Choral Foundation of Northern Virginia

The Choral Foundation of Northern Virginia was established in 2005 with the mission of "educating and empowering young people through the choral arts." Through instruction in vocal technique, music literacy, and performance skills, participants will gain musical proficiency and become life-long active learners of and producers of quality vocal music.

The Choral Foundation of Northern Virginia also offers expert vocal coaching for individuals, as well as for ensembles of all sizes. Our coaches are professionally trained vocalists, directors, and music educators.

Choral Guild of Atlanta

For many years, the Choral Guild of Atlanta has given the city of Atlanta, the surrounding metropolitan counties, and cities in Europe and Australia a diversity of exemplary choral music. Originally organized by the Atlanta Music Club in 1939, the amateur chorus gained a position of importance in the musical life of metropolitan Atlanta, and today is one of the longest-running and most widely recognized independent choral groups in the United States.

Since the time of its organization, the Choral Guild has been a "community chorus" with membership available to all who are interested and able to qualify. It is a self-sustaining organization not associated with any school, college or church. Its members are professional men and women, office workers, musicians, and people from all walks of life, who have great pride in the Guild and in the fine contribution it has made to the world of choral music.

Choral Project

The Choral Project, founded by Artistic Director Daniel Hughes in 1996, has been hailed by San Jose Mercury News as "a Bay Area jewel," stating that "there is nothing subtle about why this is one of the best choirs you will ever hear." This group of multi-talented singers has earned an outstanding reputation for performing high-level choral literature and bridging the gap between text and music, singer and spectator. The mixed-voice ensemble has performed throughout the world in concert performances and choral festivals to great acclaim. They are widely recognized for presenting and preserving great works of choral literature from a wide range of traditions from around the world that express the region's diversity. The group is equally committed to innovative and dramatic presentations, as well as promoting the choral art through the premieres of new works by Stephen Schwartz, Richard Burchard, Eric William Barnum, and Joshua Shank, to name a few.

Choral Society of Durham

The Choral Society of Durham (NC) is a community choir of 140 dedicated singers from all walks of life, singing great choral works since 1949. Auditions are available with artistic director Rodney Wynkoop

Choral Society of Greensboro

The Choral Society of Greensboro was organized in 1983 by Barry Auman, Richard Cox, Sam Doyle, Eleanor Nesbit and others in the Greensboro musical community. David Pegg was the first director, and Bill Carroll led the Choral Society from 1984 through the 1998/1999 season. Sam Doyle and Carol Burnett led the 1999/2000 season. Bill Young was the director for the 2000/2001 through the 2006/2007 seasons. Bruce Kiesling became the Musical Director in 2007.The organization is sponsored by the City Arts Division of the Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department and was formed to provide an opportunity for volunteer singers to perform masterworks for chorus and orchestra. In recent years, the Choral Society has included in its repertoire a wide variety of choral literature ranging from the REQUIEM settings of Verdi, Mozart and Berlioz to a Black History Month Concert and an All Gershwin Evening. Other performances include Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, Haydn's Mass in Time of War, Bruckner's Te Deum, Beethoven's Symphony # 9 and Bernstein's Chichester Psalms.

With more than 180 volunteer singers, the chorus is open without audition to anyone in the community. Two to three concerts are scheduled during the regular season along with additional performances at civic gatherings.

Choral Society of Montgomery County

Choral Society of Northeast Pennsylvania

Formed in 1999 through the merger of the former Singers' Guild of Scranton, Wyoming Valley Oratorio Society, and Wyoming Valley Children's Chorus, the Choral Society of Northeast Pennsylvania has quickly established itself as a regional force for choral performance and arts education. In 2001 the Society also formally recognized the many contributions being made by members of the former Hazleton Oratorio Society.

Guided by the twin mottos, "Artistry through Opportunity" and "Excellence through Education", the Society seeks to provide quality performances and choral music education to both singers and listeners of Northeast Pennsylvania; and to promote the choral arts as a vital element of contemporary society across the region.

Choral Society of Pensacola

Founded in 1935, the Choral Society is a welcoming community of volunteer singers. Our mission is to strengthen and enrich our community through a variety of engaging choral experiences..

Choral Society of Southern California

Choral Society of the Palm Beaches

The Choral Society of the Palm Beaches exists to celebrate and promote the universal beauty and intrinsic value of the vocal arts for both its members and the community. It is our mission to make choral music accessible, inspiring, and enriching to all through high quality live performances of a wide variety of a cappella and accompanied choral music.

