Student Organizations and Activities in the Music Program
UDC’s performance ensembles include:
- UDC Chorale
- Founded in 1969, the UDC Chorale’s repertoire covers a broad spectrum of choral literature that includes the music of African-American composers. In addition to the regularly scheduled concert engagements, the UDC Chorale performs at University events and has appeared with the HBCU Concert Choir Consortium and at the National U.S. Veterans Day Concert in Washington, D.C.
- UDC Jazz Ensembles
- UDC’s jazz studies program produces premier jazz ensembles that have performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and at local jazz clubs. The program’s JAZZAlive series culminates each year with the Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival, organized in conjunction with the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives.
- The Voices
- The university’s gospel music choir has been featured in concert at UDC Gospel Music Festivals, the Smithsonian Institution, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and at various churches, schools, and community centers.
- Chamber Ensembles (Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion)
Student Organizations
Music Student Senate, UDC Chorale (Organization), UDC Voices (Organization), and MENC Student Chapter (Music Educators National Conference)
From more information, contact: jkorey@udc.edu