Sisterhood, Song, and Strength

Our Spring Concert will be taking place on April 6th from 8 pm to 10 pm at Hill Auditorium. The theme of this year’s concert will be Radiance, as we explore what musical excellence means to us as a club and perform the works of celebrated female composers such as Libby Larsen and Clara Schumann. We will also be performing Innana, a piece composed by our very own Assistant Director, Joseph Kemper, that celebrates feminine strength and power. We will be joined by the Artemisia trio, a vocal group that harnesses the power of the female voice both in music and society and our alumnae who will be performing alongside us for our biannual alumnae choir.

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About Us

The University of Michigan Women’s Glee Club is a choral ensemble representing undergraduate and graduate women from diverse fields across the U of M campus. Composed primarily of non-music majors, WGC gives female students the opportunity to express their love of music through performance, community outreach, and travel.

As a club, WGC allows students to meet a wide variety of friends who share a common interest in music. Founded in 1893, the Women’s Glee Club has a long history of enriching the university community and the lives of our hundreds of alumnae. As we look to the past for inspiration, the members of the Women’s Glee Club focus on the future and strive to become an enduring tradition at the University of Michigan.

Learn more about UMWGC’s Musical Direction.

History

The primary mission of the Women’s Glee Club has remained consistent throughout its long history—to provide an opportunity for women at the University of Michigan to keep music in their lives regardless of their academic backgrounds. The club has taken many shapes and forms over the years, but our hundreds of fond alumnae can attest to the success of this philosophy. From the beginning, excellence in performance and community outreach have been the vehicles for our accomplishments.

Follow this link to learn more about UMWGC’s legacy on campus.

Tours

Women’s Glee Club just returned from their summer 2018 Italy tour, where they spent their time performing in various venues in Florence, Rome, and Venice. WGC also had the privilege of being able to perform during Holy Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.

Learn more about our past tours.

Alumnae

For over 125 years, Women’s Glee has been providing a community for women on the University of Michigan’s campus, but that community only expands after graduation. With over 700 active alumnae, alumnae relations is vital in maintaining our community. Alumnae relations is building community and maintaining sisterhood through communication, performance opportunities, and a biannual newsletter.

If you are an alumna who is interested in reconnecting with your Sisters in Song, please click here to learn more.

Midnight Blue

In 2006, a vocal jazz octet (later to be named “Midnight Blue”) was formed in the University of Michigan Women’s Glee Club. The octet underwent drastic changes in 2009, expanding its repertoire to include pop, doo-wop, hip-hop, be-bop, doo-wop, tragic ballads, and side-splitting parodies. Since joining the Michigan A Cappella Council in 2010, Midnight Blue earned a stellar reputation around campus, being described as “kind of funny” and lovingly referred to as “that one group, I think they were girls who sang about dating a GSI.” Starting again in 2018 after a short break in 2017, the new Midnight Blue brings a new sound and an increase to 10 members!

The new Midnight Blue shares a passion for female empowerment and performing all kinds of music together. When they’re not performing, you can probably catch them arguing about the technicalities of food categories (are Pop Tarts ravioli? Is cereal a soup? Still up for debate) or spending too much money at Pizza House!

Learn more about Midnight Blue