One of eight choral ensembles at Michigan State University, the University Chorale is the university’s premiere choral ensemble, comprised of the best graduate and upper-level undergraduate singers in the College of Music. The ensemble performs accompanied and unaccompanied music from historical and contemporary musical practices.

The MSU State Singers, an auditioned undergraduate ensemble, includes music majors and some talented non-music majors. This choir enjoys a proud heritage and is recognized as the oldest singing organization on campus. The State Singers ensemble appears in concert throughout Michigan, frequently joining the University Chorale and University Symphony for major works and convention appearances.

Mosaic is an auditioned ensemble singing treble repertoire both historical and contemporary. The ensemble has appeared at national (2009), regional (2007), and state conferences of the American Choral Director’s Association. Mosaic performs regularly on campus and in the community. Members of the ensemble are majors in music as well those seeking degree programs across campus and include undergraduate and graduate students. Commissioning projects feature premiere works by American composers and poets.

Viridis is Latin for ‘green’ and a performing ensemble of treble voices consisting primarily of non-music majors that performs several times throughout the academic year. Performing a vast array of music—from Renaissance through contemporary—Viridis participates in in-state festivals and often collaborates with ensembles from other universities. This ensemble is open without audition to all treble singers on the MSU campus.

The Singing Spartans brings together singers from across campus to sing outstanding repertoire for the TTBB ensemble. Singing Spartans has been featured the featured ensemble at conferences of the American Choral Director’s Association including national conferences in 1999 and 2001, and the Central Division regional conference in 1998. Other juried performances include the national conference of the Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses. The ensemble has regularly toured Europe to include Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary, Austria, Germany, France, Netherlands, and the UK.

The Campus Choir is a popular 50-member mixed ensemble of singers from across the university. It performs a wide variety of musical styles from throughout history and around the world. Open to all students at MSU without audition, the Campus Choir performs twice a semester and often collaborates with musicians at the College of Music.

The Chamber Choir is composed of approximately 20-24 singers selected by the conductor (a graduate student in choral conducting) for their vocal and sight-reading abilities. The group studies and performs music from a range of stylistic periods generally not suited for the larger choral ensemble. This ensemble meets only one hour per week and is not available for academic credit.

The Choral Union, a large mixed chorus of 125 voices, is designed to bring the campus and community together in a joint musical effort. Repertoire focuses on the major choral and orchestral works, performed with both the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and the MSU Symphony Orchestra. Membership is open to adults and high school and college students and consists primarily of mid-Michigan residents and MSU students. Previous choral singing experience is desired but not required.