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Blue Choir of Sam Ratulangi University is a students choir of Indonesia that consists of around 50 singers selected from full-time Faculty of Engineering students every years. Between auditions, each new choir meets around six times to learn new repertoire, tour both urban and rural parts of North Sulawesi, provide choral workshops for schools and tour internationally. The choir has received international attention and critical acclaim from overseas audiences but limited publicity in [Indonesia] itself. Their repertoire, although widely varied in style, age and language, specifically emphasises works by Indonesian composers and music from Asia Pacific and other cultures. Performances by the choir regularly include commissioned works showcasing these uniquely North Sulawesi & Indonesia traditions.

History
Blue Choir was founded in 1989 with the name "The Bureau of Students Choir, Engineering Faculty", and legally became a student organization Faculty of Engineering, Sam Ratulangi University at September 27th 1996, and began to use the name of "Blue Choir" in 1999. The Choir presently has about sixty singers from 4 studies majors incudes Civil Engineering, Architecture, Mechanical Engineering& Electrical Engineering with Informatics joined in 2007 thenUrban Planning joined in 2008 and they are perform an extensive repertoire from Latin works to Contemporary Asian and Western Song. The choir also occasionally participates in national and international choir competition and hold concerts in various churches the whole year. Now days, Blue Choir has renowned as one of the best choir in North Sulawesi.

Chief, Secretary, Financial Coordinator, Technical Field
Since it was established in 1996, there was some main members gain and replacing each years. Other notable singes for the brand have included: Jacky Rompas, Sari Riung, Jusuf Sirupang, Rocky Pangemanan, Chrisye LOngdong, Farah Rotinsulu, Liestyani Monoarfa, Grace Mawey, Ery Christian Kumendong, Jolan Sumajow,Priyanka Parmadi


 * Bolt names are indicate of current members

Coach
Singers who also assist the coach included: Ognerius Tindoilo, Steven Kawalo, Neiklen Kasongkahe, Edo DeKasa, Ery Christian Kumendong and Fransisco Jeremia Wohon

Publication of Choral Works (incomplete)
List of Choral Works sang by Blue Choir of Sam Ratulangi University in several competitions & concerts: