Today we’re continuing our series of episodes focused on ensembles, and this episode’s conversation is with Dr. Joseph Gregorio, the director of choirs at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. It’s a very interesting conversation covering the operations of choirs at a well-established educational institution, a somewhat different perspective than the independent choruses we often discuss.

Episode transcript

Edited by Fausto Daos

Music excerpts

• “Libera Me,” from Requiem by Gabriel Fauré, performed by the Swarthmore Chorus
• “Over Hill, Over Dale” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, performed by the Swarthmore Garnet Singers
• “Allá va un encobijado,” by Antonio Lauro, performed by the Swarthmore Garnet Singers
• “Ave verum corpus,” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by the Swarthmore Chorus

Episode references

• Swarthmore College Chorus & Garnet Singers
• Dr. Joseph Gregorio - Composer

Theme Song: Mr. Puffy by Avi Bortnik, arr. by Paul Kim. Performed by Dynamic