The Yale Glee Club’s tour to Spain featured a performance of the Brahms Requiem with a local Spanish orchestra and collaborations with several Spanish choirs
Earlier this month, The Yale Glee Club toured Spain and was met with packed concert venues and a great deal of press coverage in Barcelona and Madrid. In Barcelona, The Yale Glee Club performed a stunning rendition of the Brahms Requiem with two local choirs and an orchestra. In addition to sightseeing in Toledo, Montserrat, Barcelona, Madrid, and Sitges, the ensemble also had the honor of participating in two prestigious music festivals. Audiences in Spain fell in love with the choir’s diverse repertoire, including a cappella works by Tomás Luis de Victoria, William Byrd, and Frank Martin, folk songs, spirituals, and songs of Yale University.
“Our trip to Spain was one that the students in the Glee Club and I will always remember – every beautiful venue was literally overflowing with enthusiastic crowds, and when we weren’t singing, we saw so much.”
-Jeffrey Douma, Director, The Yale Glee Club
-Jeffrey Douma, Director, The Yale Glee Club
“Yale Glee Club’s first trip to Spain in more than 50 years early this month ‘was fantastic,’ says maestro Jeffrey Douma. ‘We had a great time. We gave concerts in Barcelona and Madrid and in two smaller towns.”’
-Joe Amerante, The New Haven Register
-Joe Amerante, The New Haven Register
“The Festival of Sacred Art welcomes Arab religious dances and choir of Yale University this week”
-Europa Press
-Europa Press
“The Basilica of Castelló d’ Empúries Sunday will host the concert choir ‘ Yale Glee Club ‘”
-Emporda Televiso
-Emporda Televiso
“The oldest US university choir performs Friday in Cuenca”
-20 Minutos
-20 Minutos
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