Music at Bryn Athyn

If you love music and enjoy performing, there are opportunities for you to be a part of making music with College, church, and community choral and instrumental groups.

Choral Music

  • College Chorale – performs classical, folk, spiritual, and vocal jazz
  • Bryn Athyn Cathedral Choir – a classical sacred choral music experience; the choir sings for Cathedral services twice a month
  • Bach Magnificat – a Christmas presentation at Bryn Athyn Cathedral with professional soloists and orchestra
  • Faure Requiem – a Good Friday presentation at Bryn Athyn Cathedral with professional soloists and orchestra
  • Gospel Choirs – organized on an informal and occasional basis
  • Musicals: opportunities to combine love for music and theater
  • Private voice instruction – is available for credit
  • Women's A Cappella: The Never B Flats rehearse regularly and perform throughout the year

Instrumental Music

Bryn Athyn Orchestra: by audition, open to students and community members, performs regularly

Instrumental opportunities are also available on a more limited basis, but we're open to students creating their own possibilities. A flute player recently organized her own woodwind ensemble. Depending on the musical talents our new students bring to campus, other possibilities include a string quartet, a small chamber orchestra, or other small instrumental ensembles.

If you're a talented brass musician, performing with the community's professional brass ensemble, the Bryn Athyn Cathedral Brass, is a possibility.

You'll also find other classical performing opportunities in chapel services and other services of worship.

Bryn Athyn College ROCKS!

Bryn Athyn College ROCKS! is a unique joint student-faculty group. The original group formed in 2003 to put on a fundraiser towards building a new science center on campus. Since their first Pink Floyd tribute concert, they have continued to perform for standing-room-only crowds at Mitchell Performing Arts Center.

Their past concerts have included:

  • Pink Floyd Tribute
  • Classic Rock
  • Tribute to Queen, the Police, Chicago and the Allman Brothers
  • Tribute to the Beatles

Contact:

Chris Simons, Music Instructor, Choral Music
215-947-2207, christopher.simons@brynathyn.edu

Bob Zecher, Bryn Athyn Orchestra President
215-947-4487, robert.zecher@anc-gc.org