Music

At Bryn Athyn College, there are many ways to get involved in musical groups, casually, in organized clubs, and with our formal choirs and orchestras.

Vocal Music

There are many opportunities to express musical talent at Bryn Athyn—from formal choirs at Bryn Athyn Cathedral, to energetic rock groups in the Mitchell Performing Arts Center, to open mic nights at the Social Center. On-campus musical opportunities include:

  • College Chorale – Our college chorale, which is open to all Bryn Athyn College students, regularly performs classical, folk, spiritual, and vocal jazz.
  • Bryn Athyn Cathedral Choir – This classical sacred choral music experience that sings for Bryn Athyn Cathedral worship services.
  • College Musicals – Each winter the College stages a play or musical in the Mitchell Center, and student musicians are invited to participate in every performance.
  • Women's A Cappella – Our women's a cappella group, the Never B Flats, rehearse regularly and perform throughout the year.
  • Bryn Athyn College ROCKS! – This student-faculty rock group performs main-stage tribute fundraising concerts.

Instrumental Music

At Bryn Athyn, one of the most popular venues for instrumental music is in cooperation with our Chapel Program. Many students lend their instrumental talents to provide music for our Wednesday and Friday chapel services in Pendleton Hall. Participation in the program may include regular performances or occasional appearances.

Students with serious instrumental music inclinations are welcome to audition for the Bryn Athyn Orchestra, a community organization that performs at the Mitchell Center once each season.

In addition to our formal musical opportunities, there are many venues for musical performance on campus—from our monthly Open Mic nights to our Spring Music Festival.

Bryn Athyn College ROCKS!

Bryn Athyn College ROCKS! is a unique student-faculty musical group that 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, and their original dream has become a reality in our state-of-the-art Doering Center for Science and Research. Past concerts have included:

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

Visit bacrocks.org