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To add Women’s Glee Club to your schedule, search for the course number using the Student Center at BuckeyeLink. The course may be added without auditioning, but admission to the group depends on your successful audition. This ensemble is also a variable credit course (0.5–2.0) to allow you to participate without exceeding the 18 credit hour limit. Please direct questions about variable credit to your admissions advisor.
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Undergraduate: MUSIC 2203.05 | Graduate: MUSIC 7203.05
Classes meet MWF, 3–3:55 p.m. | Weigel 177
WGC Today
The Ohio State University Women’s Glee Club, established in 1903, strives to connect and empower women, non-binary, and gender-fluid people interested in singing music in the treble range. Additionally, it has the distinction of being the first musical organization to appear in concert in Mershon Auditorium. The Women’s Glee Club membership represents a wide variety of majors and interests, with singers ranging from freshmen to graduate students. Members work to improve and expand musicianship through challenging and varied repertoire focused especially on works by women and BIPOC composers.
One of the organization's main goals is to grow in kinship and compassion through bonding and activism. Our partnerships with community organizations like Alvis and Huckleberry House link our artistry with needs in our community. Members of the Women’s Glee Club participate in a variety of on- and off-campus events including major conference performances, featured performances for concert series’ around the state, performing Buckeye tunes around campus on game days, caroling during the holiday season, and traveling to share their music. Additionally, The Women’s Glee Club aims to amplify historically underrepresented voices through engagement and music.
Women’s Glee Club is led and directed by Jordan Saul, assistant teaching professor of Choral Music Education. As an educator, Saul models not only current and relevant practices in choral pedagogy, but also student advocacy and service, further contributing to WGC’s advocacy for community evolution and cultural competencies in the arts.
Leadership
Jordan Saul, director
Casey L. Cook, collaborative pianist
WGC Executive Board 2025–2026
Alex is a fourth-year student pursuing a dual degree with a BA in Music (voice primary) and a BS in Atmospheric Science. This is her third year as a member of the WGC executive board! Alex has aided in scientific research at the Ohio State Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and is a member of Ohio State’s Arts Honors and ASC (Arts and Sciences) Honors programs. Following a fifth year of undergraduate study, she plans to attend graduate school. Outside of WGC, she enjoys spending quality time with friends, exploring art museums, and reading.
Mary Ann is a junior studying Business Administration, specializing in Economics, and minoring in Spanish. Mary Ann is on the pre-law track at Ohio State. Outside of Women’s Glee, they participate in the Fisher Honors Leadership program, and they are an undergraduate teaching associate. Mary Ann loves making and listening to music, reading, and having game nights or craft nights with their friends.
Kayen is a junior studying Music Education with a voice primary. Outside of Women’s Glee, they are a current member of Art Scholars and previously performed with Ohio State’s Gospel Choir. Kayen loves to sing and play the piano with their family’s band, enjoys working as a camp counselor in the summer, the outdoors, and writing stories in their free time.
Alison is a Junior studying Music Education with a voice primary, along with a minor in Film Studies. Alison works in afterschool daycare, teaches private music lessons, and plans to teach general music at the elementary level after her time at Ohio State. Outside of Women’s Glee, she enjoys going to the movies, spending time with friends, making music, and exploring new places in Columbus.
Liz is a junior studying Marketing and minoring in Music. This is her third year in WGC and her first year on the executive board! Outside of Glee, Liz likes to write, spend time with friends, and listen to music. She is also involved in the ACC (American Conservation Coalition) on campus, an environmental activism group. Liz is very excited to be on the e-board this year and hopes to help bring everyone’s creative ideas to life!
Evelyn is a fourth-year Medical Anthropology major with minors in Public Health and Bioethics. This is their first year as a member of the WGC executive board! Evelyn has previously participated in research on FEW (Food, Energy and Water) insecurities and is a member of the ASC (Arts and Sciences) Honors program. Outside of WGC, she enjoys painting, writing poetry, hanging out with friends, and hiking.
Lillian is a fourth-year English literature major with minors in Spanish and Statistics. This is her second year as Vice President of Archives. Outside of Women’s Glee, Lillian is a student researcher on Reading Like a Victorian, and the Play Crew Manager for Off The Lake Productions. Lillian enjoys working out, spending time with friends, trying new coffee shops, and reading.
Ava is a fourth-year Music Education student at Ohio State. This is her fourth year as a member of WGC, and her first year as a member of the executive board. Outside of school, Ava is currently in her first year of her artist-in-residence fellowship at A Tribe For Jazz, and is the Senior Production Director at Star Performance Academy. Ava is also a local jazz artist with performance experience at several Columbus jazz locations, and is currently producing an album with the band Kavani. Other than performance, Ava loves camping and hiking, with her favorite destination location being Iceland.
Email the WGC Executive Board at osuwomensglee@gmail.com
WGC History
Our legacy as an ensemble is extensive and impactful. In 2024, under the leadership of Jordan Saul, WGC was honored to perform for the Ohio Music Education Association’s professional development conference. In 2015, under the leadership of Dr. Kristina Caswell MacMullen, the Glee Club hosted the three-day summit CONCEPT:Freedom in 2015, raising awareness about human trafficking in and around central Ohio. Under Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt's direction, the Glee Club was selected to sing for state and regional conferences of the Ohio Music Education Association and the American Choral Directors Association. Led by conductor Dr. Richard Schnipke and collaborative pianist Casey L. Cook, the WGC was honored to perform for the Ohio Music Education Association's 2013 professional development conference. The ensemble also sang for the Ohio Choral Directors Association's annual summer conference in June 2010, and released their first CD since 2003, A Jubilant Song, in spring 2011.