ChoralArt

ChoralArt was born in 1972 when a group of singers asked Dr. Harold Brown, newly appointed Professor of Music at the University of Southern Maine, to conduct. ChoralArt Singers, the original ensemble was formed. Singers were chosen through audition, and all shared a dedication to choral excellence. Following Dr. Brown's retirement in 1979 Dr. Robert Russell was named ChoralArt Music Director. A large number of singers auditioned in 1979 and the ensemble grew from 36 to 50 singers. ChoralArt Masterworks made its debut with the Portland Symphony Orchestra in 1983, singing Orff's Carmina Burana. In the mid-1990s ChoralArt embraced the idea of a chamber ensemble, and 1996 marked the debut of ChoralArt Camerata, dedicated to a cappella performance.

Chorale

The CHORALE is a unique blend of individuals from various walks of life who share a love for singing and performing. The group of approximately 70 mixed voices performs four concerts during a season, and often provides music for a variety of community events.

Chorale Acadienne

From Vittoria's music of the counter reformation to Charles Reynolds' contemporary Messe Acadienne ... from "Allenluia" to "Zadok the Priest" ... from Palestrina to Porgy and Bess ... versatility, measured by any yardstick, is one of the keys to Chorale Acadienne's continued success.

In the past thirty-eight years, Chorale Acadienne has presented works from over fifty composers spanning five centuries. The group has presented works sung a cappella as well as accompanied by brass, organ, piano, and full symphony orchestra.

Chorale Bel Canto

Chorale Bel Canto, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization operating under the laws of the State of California, is a community-based chorale that presents quality musical programming for the cultural benefit of the greater San Gabriel Valley community and provides a demanding and satisfying artistic outlet for qualified singers. The Chorale is governed by a Board of 15 singers and community members, and supports a professional staff of three.

Chorale Connecticut

Chorale Midwest

The Chorale Midwest is a premier volunteer chorus comprised of eighty auditioned singers from a variety of educational and musical backgrounds. We take pride in performing challenging and diverse choral works from multiple musical genres. The organization was founded in 1996 by a group of passionate singers who wanted to master and perform choral works, and also create a welcoming community of musicians in the Cedar Rapids area. The Chorale has worked under the artistic direction of Dr. Bradley T. Barrett since 2003. In recent years, the Chorale has added four smaller performance groups: The Chamber Singers, the Pro Musical Women's Ensemble, the Bro Musica Men's Ensemble and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble.

Choralis

The Choralis Foundation, founded by Artistic Director Gretchen Kuhrmann in 2000, offers excellence in choral performance and provides educational outreach.

ChorAmor

We are singers, conductors, and teachers. We first gathered to create. The singing we do gives us the opportunity to be creative, but it does far more than that. It leads to new resources that serve as an example of what we can accomplish together: scores, guide tracks, video, and audio.

The thrust of our efforts is in developing and showcasing techniques, speed, and opportunities we can carry forward into whatever comes next, whether face-to-face, at distance, or some hybrid of the two. We believe these opportunities will prove to be exponential in number and variety as individuals come together to brainstorm and solve problems.

Chord Busters

The 1941 national champions were organized in Tulsa, OK in the spring of 1940 with Virgil Dow, tenor; Bob Holbrook, lead; Bobby Greer, baritone; and Tom Masengale, bass. The next year, Norman T. "Doc" Enmeier replaced Dow, who had moved to another city.

The quartet set a goal of placing high in the SPEBSQSA national quartet contest. To meet that goal, they met on an average of four nights per week, singing from three to five hours per night. At the 1941 contest in St. Louis, after two afternoons of elimination, eleven quartets were selected to face the audience on the night of July 5. When the final

Chord of Appeals

A group of all ages and all genders, singing A Cappella renditions of traditional to modern songs. Auditions every late summer/early fall and occasionally as needed.

Chord Rustlers

The Bozeman, Montana Chord Rustlers are an extraordinary group of men of many different ages who gather together in celebration of the truly American art form of barbershop music.

We can be heard throughout the year, singing for civic and charitable organizations, private groups, churches, community events, and fundraisers.

We love to entertain by putting on our own musical events each year for the community, our friends, and families. Our quartets perform "Singing Valentines" on Valentine's Day, and in an effort to stay committed to singing and performing at the highest level possible, we compete each year in regional competitions. Join us in singing four-part harmony on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm.

Chordbusters

We are a group of men who love to sing and harmonize in the barbershop style while entertaining our audiences and putting smiles on the faces of our fans.

