HOMEPAGE DIRECTORY ARCHIVE WINSTON SALEM 2009 WINSTON SALEM 2008 REUNION 2006 WINSTON SALEM 2004 REUNION 2003 A TALE OF WO W elcome to the website of The Denison Singers, an organization of chamber singers founded at Denison University in 1961 by Distinguished Professor Emeritus Dr. William Osborne, dedicated to excellence in choral performance and continuing the tradition in three generations of vocalists scattered across the United States and about the globe.
Since the group's founding, members have presented 596 performances in 24 states and on 11 foreign tours that have carried the ensemble across Europe and to South America. Its singers have performed on radio and TV, and have enjoyed collaborations ranging from the Bergonzi String Quartet to Andy Williams and The Chieftains.
This website is intended to be a central clearing house for information about and for
Archive: Programs/Portraits & Scores
1961-62
Group photo
March 4 program
May 16 program
1962-63
Group photo
September 1 program & group photo
January 16 program
March 10 tour program
May 22 program
1963-64
Group photo
March 8 program
March 29 tour program & photo
May 17 program
1964-65
November 15 program
March 21 program
March 28 tour program & group photo
May 23 program
1965-66
March 20 tour program & photo
May 22 program
1966-67
March 12 program
March 29 tour program & photo
May 7 program
May 14 program
1967-68
November 19 program
February 25 tour program & photo
May 15 program
1968-69
Group photo
November 24 program
March 10 tour program & portraits
May 4 program
1969-70
February article & group photo
November 23 program
March 8 program
March 20 tour program
May 17 program
1970-71
January 10 tour program & portraits
Jan. 17 Washington Cathedral
April 24 tour program
1971-72
January 4 Vienna program
January 5 Europe tour, group photo, portraits
April 14 program
May 14 - Bach B-Minor Mass
1972-73
Group photo
November 18 program
December 14 Christmas
January 13 program, portraits
May 10 tour
1973-74
October 6-7 program
January 13 tour & portraits
Jan. 20 Washington Cathedral
May 19 program
1974-75
January 11 tour program & portraits
1975-76
October 24 program
December 4 Christmas program
Columbus Symphony Orchestra program
May 7 program
1976-77
January 9 tour program
March 9 program
April 30-May 1 program
1977-78
January 4 tour program & portraits
April 29-30 program
1978-79
October 20-22 program
December 7 program
April 28-29 program
May 6 - Alumni Reunion program
1979-80
April 26 tour program
1980-81
November 28 tour program
December 7 - Lessons & Carols
January 14 tour program
1981-82
November 6 program
December 9 program
1982-83
January 4 tour program & portraits
January 13 Innsbruck poster
April 30 program
1983-84
November 6 program
November 30 - Lessons & Carols
May 6 program
1984-85
November 9-10, 13-17 - As You Like It
April 21 program
April 25 tour program
1985-86
November 3 program
January 13 tour program & portraits
May 2 Cincinnati Proclamation
June 29 - Alumni Reunion program
1986-87
December 10 Candlelight Service
Jan. 15 tour program, portraits, group photo
April 27 program
1987-88
December 9 Candlelight Service
March 11 - A Madrigal Entertainment
April 29 program
1988-89
November 20 program
1989-90
October 29 jazz program
April 27 tour program & group photo
May 14 Poland, USSR itinerary
1990-91
September 4 tour talk
October 21 program
April 19-21 program
1991-92
November 24 program
May 11-21 tour program & group photo
May 11-21 tour itinerary
May 11-21 tour notes
1992-93
October 25 jazz program
April 18 program
1993-94
November 7 program
December 8 Candlelight Service
May 13 tour program & group photo
May 13 tour retrospective
1994-95
October 23 jazz program
December 7 Candlelight Service
February 3 jazz program
April 19 program
1995-96
November 11 program
December 6 Candlelight Service
February 14 program
April 12 program
1996-97
November 17 program
May 16 tour program & group photo
May 16 tour notes
1997-98
October 12 program
October 24-26 program
December 3 - Lessons & Carols
December 10 Christmas program
April 24-26 program
1998-99
November 15 program
December 3 - Lessons & Carols
May 21 tour program & group photo
May 21 tour notes
1999-2000
November 14 program
December 8 Christmas program
February 18 program
April 16 program
2000-01
November 10-11 program
May 16 tour program & group photo
May 16 tour notes
2001-02
December 5 program
April 12-14, 28 program
2002-03
December 7 Christmas program
January 31 Bobby McFerrin program
May 12 tour program & group photo
May 12 tour - group photo
May 12 tour itinerary
May 12 tour leaflet
May 14 tour poster
May 17 - Aanvang, with group photo
May 18 - Antwerp
May 12-26 tour notes
Reunions
Programs/Articles 1979 - 2023
May 6, 1979 reunion program
May 10, 1981 reunion program
June 2, 1984 reunion program
June 29, 1986 reunion program
August 1, 1986 reunion article
June 23, 1991 reunion program
June 25, 1995 reunion program
June 28, 1998 reunion program
June 21, 2001 reunion program
Sept. 1, 2001 article & photos
June 22, 2003 reunion program
May 2, 2004 Augsburg program
June 25, 2006 reunion program
April 20, 2008 Augsburg prog.
Sept. 9, 2009 Augsburg prog.
June 26, 2011 reunion program
June 23, 2013 reunion program
June 28, 2015 reunion program
June 25, 2017 reunion program
June 23, 2019 reunion program
July 17, 2022 reunion program
Oct. 30, 2022 joint concert
June 25, 2023 reunion program
June 23, 2024 reunion program
Scores
Reunions 1991 - 2015
June 6, 1991 scores
June 25, 1995 scores
June 28, 1998 scores
June 21, 2001 scores
June 23, 2003 scores
June 22, 2006 scores
April 17-20, 2008 Augsburg
Sep. 17-20, 2009 Augsburg
June 23, 2011 scores
June 23, 2013 scores
June 25, 2015 scores
Other Documents
Performances and Repertoire
1961-2003 List of Venues
Dr. Osborne post-Denison
