
Auditions for Fall Semester!
Message from the president
Hello all you wonderful people! I'm Anthony Arshoun, and I'm the new President of the Pitt Men's Glee Club for the 2025-2026 academic year. I've been in the choir for two years already, and I'm excited to kick off the semester with some new repertoire and social events, and another awesome tour toward the end of the year!
Our lovely director picks out several sets to incorporate in the semester's repertoire, often switching between classical, jazz, and even some pop pieces. Our winter concert, performed jointly with The University of Pittsburgh Treble Choral Ensemble will focus on celebrating the holiday season together; and our spring concert gives us a space to show off our talent alone in preparation for tour.
Speaking of — our most recent tour went international! We explored and held concerts in parts of Italy, Austria, and Slovenia, enjoying the sights, food, hospitality, and company. A few of our concerts were even sold out! We won't be going international this year, but we always do a couple of domestic tours in between so there's no shortage of singing and having fun with the choir!
In the meantime, we'll be sure to hold social events throughout the year for members to get to know each other and have fun on- and off-campus. Movie nights, shopping sprees, weekend retreats, and game nights are just some of the things to look forward to as our new Social Chair takes the reigns! Don't miss out on our annual kickball game to kick things off on Labor Day weekend. See what I did there??
If this sounds like the choir for you, be sure to sign up for an audition slot at the start of the semester! You can come find our table at the Activities Fair on August 24th, or sign up below! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email our director Richard Teaster, at rteaster@pitt.edu.
Hail to Pitt and have a great semester!
Anthony Arshoun
Club Leaders
Director
Richard Teaster
Student Board
President: |
Anthony Arshoun |
Vice President: |
Jacob Klinedinst |
Business Manager: |
Luke Sandusky |
Secretary: |
Sam Gonzales-Trelles |
Social & Outreach Chair: |
Henry Leavitt |
Officers
Fundraising Chair: |
Nolan Blaze |
Merchandise Chair: |
Henry Leavitt |
Librarian: |
Yodahe Fasil |
Historian: |
John Logue |
Tour Manager: |
Dylan Garagozzo |
Social Media Chair |
Hamza Asghar |
Greenhorn Chair: |
Ethan De Los Santos |
Members
As of Spring 2025
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Nolan Blaze †
Vincent Caminneci
Aries Cepeda
John Fosbenner
Sam Gonzales-Trelles
Rory Kaplan
Henry Leavitt
Aaron Little
Conner Smith
Saadir Sommers
Ethan Taylor
† Section Leader
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Luke Bailey
Kevin Burkhardt
Yodahe Fasil
Glenn Ferry
Dylan Garagozzo
Jack Gilmartin
John Gordynskiy
Jacob Klinedinst
Evan Knott
Cooper Kuchma
Ethan Kwon
Ryan O'Connor †
Luke Sandusky
David Shi
Ian Whitaker
CJ Wrightson
Zach Zinderman
† Section Leader
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Sam Agerbak
Hamza Asghar
Vincent Brown
Braydon Cohen
Gavin Connor
Quinn Figley
Nicholas Goepel
Derek Haeussler
John Logue
Jacob Shinder †
Isa Siddiqi
Mar Stevenson
Natividad Torres
Derin Uyar
† Section Leader
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Anthony Arshoun
Luca Assandri
Owen Bauer
Owen Bearman
Ethan De Los Santos
Paris Doherty
Patrick Francis
Nate Ginck
Garet Hill
Christopher Lozano
Tyler Mark
Logan Mellor
Chris Noah
Xavier Ramírez †
Yoki Salcedo Hernandez
Nick Sobolewski
† Section Leader
Auditions
For fall 2025
Auditions for Fall 2025 will be held in Room 115 in the Music Building (4337 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260)
Each audition will be during a 10-minute slot between 7pm and 9pm on August 26th, 27th, and 28th (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday)
You will be asked to do scales and vocalizing to determine your range; then pitch matching and rhythm exercises; and a short sightreading excerpt to test your abilities.
You are NOT required to prepare a piece for your audition, but you are welcome to do so!
Brothers in song
We are the oldest extra-curricular organization at the University of Pittsburgh, as well as its first collegiate musical ensemble.
The Club was founded in 1890 by Mr. John L. High. He was a graduate of Amherst College, MA. The group began as a mere octet, consisting of 2 first tenors, 2 second tenors, 2 baritones, and 2 basses. At the time, the school was known as the Western University of Pennsylvania.
In 1891, the University's name was changed to the present one, and the Glee Club Association was merged with the Banjo and Mandolin Clubs. Records show that in 1901, the Club was listed as "purely a student organization, consisting of members of the Glee Club and Mandolin Clubs-It's objective was to stimulate the musical interest among the undergraduates, to promote sociability, to develop the college spirit, and to promote the fair name of 'Old Uni.'" In 1922, the organization was still operating under the combined titles of musical clubs, but in 1923, the group's name was changed to the Glee Club and Ensemble.
In 1926, after performing for a short time with the Dental Chorus (comprised of students from Pitt's Dental School), the Glee Club evolved into the organization it is today.
We faced some difficulties around the turn of the millennium, with the group almost being dissolved completely, but in 1999 our current director, Richard Teaster, took over, guiding the club back to greatness. Today, the Pitt Men’s Glee Club is respected both in the United States and internationally, with multiple concerts each year in Pittsburgh and tours in Atlanta, NYC, LA, Italy, Austria, and many more cities across the United States and Europe.

WINTER Concert W/ TCE
Saturday, DECEMBER 6 - 3:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Location: First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh, 159 N Bellefield Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
All University students free with ID at the door
Spring Concert
Saturday, April 18 - 7:00 PM
Location: First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh, 159 N Bellefield Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
All University students free with ID at the door
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Past Concerts

PMGC Standards
For more, visit our youtube page https://www.youtube.com/user/pittmensgleeclub1890
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