The Choirs at UCI

• Chamber Singers is an auditioned mixed ensemble which presents the annual award-winning Renaissance Madrigal Dinner featuring the court of King Henry VIII. The group was invited to represent the United States at international festivals in Korea, Spain and Mexico. A Tour to the International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales is planned for July, 2008.

• Madrigal Singers is an auditioned ensemble for first-year singers that performs at the Madrigal Dinner. They will combine with the Chamber Singers on the tour to Wales in July, 2008. Concerts are presented each quarter.

• Concert Choir consists of the combined Chamber and Madrigal Singers performing repertoire ranging from Renaissance to Gershwin. It has toured in the United States and Europe, and has won international prizes in Hungary, Holland and Wales. The choir plans to compete in Llangollen, Wales in July, 2008 at the International Musical Eisteddfod.

• Men in Blaque, an 18-voice male vocal ensemble, performs a wide variety of music ranging from popular Broadway musicals to awe-inspiring Gregorian chant. The men have been invited to International Festivals in Korea, Mexico, and Spain. They participated in the International Choral Olympics in Xiamen, China in 2006, winning two silver medals and a gold certificate and plan to return to Graz, Austria in July, 2008.

• University Choir is made up of students, faculty, staff and combined choirs to perform and read such works as Handel's Messiah, Bach's Magnificat, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms, and other masterworks with orchestra. Carmina Burana is planned for the Spring quarter.