St. Olaf Ensembles
St. Olaf Music Ensembles
St. Olaf College is well known for award-winning ensembles. With seven large choirs, two jazz bands, two large concert bands, two full orchestras, and a variety of smaller ensembles, nearly 1/3 of the St. Olaf campus is involved in music on the Hill.
- Each year, around 500 students participate in the St. Olaf Christmas Festival that is rebroadcast around the country on PBS during the holiday season.
- Students involved in St. Olaf Band, St. Olaf Choir, and St. Olaf Orchestra tour nationally each year and internationally on a rotating basis.
- Students in ensembles participate in several on-campus performances throughout the year including Homecoming and Family Weekend, the St. Olaf Orchestra Family Concert, chapel services, Commencement, and more.
1000+
students participate in some type of music ensemble while they are at St. Olaf
500+
will participate in choir and/or orchestra during the St. Olaf Christmas Festival.
290+
students will tour nationally with an ensemble.
80+
students participate each semester in chamber ensembles
St. Olaf Music Ensembles
St. Olaf Choir
St. Olaf Orchestra
St. Olaf Jazz Bands
St. Olaf Philharmonia
Norseman Band
St. Olaf Cantorei
St. Olaf Chapel Choir
Manitou Singers
Viking Chorus
St. Olaf Chamber Singers
Lyric Theater
St. Olaf Handbell Choirs
Collegium Musicum
Javanese Gamelan
Collegiate Chorale
Chamber Music at St. Olaf
The Music Department offers a variety of chamber groups for students to come together in a smaller more intimate setting. From jazz combos to string quartets to brass quintets to piano trios, our chamber music program has a place for everyone.
St. Olaf Christmas Festival
Every year, over 500 students in five choirs and orchestra come together to present the St. Olaf Christmas Festival. The St. Olaf Christmas Festival is rebroadcast each year on public broadcasting across the nation as part of holiday programming.
Senior Recital: Claire Bouma, soprano
Christiansen Hall of Music 100 Urness Recital Hall
Senior Recital: Zoe Vorbach and Rand Matheson
Christiansen Hall of Music 100 Urness Recital Hall
Recital: Jazz Combo Night
Christiansen Hall of Music 100 Urness Recital Hall
Recital: Musical Theater Lab Choir
The Lion Pause Main Stage