Choral Ensembles

LSU New Orleans’s choral ensembles include the Privateer Chorus and the University Chorale. Both perform a wide variety of choral genres, and offer a strong, bonded group of friends within the larger LSU New Orleans community. LSU New Orleans choirs have performed with the New Orleans Civic Symphony, members of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, LSU New Orleans Wind Ensemble, the Loyola University Orchestra, and prominent guest artists, as well as the choirs from other area institutions such as Tulane, Dillard, and Xavier Universities, the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, The Jefferson Chorale, and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.

The choirs exhibit a fine spirit of collaboration and have combined in concert with Tulane, Dillard, Xavier, and Loyola universities as well as the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Ben Franklin High School, The Jefferson Chorale, and NOCCA (New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts) in the past five years. LSU New Orleans Chorale was the featured college choir for the State American Choral Directors Association convention (ACDA) in Baton Rouge in 2010 and a featured collegiate choir with Music Educators National Conference state convention in Baton Rouge in 2009.

Privateer Chorus

MUS 1904/4904/5904
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The Privateer Chorus sings a variety of choral music and participates in two concerts each semester. The Privateer Chorus does not require an audition, and is open to any and all students, faculty, and staff at LSU New Orleans who wish to make music. The ensemble meets MWF from 11-12:15.

LSU New Orleans Chorale

MUS 1905/4905/5905 
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LSU New Orleans Chorale is LSU New Orleans’s premiere choral ensemble, and is open by audition. This auditioned choir performs a variety of literature both sacred and secular.

The chorale rehearses two days a week in sectional and combined rehearsal configurations, MW from 2-3:45. Please contact the department at 504-280-6381 for audition information.

LSU New Orleans Gospel Choir

MUS 2001-003 / 4001-003   
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Directed by Dr. Caroline Carson and open to all singers without audition, this choir meets T/Th from 12:30-1:20.
Contact info: [email protected]