Rehearsals are either Monday or Wednesday evenings, with one additional hour each week to be arranged based on members' schedules. Skilled singers and players of both modern and Baroque instruments may audition at the beginning of the fall term or, by special arrangement, in January. The PENN Recorder Ensemble performs Renaissance consort music, frequently collaborating with the PENN Madrigal Singers and with players of other Renaissance instruments. Rehearsals are on Monday evenings. Experienced recorder players and players of other Renaissance instruments may audition at the beginning of the fall semester.
Some instruments are available.
Ancient Voices William Parberry , Music Director Ancient Voices, an a cappella chorus of 16-20 voices modeled on the chapel choirs of the Renaissance, has performed for the American Chaucer Society, the Medieval Academy of America, and at the Walters Art Gallery. Programs have been devoted to the music of Dufay, Desprez, Gibbons, Byrd, and Lassus, among others. The PENN Madrigals perform lighter music of the Renaissance. Rehearsals are on Wednesday afternoons. The Symphony Orchestra is one of the University's oldest musical organizations, with origins reaching back 100 years.