Choral music at Vanderbilt University can be traced back to 1895, when the Vanderbilt Glee Club toured and performed throughout the country. The Vanderbilt Chorale was formed in 2012 to create an ensemble for students in the Blair School of Music (est. 1986) and highly qualified non-music majors from other disciplines at Vanderbilt University. The Chorale is dedicated to expressive, authentic performance of a variety of musical styles, with an emphasis on the music of living composers. Performances have ranged from Bach’s St. Matthew Passion to David Lang’s Little Match Girl Passion, and the ensemble has collaborated with groups such as the Clare College Choir (UK) and Roomful of Teeth. A cohort from the Chorale, called the “Vanderbilt Choral Scholars” travels to the United Kingdom each summer as part of Immersion Vanderbilt. This unique experience involves collaboration with various youth choirs throughout northern England, as well as cathedral choirs in Liverpool and Leeds. The Chorale released its first full-length recording in February of 2018, entitled “Music in the Listening Place” (Navona). Gramophone noted that the Chorale “launch into each track with the earnest passion that only university music students can innocently and genuinely provide”, while Choir & Organ magazine stated, “eclecticism for its own sake is usually dull – done as effectively as this, it’s exhilarating… a delight from start to finish.”