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The University of Pittsburgh Men's Glee Club (also known as the Pitt Men's Glee Club or PMGC) is a men's choir of students at the
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and is the oldest nonathletic extracurricular group at the University. Founded in 1890 by John L. High, the Glee Club performs at First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh and normally goes on a concert tour each year, with an international tour every 3rd year. Recently, the Glee Club has performed in areas such as
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, New York City, Belgium, France, and a recent 125th anniversary tour of Italy in the spring of 2015. As of 2016, the club's director is Richard Teaster, who has led the group and its subset, the Pantherhythms, since 1999. The current officers of the group for 2018–2019 are Jake Harwas (President), Ethan Paules (Vice President), Zac Spicer (Secretary) Ben Ferrara (Business Manager) and Nico Robben (Social and Outreach Chair).
"Officers" Pitt Men's Glee Club, April 30, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017


Pantherhythms

The Glee Club also has a small subset called the Pantherhythms that meets once a week. It consists of 16 members (4 of each voice part) and performs additional repertoire during Glee Club concerts. The Pantherhythms perform additional concerts as well, including small performances for the Chancellor of the University and at sports events. In November 2015, the group held its first-ever solo concert at Heinz Memorial Chapel.


Recordings

*A Musical Tradition, 2008 *A Gleeful Christmas, 2008 *Lux: A Collection of Sacred Songs and Spirituals, 2011 *Cherubini's Requiem in D Minor, 2013 *Brothers in Song, 2015


See also

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List of collegiate glee clubs This is a list of some collegiate glee clubs located in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located ...
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University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the univers ...
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, The University of Pittsburgh's Fight Song. * University of Pittsburgh Alma Mater, often sung at the beginning or conclusion of PMGC's Concerts.


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