Musical Groups
Student musical groups include five university-sponsored organizations composed primarily of undergraduates:
- Yale Concert Band .
- Yale Glee Club . Founded in 1861, the Glee Club is Yale's principal undergraduate mixed chorus, and today includes about 80 men and women who sing classical and modern choral works, American spirituals, and Yale songs.
- Yale Jazz Ensemble, an 18-piece big band/swing band
- Yale Precision Marching Band, a scatter band that performs at home football games and many hockey and basketball games. They are known for their comedic halftime shows and arrangements of popular music.
- Yale Symphony Orchestra, a full orchestra that performs classical and modern pieces.
In addition, the student-run Davenport Pops Orchestra, Saybrook College Orchestra, Berkeley College Orchestra, Jonathan Edwards Chamber Philharmonic, and Bach Society all provide free concerts of symphonic masterworks. Other groups include:
- Yale Tango Club, host of the Yale Tango Fest .
- The Yale University Guild of Carillonneurs, the student-run group that plays the Yale Memorial Carillon in Harkness Tower.
Read more about this topic: List Of Yale University Student Organizations
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