Requires audition. Please contact the director.
About
Early Music Singers (EMS) is a chamber choir led by Dr. Elena Bailey specializing in medieval chant, Renaissance madrigals, masses, and early Baroque vocal music. Participation is open to current CWRU/CIM students and community members. The group varies in size but is usually about 18-25 singers and includes students of varying degree programs as well as other community members. The ensemble performs one or two formal concerts during the academic year. Larger projects include collaborations with other CWRU Historical Performance and Cleveland Institute of Music ensembles/musicians, and gallery concerts at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Director: Dr. Elena Bailey, Lecturer, Soprano
Auditions
- Contact the ensemble director to schedule an audition time before the first week of classes.
- Late auditions will be accepted at the discretion of the director.
Registration
Enrollment permissions are granted in the Student Information System (SIS) following a successful audition or during the first week of class. Once course permissions have been granted, students should return to their SIS account to register in the appropriate MUEN course(s). The Drop/Add Period ends on the 2nd Friday of each semester.