S5E02: "Anywhere else it would’ve been an ‘A’ - Collegiate singing at Swarthmore College

Today we’re continuing our series of episodes focused on ensembles. This episode’s conversation is with Dr. Joseph Gregorio, the director of choirs at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. It’s a very interesting conversation covering the operations of choirs at a well-established educational institution, a somewhat different perspective than the independent choruses we often discuss.

Episode transcript

Edited by Fausto Daos

Music excerpts

  • “Libera Me,” from Requiem by Gabriel Fauré, performed by the Swarthmore Chorus

  • “Over Hill, Over Dale” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, performed by the Swarthmore Garnet Singers

  • “Allá va un encobijado,” by Antonio Lauro, performed by the Swarthmore Garnet Singers

  • “Ave verum corpus,” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by the Swarthmore Chorus

Episode references

Theme Song: Mr. Puffy by Avi Bortnik, arr. by Paul Kim. Performed by Dynamic

Episode Transcript

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S5E01: The Santa Fe Desert Chorale with Dr. Joshua Habermann and Emma Marzen