UGC OF NYC
The University Glee Club of New York City is an all-male singing group founded in 1894 "to encourage male voice singing of the highest excellence." The Club has approximately 150 active singing members who span from recent college graduates to men who have sung with the UGC for over fifty years. Many members sang in college glee clubs and small groups and still participate in small group and quartet singing.
The Glee Club's repertoire covers a wide range of music including classical, Broadway musicals, sea chanteys, spirituals and traditional college songs
Mission
The objectives of the Glee Club are:
to encourage male voice singing of the highest excellence;
to give musical receptions and concerts;
to help to improve the cultural, musical and educational standards of male chorus singing in America ;
to cultivate social and cultural relations among university and college graduates and former students residing in or near New York City ;
and to promote international good will and understanding through the medium of music.
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