History of Men's Choruses

Historic Men's Choruses in the United States

• Mendelssohn Glee Club of New York City, established 1867.

• The Apollo Club of Boston, established 1871.

• The Orpheus Club of Philadelphia, established 1872.

• The Orpheus Club of Newark, established 1888.

• The Singers' Club of Cleveland, established 1891.

• Apollo Male Chorus, Minneapolis, established 1895.

• Mendelssohn Club of Kingston, N.Y., established 1903.

• The Choral Club of Hartford, established 1907.

• Highland Glee Club, Needham, MA, established 1908.

• The Orpheus Club, Ridgewood, N.J., established 1909.

• Mendelssohn Club of Albany, New York, established 1909.

• The Men of Orpheus, Lansing, Mich., established 1926.

• Kalamazoo Male Chorus, established 1928.

• Orpheus Male Chorus of Phoenix, established 1929.

• Rochester Male Chorus, established 1930.

• MacDowell Male Chorus, Appleton, Wisc., established 1934.