The York College Chorale - Conductor, Dr. Grace Muzzo, gmuzzo@ycp.edu
The Chorale is York College's largest choral ensemble. Composed of dedicated singers, the members maintain a rigorous weekly rehearsal schedule. Half of the students in Chorale are music department majors or minors, while the other half represent various other majors on campus. Their versatile repertoire includes pieces ranging from the great classics to contemporary folksong settings, and often includes joint performances with the orchestra. The Chorale performs on and off campus and is open to all students with a serious interest in choral music.
The YCP Chamber Singers - Conductor, Dr. Grace Muzzo, gmuzzo@ycp.edu
The York College Chamber Singers is an auditioned choral ensemble of 16-20 members, open to all students at York College. The required audition tests solo proficiency, musical knowledge and sight-reading skills. The Chamber Singers are the college's premiere ensemble, performing on campus and throughout the region as ambassadors for the institution. The spring of 2004 brought a memorable opportunity to sing at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. The ensemble sings literature from all periods and styles, specializing in a capella works fro the Renaissance madrigals to vocal jazz.
The York College Wind Symphony - Conductor, Professor Wayne Romer, wromer@ycp.edu
The YCP Wind Symphony is a concert band open to experienced instrumentalists who desire to develop a higher degree of musicianship and master performance skills. Music majors with an instrument as their applied major participate in this ensemble every semester until completing their degree. Course literature includes music spanning the twentieth century, highlighting British band classics, transcriptions, medleys, and contemporary music. Rehearsal attendance is essential to achieving the course objectives of any ensemble experience. Expectations include knowledge of scales and arpeggios, and proper preparation of individual parts.
Opera and Musical Theater
This organization is open to all YCP students interested in experiencing singing, acting, dancing, lighting, costume, or any other aspect of the music theater process. The Opera and Musical Theater performs a workshop production in the fall and a full-scale opera production in the spring.
The Jazz Ensemble
One of the oldest music groups on campus, the Jazz Ensemble studies improvisation and performs in all jazz styles, including big band, bebop, cool, blues, fusion, and rock. This group is open to all students with concert or stage band experience who want to be a part of an ensemble that maintains an active performance schedule.
The Symphony Orchestra
The Symphony Orchestra is always popular with audiences, and has established a reputation for presenting exciting and highly entertaining concerts every semester. The Orchestra is open to all students with string, brass, woodwind, or percussion experience.
Small Ensembles
The Music Department offers ensembles of varying combinations of voice, guitar, strings, brass, woodwind, and percussion that perform on and off campus. These ensembles perform the music of the masters and contemporary standards, and are open to all YCP students.