UMD CONCERT CHOIR

The UMD Concert Choir is a distinguished 100-voice symphonic ensemble, recognized as the choir of choice for both the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO). The choir has collaborated with these esteemed institutions on major choral-orchestral repertoire, including Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, Britten’s War Requiem, Bernstein’s Kaddish Symphony, and Orff’s Carmina Burana.

The ensemble has performed under the baton of renowned conductors such as Marin Alsop, Helmuth Rilling, Donald Runnicles, Masaaki Suzuki, James Conlon, Markus Stenz and Laurence Equilbey, among many others.

In 2018, the UMD Concert Choir delivered acclaimed performances of John Adams’s The Gospel According to the Other Mary with Gianandrea Noseda and the NSO. The following year, in May 2019, the choir appeared at Carnegie Hall with Noseda and the NSO in a program featuring Rossini’s Stabat Mater and Liszt’s Dante Symphony. Critics praised the choir as “outstanding throughout, beautifully controlled and responsive,” noting its “full range of dynamics,” “perfectly tuned chromatic lines,” and “crisply unified staccato attacks.”

Most recently, the ensemble performed with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Jonathon Heyward, receiving accolades for their skilled and expressive singing. Looking ahead to the 2025–2026 season, the UMD Concert Choir will prepare for engagements with both the National Symphony Orchestra and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

On campus at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, the choir has presented major works including Bach’s Magnificat and Weihnachtsoratorium, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Verdi’s Requiem, and Schumann’s Das Paradies und die Peri. This coming season, they will present Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Dett’s Chariot Jubilee in collaboration with the University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra.