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) | |
| 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 | |
| 1945 | World War II Ends | |
| 1946 | Men's Glee Club is reestablished under James Paul Kennedy
Mixed Chorus is reestablished as A Cappella Choir under Kennedy | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 organization due to COVID 19 pandemic. | |
| 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, IL | |
| 2023 | Men's Chorus performs at the American Choral Directors Association National Conference in Cincinnati, OH | |
| 2023 | Richard D. Mathey passes on June 15th. | |
| 2026 |
Men's Chorus performs at the American Choral Directors Association Midwestern Reigonal Conference in Millwaukee, WI Men's Chorus and Volaré embark on their first over the seas tour to locations in Europe. Locations in London, Bath, Cardiff, and Paris. |
Updated: 09/28/2026 09:38PM