MUSP 2855 Chamber Singers
Performance Course. The Chamber Singers perform primarily unaccompanied music from variety of time periods and musical traditions. The number of Chamber Singers varies from year to year, typically between 25 and 40 singers. Open by audition only, and members must be an active member of the University Chorale of Boston College. For more information, please contact Dr. Riikka Pietilinen-Caffrey at pietilai@bc.edu.
Course overview
- Department
- Music Performance
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 0
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- Audition required; open to active members of the University Chorale of Boston College and/ or Permission of Instructor
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.77 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.82 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 6
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Riikka Pietilainen-Caffrey | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 27 of 31 |
| Fall 2025 | Riikka Pietilainen-Caffrey | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 20 of 27 |
| Spring 2025 | Riikka Pietilainen-Caffrey | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 18 of 25 |
| Fall 2024 | Riikka Pietilainen-Caffrey | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 19 |
| Spring 2024 | Riikka Pietilainen-Caffrey | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 23 of 30 |
| Spring 2022 | John Finney | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 23 of 37 |