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The Maryland Chorus

The Maryland Chorus was retired from performance in May 2009. Details here.

History

In the spring of 1967, Howard Mitchell, music director of the National Symphony Orchestra, asked University of Maryland music professor Paul Traver to assemble a chorus for an NSO summer concert of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. The result was a spectacular performance from a chorus comprising UM students, alumni, faculty and staff, as well as members of the surrounding community. The experience was so positive that participants urged Dr. Traver to form an ongoing group. This coincided with a desire on the part of University administrators to build new collaborations with the town of College Park. Thus, the University of Maryland Chorus was born.

Over the next 18 years, the Chorus performed many of the major works in the repertoire, as well as lesser known and newly composed works with the NSO. The Chorus also made recordings and participated in radio and television broadcasts.

Handel Festival Years

Beginning in 1981, the Chorus embarked on a twenty-year project performing the oratorios of George Frideric Handel as part of the new Maryland Handel Festival. Between 1981 and 2001, the UM Chorus performed all of Handel's dramatic English oratorios, in chronological order of composition, and in their original form as first presented by the composer. These concerts led to invitations for the Chorus to perform at the Handel Festival in Halle, Germany, and provided the opportunity for the Chorus to make a professional recording of the 1984 performance of Messiah in Washington Cathedral.

New Directions

The Maryland Chorus celebrated its 40th Anniversary with a holiday tribute concert in December 2008, dedicated to founder Dr. Paul Traver. The ensemble presented its final concert in the Spring of 2009 with a program of Fauré and Bach.

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