• Laurel Choir

Nathaniel Motta, director

  Choir is the select choral ensemble at Laurel School.  One must be an upper school student and member of Glee Club to participate.  This ensemble tackles some of the most challenging music in the women's choral repertoire.  In addition to performing twice a year at Upper School Choral concerts, this group also performs in and around the Cleveland area, sings in competitions, and tours all over the country.  Laurel Choir's first recording "A Century of Choral Music" was released in 1997 and their second CD will be available by fall 2008.  Click on Laurel Choir link above for specific tour dates and other information.

• Laurel School Glee Club

Nathaniel Motta, director

  This ensemble is the non-auditioned choral ensemble in the upper school.  Glee Club rehearses both as a large ensemble and in sectionals, meeting three times per rotation.  They perform at least twice a year at both the Winter and Spring Upper School Choral Concerts.  In Glee Club, each singer gains musical independence by focusing on theory, history, musicality, eurhythmics, diction, sight-singing, and vocal technique.

• Bad in Plaid

Marissa Glynias, student director

   Founded in 2007, this is one of the two student-led a capella groups at Laurel. Performing a wide range of musical styles, this ensemble sings unaccompanied arrangements of pop, jazz, rock, oldies, and much, much more!  They sing for upper school assemblies, special events, and are available for outside gigs, so book 'em soon!

• Mean in Green

Alexandra Green, student director

  The second of the two student-led a capella groups at Laurel, Mean in Green was formed because of the huge popularity of Bad in Plaid and functions in the exact same capacity.  Performing a wide ranges of musical styles, this ensemble sings unaccomanied arrangements of pop, jazz, rock, oldies, and much, much more!  They sing for upper school assemblies, special events, and are available for outside gigs, so book 'em soon!

• Laurel Chorale

Nathaniel Motta, director

  Laurel Chorale is the 8th grade choral ensemble at Laurel.  The ensemble performs for Middle School Performing Arts Nights and focuses on isolating the four elements of music in rehearsal.  Work in music theory, history, and vocal technique are priorities for the ensemble.

• Laurel Repertory Chorus

Nathaniel Motta, director

  This is the choral ensemble for 7th graders at Laurel.  The group performs at Middle School Performing Arts Nights, but its main focus is providing a general music education in the context of a musical ensemble.  In these classes, rehearsing focuses on isolating the four elements of music (rhythm, melody, harmony, and tone color) as set forth by Aaron Copland in his "What to Listen for in Music" through a repertoire of various genres, time periods, and compositional styles.

• Voices of Laurel

Barbara Lang, director

  Voices of Laurel is the choral ensemble for 5th and 6th graders at Laurel School.  Here girls learn how to sing correctly, how to improve their musical understanding, how to perform in a professional manner, to sing in various musical styles, and how to make music enrich their lives!