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The UD Chorale is among the most highly regarded college choirs in the
Eastern United States. In recent years, the choir has been invited to
perform on both regional (Pittsburgh, 2002; Hartford, 2008; and Boston,
2016) and national (Los Angeles, 2005 and Dallas, 2013) conventions of
the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). They have also
performed at Carnegie Hall in New York and Verizon Hall in
Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Arts. In addition to annual
regional tours, the Chorale has traveled extensively throughout Europe
and Asia.
In addition to a 10-day concert tour of China in 2009, the Chorale
has performed to great acclaim throughout Europe, competing in contests
in Tolosa, Spain (2010); Debrecen, Hungary (2012); and Tallinn, Estonia
(2007). In each case, the choir placed in the top three of every
category in which they competed, winning the Grand Prix in Estonia and
the runner-up to the Grand Prix in Hungary. They were also the only
American university choir to be featured on the 30th International
Society for Music Education World Conference in Thessaloniki, Greece in
2012. In the Spring of 2017, the Chorale embarked on a month-long journey
overseas to perform Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Jerusalem
Symphony Orchestra in Israel. They then journeyed toward Europe
with performances in a festival in Malta and an International Choral
Competition in Germany.
The Chorale has released five compact discs, the most recent
featuring virtuosic choral music of Eastern Europe, titled The Road
to Debrecen, (Now available on iTunes) and more recently Carols by
Candlelight.
Chorale members ​are part of the symphonic chorus that
performs regularly with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, most recently
in the highly acclaimed performance of the Cherubini Requiem.
Other recent appearances include Mahler's Resurrection Symphony, Mozart’s Requiem, Verdi’s Requiem,
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.
