Chorus Information

About our Program

The Kent State University Men's Chorus is the newest addition to the choral music offerings of the Hugh A.
Glauser School of Music. Founded in 2002 by its director, Dr. Ben Ayling, the chorus is open to both music
majors and non-majors alike with a love of singing and a desire to work together to achieve excellence in choral
performance.

The chorus' repertoire includes sacred and secular works from the Renaissance to the present, with special
emphasis on the standards of the male chorus literature. Since it began, the KSU Men’s Chorus has grown
to more than double its size and has toured five times to dozens of communities around Ohio. The chorus is
making its first to tour to New York City during Spring Break, 2006.


Learn about our Director

Dr. Ben Ayling, Assistant Professor of Music Education, holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Bowling
Green State University and a Ph.D. in Music Education from The Ohio State University. He has 20 years of
teaching experience in the public schools, and is the bass in the 1991 International Champion Barbershop Quartet
"The Ritz." He has directed male choruses at both the high school and collegiate levels. Working with Dr. Ayling
is Michael Martin, a graduate assistant in Music Education. Janice Chin, graduate student in piano performance,
serves as accompanist.

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