The Yale Slavic Chorus is a performing group of women from a variety of cultural and academic backgrounds who share a common interest in Slavic music. Although primarily an undergraduate group, the Chorus also includes other members of the Yale New Haven community and has always been dedicated to maintaining a sense of fellowship, excitement, and musical vigor.

The Chorus was founded in 1969, the first year of undergraduate coeducation at Yale, and originally conducted by William Robbins, Jr., then a music major in Yale College and a member of the all-male Yale Russian Chorus. In 2004, we celebrated our 35th anniversary with a reunion concert that drew alumnae from all across the globe.

We are an entirely student-run, student-directed ensemble. We transcribe and arrange much of our own music, and we are always looking for new songs to sing. We are often asked if we are all from Eastern Europe - we're not! Some of us have Slavic heritage; others grew up listening to Balkan music; but many of us had never heard Slavic music before arriving at Yale.