Welcome to Chicago Master Singers University (CMS University)!


CMS University premiered in August 2020 as a series of seminars offered by Chicago Master Singers and hosted by our Music Director, Dr. John Hughes.

​Sessions were originally premiered via YouTube livestream, but recordings are available on the CMS YouTube channel, and individual sessions are linked below. Topics are of interest to veteran CMS patrons and musicians, as well as those who are just discovering the chorus. Enjoy!

CHICAGO MASTER SINGERS UNIVERSITY
Links to Spring 2021 sessions are provided below

​January 11
Inside the Score: Mozart’s Solemn Vespers

January 18
Spirituals: Development, Evolution, and Transformation

January 25
In Conversation: CMS Soloists Discuss Their Craft - featuring Katelyn Lee, Margaret Fox, Klaus Georg, and Keven Keys

February 1
Considerations for Approaching Music from Different Time Periods
​February 8
Inside the Score: Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms

February 15
Singing Over a Lifetime

February 22
The Lutheran Reformation and its Influence on Music

March 1
The Bach Family
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March 8
The Music of John Alden Carpenter

March 15
Inside the Score: Fauré’s Requiem
​March 22
Practical Uses of IPA for Choir Members

March 29
The Making of a Modern Edition

April 5
The Estonian Choral Tradition

April 12
US Choral Legacies: The History and Influence of the Handel and Haydn Society, The Tabernacle Choir, The St. Olaf Choir, and Chanticleer

April 19
Inside the Score: Handel’s Messiah

CHICAGO MASTER SINGERS UNIVERSITY
Links to Fall 2020 sessions are provided below

Intro to CMS University