About the Men's Glee Club

The United States Naval Academy MEN'S GLEE CLUB, under the direction of Dr. Aaron Smith, is the most active of the Naval Academy's musical organizations and has achieved national prominence as one of America's premier men's choral ensembles. Recent appearances on network television include The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS), The Today Show (NBC), The Early Show (CBS), Christmas in Washington (NBC and TNT) and Good Morning, America (ABC).

The Men’s Glee Club performs masterpieces of choral-orchestral literature with many of the nation’s leading orchestras. In addition to the Academy’s annually sold-out concerts of Handel’s Messiah with the Annapolis Symphony (often nationally and internationally broadcast), recent repertoire has included Orff’s Carmina Burana, Requiems by Brahms, Mozart and Verdi, Haydn’s Creation, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and Vaughan-Williams’ A Sea Symphony among many others. The Men’s Glee Club has performed extensively throughout the US and abroad including four European tours with performances at St. Peters in the Vatican, cathedrals in Brussels, Wells, Winchester, Salisbury, and St. Paul’s in London. Recent collaborations include Boston Pops Orchestra, Charlotte Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Columbus Symphony, and Nashville Symphony.

The ensemble has been seen performing in San Diego’s Copley Symphony Hall, New York’s Avery Fisher Hall, and Washington’s Kennedy Center. This past season’s notable appearances include the Inaugural Concert “We Are One” performed on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial for a live audience of over half a million and a televised audience of millions, the dedication ceremony of the National Pentagon Memorial (9/11), the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award, a concert tour of New York City, the Commissioning Ceremony and Gala for the new George H. W. Bush Aircraft Carrier (CVN-77), a concert tour of Chile and Argentina, our annual Oratorio with the Annapolis Symphony, the Preakness Race, and multiple performances at the Naval Academy. It is with honor, pride and distinction that the Men's Glee Club represents the United States, the Navy, and the Naval Academy.