We meet regularly at the Davenport Family Y on West 2nd Street Thursday evenings from 7 to 9:15 pm. We provide a safe environment where young boys and their dads can gather with us to learn and sing barbershop music together.

Under the direction of Michael Callahan and two assistant directors, the chorus and quartets regularly entertain a wide variety of audiences. Perhaps you heard us singing the National Anthem at a ball game, the annual Christmas show and local nursing/retirement homes, singing valentines to lovers of all ages, or the annual show called "Holliday in Harmony." We also performed for the Governor of Iowa, President Ronald Reagan and the Quad City Symphony.

The Chordbusters proudly support charitable causes, including Harmony Foundation, the YMCA and Davenport Y programs for children Camp Abe Lincoln, Toys for Tots, Churches United food pantries, Quilts of Valor, local school vocal music programs, and others. We support and sing at every Honor Flight when they return.

Chordettes

Formed by tenor Jinny Osborn in 1949 (whose father was national president for The Society For The Preservation And Encouragement Of Barbershop Quartet Singing In America Inc) the Chordettes - Janet Ertel, Carol Bushman and lead singer Dorothy Schwartz - got their in 1949 winning an audition for a spot on Arthur Godfrey's prestigious Talent Scouts daily TV show. Godfrey pronounced them "air worthy" and "truly radiophonic" and the girls began a four-year stint as Godfrey regulars, sticking to a traditional a cappella barbershop repertoire and even cutting some records for Columbia. Unsurprisingly they also became the new stars of the barbershop convention circuit, and when Dorothy left the Chordettes in 1951, she was replaced by barbershopper Lynn Evans from Youngstown, Ohio.

Chordiac Arrest

If you like to laugh, this is your group. Chordiac Arrest got the judges laughing so hard they let the quartet slip into the top ten in their first International contest. It was five years before the judges stopped laughing long enough to realize what they had done. By that time, Chordiac had made the Top Ten three more times and were wearing two International medals.

"Live and Well" contains a full half-hour show, complete with between-songs gags and patter, plus seven other goodies. "Second Opinion" has 14 more tunes from contest and show stage. (No, they don't do anything straight.) The famous Chordiac Arrest guarantee: If you don't laugh harder every time you hear it, we'll cheerfully consider a full refund.

Chordlighters

The Chordlighters are a Barbershop Chorus composed of members from Greenwood to Columbus and surrounding communities. We are a chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. The chapter was formed in the 1980's from merging the Columbus and Greenwood chapters. Since then the Chordlighters have been a very active and dynamic group that takes pride in our performances and our quality of Singing.

Chorduroys

We are a contemporary a cappella group currently based in Cambridge made up of young and cool people!

Choristers of Upper Dublin

Chorosynthesis Singers

The top-down approach focuses on ideals and strives to work on creating projects that move us toward those ideals on a national level. This approach involves much deliberation, conversation, and careful interaction among organizations at a national level and will be instrumental in creating models and direction for communities at a lower level.

Simultaneous to this top-down approach, Chorosynthesis is getting involved in the trenches. This second approach is key. We believe that our involvement on this practical level will help us become more aware of how we might refine the projects and models being created at the national and more abstract levels (see above). By taking these two seemingly opposite approaches, we hope to meet in the middle and to contribute to a world where the choral art and its communities are thriving and preeminent.

Chorus Abilene

Chorus Abilene is located in Abilene, TX. We are a non-profit organization with the mission to promote choral music through performance and participation. The youth choirs also have the goal of educating voices, hearts, and minds through music.

Chorus America

Chorus Angelicus

Chorus Angelicus is comprised of four choral ensembles, involving more than seventy children who hail from towns throughout southwestern New England. The Artistic Director is Grammy-nominated composer and conductor, Nicholas White, and the choirs are in residence at Trinity Episcopal Church in Torrington, CT.

The choruses perform a large and varied repertoire, from the classics of choral literature to contemporary and original compositions. There is a strong emphasis placed on musical education, as well as performance, for all the age groups and ability levels.

Chorus Austin

Bringing great choral works to Austin since 1965. Chorus Austin creates musical experiences for the community

Chorus Boston

To apply for membership, or for other enquiries, please contact us at info@chorusboston.org . We rare having online rehearsal this semester every Thursday evening from 8:00 to 9:00. You are welcome to observe or participate in a rehearsal. If you are interested in, please contact us by email and we will send the online invitation.

