Requires audition. Please contact the director.
About
Early Music Singers (EMS) is a chamber choir led by Dr. Elena Mullins Bailey specializing in medieval chant, Renaissance madrigals, masses, and early Baroque vocal music. Participation is open to current CWRU and CIM students as well as community members.
The ensemble typically includes 18–25 singers, representing a variety of degree programs and musical backgrounds. EMS performs one or two formal concerts during the academic year, with larger projects including collaborations with other CWRU Historical Performance ensembles, Cleveland Institute of Music musicians, and gallery concerts at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Director: Dr. Elena Mullins Bailey, lecturer, soprano, percussion
Executive Director of Trobár (Cleveland)
Auditions
- Contact the ensemble director to schedule an audition time before the first week of classes.
- Late auditions may be accepted at the discretion of the director.
Registration
Enrollment permissions are granted in the Student Information System (SIS) after a successful audition or during the first week of class. Once permissions are granted, students should register for the appropriate MUEN course(s) in SIS.
The Drop/Add Period ends on the 2nd Friday of each semester.