Men's Glee Club Alumni Society Alumni Reunion 2026
Friday–Sunday, June 12–14, 2026
Timashev Family Music Building
Friday, June 12
1900 College Rd. • Columbus, OH 43210
Worthington United Methodist Church
Sat.– Sun., June 13–14
600 N. High St. • Worthington, OH 43085
Join us for our 7th biennial REUNION weekend hosted by the MGC Alumni Society.
Come to:
- REHEARSE — the pursuit of artistic excellence.
- RENEW friendships from your years at Ohio State.
- REFRESH those musicianship skills that you learned while in MGC.
- RECONNECT with brothers with whom you have lost contact.
- REVIEW the "Buckeye Medley" — the notes that are written vs. the notes you sing.
- REMEMBER what it was like to sing for Jim Gallagher and Robert Ward.
How firm thy friendship,
Tim Best
President, MGC Alumni Society
Robert J. Ward
Conductor
James Gallagher
Conductor emeritus
Weekend Schedule
Friday, June 12 — NEW this year! Alumni Golf Outing
Tee times approx. 10 a.m. (optional event)
- $26/walk
- $46/with golf cart
- Alumni will pay for the golf outing directly at the Golf Course.
- You must indicate your interest on the MGC Alumnus Registration form.
- First-come, first-served to fill 16 spots (4 foursomes).
Airport Golf Course
900 N. Hamilton Road, Columbus, OH 43219
Visit Airport Golf Course website
Friday, June 12 — Timashev Family Music Building, on campus
- 6 p.m. — Check-in/registration
- 7–9 p.m. — Rehearsal in Weigel Hall Room 174
- 9–10:30 p.m. — Informal Reception (campus location TBD)
Saturday, June 13 — Worthington United Methodist Church, 600 High St., Worthington
- 10–Noon — Rehearsal at WUMC
- Lunch (on your own)
- 1:30–4:30 p.m. — Rehearsal at WUMC
- 6 p.m. — Optional evening event (location TBA at Saturday's rehearsal)]
Sunday, June 14 — Worthington UMC
- 8:45 a.m. — Report time at WUMC
- 10–11 a.m. — MGC Alumni Choir sings for the WUMC church service
- 11 a.m.–12 p.m. — Rehearsal at WUMC
- 12–1:15 p.m. — Catered lunch at the church (cost included in registration)
- 2 p.m. — Concert (Free and open to the public)
Registration
Registration fee — $50 (includes Sunday lunch, shirt and music); FREE for current MGC student members.
NOTE — the registration fee includes a Men's Glee Club quarter-zip shirt which will be our concert attire. Be sure to register before the deadline to get your shirt.
Registration is required. DEADLINE: Monday, May 25
ALUMNI — the eStore platform for the Alumnus registration/payment form works best on a computer (PC or Mac). Do not use a cell phone for this transaction.
MAC USERS — use Chrome, not Safari.
Current MGC Student Member Registration
Attire and What To Bring
- Casual for rehearsals and social events
- MGC quarter-zip shirt (included in registration)
- Dark pants (black or charcoal grey)
- Soft lead pencil
- Refillable water bottle
- Please bring your own scores (paper or electronic/Ipad).
- We will try to have some scores on hand for those who cannot bring their own.
Music
PDF scores of the musical selections and corresponding [mp3] accompaniment tracks are available.
Access Music and Rehearsal Tracks
Please bring your own scores to the reunion (paper or electronic/Ipad), if possible.
Please come fully rehearsed and ready for the first rehearsal on Friday night.
University Hospitality District
Questions?
Email Men's Glee Club director, Robert J. Ward, at ward.539@osu.edu or Tim Best, alumni society president at tbest@columbus.rr.com.