University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club
The University of Michigan Men's Glee Club is an all-male glee club (or choir) at the University of Michigan. With roots tracing back to 1859, it is the second oldest glee club in the United States and is the oldest student organization at the university. The club has won the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod on four separate occasions. Since 2018, the Club's musical director has been Mark Stover who has continued to expand the Club's repertoire and arranged performances. The origins of the club stem from a variety of groups that came together in 1876. After a number of years including banjo and mandolin players in the club, it reverted to simply a vocal group by the mid-1920s. It received a substantial rise in profile under the directory of Philip Duey in the 1950s, who organised national, then international tours, and numerous television appearances. Since then, the club has continued to tour internationally at high-profile venues. The club is entirely managed by students, except for the musical director, taken from the university staff. It has a number of traditions, including the practice of snapping fingers instead of clapping. |
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1954 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 86240 | 4/23/1954 | Songs of American Universities: Lord Geoffrey Amherst | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 86241 | 4/23/1954 | Songs of American Universities: Army blue (West Point) | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 86242 | 4/23/1954 | Songs of American Universities: All hail blue and gold (Univ. of California) | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 86243 | 4/23/1954 | Songs of American universities: Sans souci ; Roar lion roar (Columbia) | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 86244 | 4/23/1954 | Songs of American Universities: Far above Cayuga's waters (Cornell) | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 86245 | 4/23/1954 | Songs of American Universities: Rambling wreck from Georgia Tech | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 86246 | 4/23/1954 | Songs of American universities: Harvardiana ; Our director (Harvard) | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 86247 | 4/23/1954 | Songs of American universities: Illinois loyalty ; Hail to the Orange (Illinois) | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 86248 | 4/23/1954 | Songs of American universities: The Victors ; Yellow and blue (Michigan) | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 86249 | 4/23/1954 | Songs of American Universities: Anchors aweigh (Annapolis) | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 86250 | 4/23/1954 | Songs of American Universities: The Princeton cannon song | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 86251 | 4/23/1954 | Songs of American Universities: Come join the band ; Hail, Stanford, hail | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 86252 | 4/23/1954 | Songs of American Universities: The eyes of Texas | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 86253 | 4/23/1954 | Songs of American Universities: On, Wisconsin ; Wisconsin varsity | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 86254 | 4/23/1954 | Songs of American universities: Down the field ; Bright college years (Yale) | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 104942 | 5/4/1958 | Across the field | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 104943 | 5/4/1958 | Eleazer wheelock | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 104944 | 5/4/1958 | Hike Notre Dame-Notre Dame Victory march | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 104945 | 5/4/1958 | Gaudeamus | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 104946 | 5/4/1958 | Night song | University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club | Vocal group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/348265.
University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/348265.
"University of Michigan's Men's Glee Club." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: The University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: University of Michigan. Men's Glee Club - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98121869
Wikidata: The University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7895765
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/148066972
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