History
Most dates & events listed below are drawn from Music 100 : The First Century of Music at Bowling Green State University written and compiled by Vince Corrigan, found here.
| 1910 | Bowling Green State Normal School is established | |
| 1914 | World War I Begins
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| 1918 | World War I Ends | |
| 1920 | Hesser leaves Bowling Green State Normal School
Richard Morton Tunnicliffe is appointed as a faculty member in music to succeed Hesser
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| 1927 | Tunnicliffe establishes Mixed Chorus (A Cappella Choir) |
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| 1928 | Men's Glee Club and Male Quartet cease to perform regularly |
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| 1929 | Bowling Green State Normal School named Bowling Green State College |
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| 1931 | Men's Glee Club and Male Quartet are reestablished under Leon E. Fauley Music classes move to the newly built Practical Arts Building (Hayes Hall) |
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| 1935 | Bowling Green State College named Bowling Green State University |
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| 1936 | Fauley begins to tour with Men's Glee Club, Male Quartet, and other vocal ensembles |
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| 1938 | Male Quartet is named Varsity Quartet | |
| 1939 | World War II Begins |
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| 1941 | Merrill McEwen succeeds Tunnicliffe | |
| 1942 | World War II forces the collapse of Men's Glee Club and Varsity Quartet Treble Clef Club multi-state touring becomes limited due to gas rationing |
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| 1945 | World War II | |
| 1946 | Men's Glee Club is reestablished under James Paul Kennedy Mixed Chorus is reestablished as A Cappella Choir under Kennedy |
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| 1955 | The Music Department moves to the Hall of Music (West Hall) |
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| 1957 | McEwen passes away Men's Glee Club is discontinued Treble Clef Club is discontinued |
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| 1958 | Collegiate Chorale is established under James Paul Kennedy | |
| 1960 | The BGSU chapter of Phi Mu Alpha is founded |
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| 1961 | The Music Department becomes the School of Music | |
| 1971 | Men's Glee Club is reestablished as Men's Chorus under Richard D. Mathey |
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| 1975 | The School of Music becomes the College of Musical Arts |
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| 1979 | Music classes move to the newly built Moore Musical Arts Center | |
| 1985 | Treble Clef Club is reestablished as Women's Chorus |
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| 1996 | Men's Chorus appears and performs on the Late Show with David Letterman |
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| 1999 | University Choral Society is established under Mark Munson | |
| 2000 | William Skoog succeeds Mathey as director of Men's Chorus | |
| 2009 | Timothy Cloeter succeeds Skoog as director of Men's Chorus | |
| 2012 | Men's Chorus appears and performs on ABC News' Good Morning America Men's Chorus appears and performs on ABC's The Chew |
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| 2017 |
Richard Schnipke succeeds Timothy Cloeter as director of Men’s Chorus. | |
| 2020 | Men's Chorus performs Carmina Burana with Women's Chorus, University Choral Society, and the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. Men's Chorus offered only as a student organisation due to COVID 19 pandemic. |
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| 2021 | Men's Chorus reinstated as a course offering through the College of Musical Arts. | |
| 2021 | Women's Chorus changes its name to Volaré. | |
| 2022 | Men's Chorus performs at the American Choral Directors Association Midwestern Reigonal Conference in Chicago. |
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| 2023 | Men's Chorus performs at the American Choral Directors Association National Conference in Cincinnati. | |
| 2023 | Richard D. Mathey passes on June 15th. |
Updated: 02/20/2025 01:05PM