Close this window University Choral Union James Chapman Conducting Chorus Early in his appointment at the University of Vermont, Dr. James Chapman was asked to form a choir that would be open to townspeople as well as Univeristy staff members and students. This group became the University Choral Union. Its repertoire has been wide-ranging: among large works are Bach's "b-minor Funeral Mass" and "St. John's Passion;" the Mozart and Brahms "Requiem" settings; Orff's "Carmina Burana." The repertoire has covered 13th to 20th century a cappella music as well. It's "Vermont Harmony" project resulted in four volumes of scores and recordings of selected works of eight early American composers who lived and/or worked in Vermont during the period 1790 to 1820. Musicologically interesting as an historical record, these are hymnns, anthems and fuging tunes of such people as Justin Morgan, Hezekiah Moore, Ebenezer Child, etc. For the last 21 years the Choral Union has offered to the greater Burlington community its very successful Christmas Carol Dinner series.