Thursday, March 15, 7:30pm
The United States Naval Academy
Men's Glee Club
Dr. Aaron Smith, Director

The most active of the Naval Academy's musical organizations and has achieved national prominence as one of America's premier men's choral ensembles. Recent appearances on network television include The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS), The Today Show (NBC), The Early Show (CBS), Christmas in Washington (NBC and TNT), and Good Morning,America (ABC). It has performed extensively throughout the U.S. and abroad. Performing masterpieces of choral-orchestral literature with many of the nation's leading orchestras. In addition to the Academy's annually sold-out concerts of Handel's Messiah, symphonic repertoire has included Orff's Carmina Burana, Requiems by Brahms, Dvorak, Mozart, and Verdi and Vaughan-Williams' A Sea Symphony among many others. Recent notable appearances include the Inaugural Concert "We Are One" performed on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial for a live audience of over half a million and an internationally televised audience, the dedication ceremony of the National Pentagon Memorial, the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award, the Commissioning of the George H. W. Bush Aircraft Carrier (CVN-77), numerous concert tours, a performance with Chanticleer, and a newly released CD.

It is with honor, pride and distinction that the Men's Glee Club represents the United States, the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and the Naval Academy.