted by graduate students and senior music education students who are completing or have completed their advanced choral conducting classes.
University Treble Choir
M,W,F 2:30-3:20pm

The University Treble Choir is comprised primarily of non-music majors. Treble Choir gives students with treble voices the opportunity to express their love of music through performance and meet a wide variety of peers who share a common interest in music. Treble Choir is non-auditioned, and any student can add the course. They were selected for performance at the 2013 KMEA conference