collegium musicum

American  

[kuh-lee-jee-uhm myoo-zi-kuhm, koh-leg-ee-oom moo-si-koom] / kəˈli dʒi əm ˈmyu zɪ kəm, koʊˈlɛg iˌʊm ˈmu sɪˌkʊm /

noun

1. a group of usually amateur musicians, often connected with a university, who meet to study and perform chiefly old or little-known music.

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Etymology

Origin of collegium musicum

< New Latin: musical society

Example Sentences

Then, more solemn, the Leids Studenten Koor en Orkest Collegium Musicum provides a sublime ending to “Aus Licht” with the “Angel Processions” from “Sunday.”

From New York Times

According to Shatto’s research, Antes was paid three pounds for a bass - a cello the same year as Riddle’s is dated - for Immanuel Nitschmann, the leader of the Collegium Musicum Bethlehem.

From Washington Times

Different companies have different approaches to supporting employee orchestras, ranging from SAP and Daimler, which provide company funding, to BASF, where the employee orchestra, the Collegium Musicum Ludwigshafen, is financially independent and supported by musician dues.

From Seattle Times

Overall, it was larger than the forces Bach had, composing for the Collegium Musicum in Leipzig in the 1730s, a weekly concert series featuring performances by an ensemble of professional and amateur instrumentalists in various combinations.

From Washington Post

Bach led Collegium Musicum from 1729 to 1739, and while the group’s repertoire included many of his secular compositions, he also presented music by others he admired, including Telemann and Antonio Vivaldi.

From Seattle Times