Established at Ohio University to assemble male voices across diverse academic colleges, the Singing Men of Ohio grew into a premier collegiate tenor-bass ensemble celebrated for vocal discipline and camaraderie.
The Society incorporated as an independent alumni organization to ensure student singers maintain access to regional performance tours, historic sheet music preservation, and annual masterclasses regardless of university budget cycles.
Transparent Alumni Stewardship
The Society operates as an independent 501(c)(3) public charity governed entirely by elected alumni trustees. Every dollar contributed funds direct student ensemble initiatives, rehearsal scholarships, tour logistics, and the archival catalog of university choral arrangements.
Public filings and annual meeting minutes remain accessible to all active patrons. In close partnership with the Ohio University School of Music, our board coordinates sustainable endowment distributions that protect ensemble heritage for decades ahead.
Core Choral Tenets
Choral Excellence
Lifelong Brotherhood
Direct Philanthropy
Civic Service
Upholding rigorous vocal artistry, dynamic precision, and acoustic discipline across classical, folk, and contemporary collegiate literature.
Fostering intergenerational bonds that connect undergraduate vocalists with decades of returning alumni through rehearsal fellowship.
Removing financial obstacles for undergraduate choristers through subsidized performance travel, uniform grants, and tour stipends.
Carrying choral performances into regional public schools, community centers, and university ceremonies across the state of Ohio.