Departmental Ensembles rehearse weekly and perform once each semester. The repertoire for each group is challenging and profoundly rewarding. Each year, for example, the chorus performs full-length masterpieces such as Bach's St. John Passion (spring 2004) and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (fall 2004), accompanied by the College Orchestra or the Chamber Orchestra. Click here for Audio Clips Click here for Audition Information Swarthmore College Orchestra. - rehearses Monday evenings, 7-10 PM in Lang Concert Hall. Directed by Andrew Hauze. Swarthmore College Chorus director: John Alston - rehearses Wednesday evenings, 7-10 PM in Lang Concert Hall. Wind Ensemble director: Michael Johns - rehearses Tuesday evenings 7-9:30 PM in Lang Concert Hall. Fetter Chamber Music Program. String quartets, piano trios, drumming ensembles, vocal chamber groups, etc., coached by some of the finest musicians in the Philadelphia area. We offer regular master classes for chamber groups and for soloists, too. Balinese Gamelan director: Tom Whitman. Jazz Ensemble director: Drew Shanefield. Rehearses Thursday evenings 7-10 PM in Lang Concert Hall. Student-Run Musical Groups A Cappella Groups Sixteen Feet - an eight-member all-male group. Swarthmore's oldest a cappella. Black Coffee - an African-American a cappella group. Grapevine - an all-female group. Mixed Company - males and females, all together. Mad Wriggles - you guessed it, madrigals. Oscar and Emily - small and jazzy Swat Pep and Funk Band - a group that plays at sporting events for FUN. Bands - Ask some students what the current bands are, and who's good! For more information on the Music Program at Swarthmore College, e-mail our Department Coordinator at music@swarthmore.edu. home | overview | concerts | facilities | faculty | students | courses | lessons | ensembles | audio clips | other resources | forms | prospective students Updated July 2006