Yale University International Chorus
American vocal group
The Yale University International Chorus is an American vocal group that engages in international cultural exchange and citizen diplomacy through music. The YUIC is a TTBB ensemble composed of Yale University students, alumni, friends, and family. It was established in 2025 and held its inaugural tour in Georgia and Armenia that year. Every concert includes music of the host country, American music, and selected music from other countries; its repertoire is primarily focused on the musical traditions of Eastern Europe. The YUIC is organized and sponsored by the Yale Russian Chorus Alumni Association.
Background
The nucleus of the YUIC is formed from current and former members of the Yale Russian Chorus, a TTBB ensemble which was founded in 1953 by Latvian conductor Denis Mickiewicz. The Yale Russian Chorus was the first American performance group to tour in the Soviet Union on private initiative in 1958. Then-senator Hubert Humphrey described the group as the "Diplomats of Song", in recognition of their contribution to international relations.
The Yale Russian Chorus toured a total of 12 times in the Soviet Union, performing in the Soviet republics of Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic States, and in the Caucasus. Their repertoire consisted of traditional (typically pre-Soviet) secular and liturgical music of Russia and other republics as well as some American folk ballads.
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