COLLEGIATE CHORALE
An auditioned ensemble of men's and women's voices, comprised of majors from across campus. The ensemble has received national recognition as one of the country’s finest collegiate choral ensembles. Touring annually, the Chorale has sung throughout the United States, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and England. The Chorale has performed for major conferences of the American Choral Directors Association, Music Educators National Conference, Ohio Choral Directors Association, and the Ohio Music Education Association. The choir has received praise for its technique and artistry by nationally recognized artists such as Neal Gittleman, Simon Carrington, David Conte, Cantus, and the Rose Ensemble. Michael Velting of the National Cathedral has called the Collegiate Chorale "one of the finest groups" to sing in that venue. The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra annually features the Collegiate Chorale in its subscription concert series, performing works such as Stravinsky’s Mass and Bach’s motets and cantatas to critical acclaim. The Chorale has also performed with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra in combination with the DPO Chorus in productions of Brahm’s Ein Deutches Requiem and Britten’s War Requiem. The Collegiate Chorale has released two recordings, and Dayton Public Radio annually airs their works.

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UNIVERSITY CHORUS
A non-auditioned ensemble comprised of students from throughout the campus community. The longest running ensemble on campus, this group has enjoyed a strong tradition at WSU as an inclusive choral ensemble. The group performs a wide variety of choral music from many styles, periods and cultures.  The group varies in size from term to term, anywhere from 60 to 120 members, making it one of the largest choirs of its kind in the Midwest.  The University Chorus often joins forces with other instrumental and choral ensembles for presentations of masterworks, as well as the popular Holidays in the Heartland concert

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WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY CHAMBER SINGERS
An auditioned ensemble selected from the ranks of the Collegiate Chorale. The group is recognized nationally as one of the country’s outstanding collegiate vocal chamber choirs. They present WSU’s annual Madrigal Dinner, a tradition for over twenty years and listed in Midwestern Living as one of the best productions in the region. The Chamber Singers has been featured at several professional conventions, including the 1996 Central Division convention of the American Choral Directors Association. The ensemble has toured frequently through the United States and Europe.

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WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S CHORALE
An auditioned ensemble of treble voices.  The ensemble performs significant choral music selected from a wide variety of historical, compositional, and cultural traditions.  The Women’s Chorale performs at numerous concerts and events, both on and off campus, throughout the year. Major works performed by the ensemble—alone or in collaboration—include Britten’s Ceremony of Carols and Thompson’s Frostiana (with the WSU Men’s Chorale) and Haydn’s Mass in D Minor ("Lord Nelson Mass").  Each year, the group is one of five choral ensembles featured in WSU’s annual Holidays in the Heartland concert.

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spacerWRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY MEN'S CHORALE
An auditioned ensemble of male voices. Members develop musical skills and superior vocal technique through rehearsal and performance of a wide variety of challenging choral literature.  The Chorale also gives back to the community by motivating young people to participate in vocal activities and encouraging young men to identify with a positive image of collegiate men singing in performances and workshops.

The  Men’s Chorale has performed throughout the community in schools, churches, retirement homes, and various civic functions, and the group has been regionally televised.  The Chorale has also performed in the state and regional Music Education Conference, and frequently joins forces with other WSU ensembles to perform masterworks. Other venues have included basketball games, graduation ceremonies, homecoming festivities, tours, and an annual anything-goes variety show.

Much of the Chorale’s appeal to the public results from the wide variety of both secular and sacred choral music representing all if the major style periods.  The ensemble is able to adapt to diverse audiences with lively folk song arrangements, entertaining selections from opera, operetta, musical theater, and movies, as well as popular tunes.

Always looking for a few more good men, the Chorale is made up of over 70 students from various academic disciplines, with over two-thirds of the ensemble being non-music majors.  The WSU Men’s Chorale is relatively new, having begun in 1995.

While an audition is required for joining, musical backgrounds of the members differ widely and have included previous participation in school choruses, bands, orchestras, show choirs, church choirs, musical theater, and rock bands.