Chorus Eclectic

Chorus Eclectic started as Pacific Masterworks Chorus in 2010 under the dynamic leadership of Dr. Greg Lyne. The organization evolved and changed its name under the inspiring leadership of James Toland beginning in 2014. And now, under the direction of Alex Taite, continues to explore eclectic music from multiple cultures and a mixture of musical styles.

We perform a wide range of music from past and present; and from classical, folk, and modern styles. We've wrestled with many languages, including Estonian, Japanese, German, French, and Gaelic, and we continue to stretch our imagination and abilities by presenting new works by living composers. We seek repertory that is fun, challenging and emotional.

Chorus North Shore

We are a vibrant community chorus with over 130 members from all over the North Shore of Boston, Massachusetts. Under the baton of Sonja Dahlgren Pryor, we perform masterworks accompanied by critically acclaimed singers and The Festival Orchestra.

Chorus of Dupage

The Chorus of DuPage represents the DuPage Valley Chapter of the Society for the Preservation andEncouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing inAmerica, also known as the Barbershop Harmony Society. The Barbershop Harmony Society, the world's largest all-male singing society, brings together men of all ages who love singing music in the barbershop style - four-part, A Cappella (unaccompanied), close-harmony singing. In barbershop, the melody of the song is carried by the lead singer, while the tenor harmonizes above the melody. The bass sings the lowest notes and the baritone fills in the missing notes below or above the melody to complete the chord.

Chorus of East Providence

The Chorus of East Providence was incorporated as a Rhode Island non-profit organization in September 2007 and is now designated as a federal 501(c)(3) status organization. Our mission is to educate our members and the public about music and choral singing while fostering an appreciation of music by all, enhancing the cultural life of the community.

Chorus of Kent County

The Chorus of Kent County was formed in 2016 and has a deep rich history. It was initially formed in February of 1981 as an adult education program formed by West Warwick High School teacher, Domenic DiOrio and Henry Doiron. This program then headed by Lowy Cagle evolved into The Pawtuxet Valley Community Chorus (PVCC) The organization successfully performed throughout the Pawtuxet Valley and beyond. The PVCC had performed at the Rhode Island State House, The Rhode Island Convention Center, many local venues, New York City, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and on CBS This Morning.

Chorus of the Atlantic

The Red Bank Area Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society is part of a worldwide organization of people who love to sing 4-part barbershop harmony. We provide an enjoyable social and educational environment where members come together to sing, striving for excellence in musical performance. Our Vision is to promote the highest quality of chorus singing for both the performer and the audience

We welcome visitors, especially those who think they might like to join us in song. If you can carry a tune and enjoy singing, chances are you will fit right in. Even if your singing skills are rusty or you can't read music, barbershop harmony is a great way to start (or re-start) your singing passion.

Chorus of the Chesapeake

The Chorus of the Chesapeake is actually the name of the performing chorus of the Dundalk Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. (S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.) , now named Barbershop Harmony Society. The chapter was incorporated in Maryland in 1957 as a non-profit educational, charitable and fraternal organization.

Originally founded to provide a musical outlet for men who desired only the finest music education and performance standards, members have always been dedicated to achieving absolute excellence in choral sound production and showmanship. Through this dedication and hard work, the Chorus of the Chesapeake has won many Mid-Atlantic District Divisional and District Chorus championships, two International chorus championships in 1961 and 1971 as well as several International level competitors in recent years. Some of the singers you see on the risers at rehearsals have been with us since 1957. Others have joined in the past few months. Virtually every singer who attends his first Dundalk rehearsal or show is somewhat "awed" by the combination of sound and choreography displayed by such a large group. However, every man you see on the risers had to start from "square one" and absorb the music and performance skills over a period of months. It obviously takes time, commitment and concentrated dedication. But when you constantly strive to remain the best in what you do, the rewards are worth every minute of it!

Chorus of the Genesee

The Chorus of the Genesee is a non-profit, educational organization devoted to preserving the original American art form of Barbershop Harmony. The Chorus rehearses in Webster, New York, but performs all over the greater Rochester area. A portion of our proceeds support both local and national service projects.

Chorus of the Keys

The Sarasota Chorus of The Keys is an a cappella chorus that sings four part harmony in the familiar, soul-satisfying, chord-ringing Barbershop style. The Chorus is committed to delivering excellence in its musical performances.

The Chorus and its associated Quartets have been singing and performing in the greater Sarasota area for seventy years.

We're part of the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) that comprises hundreds of choruses across the United States, Canada and a score of other countries. BHS is devoted to the concept of Everyone In Harmony, which seeks to encourage membership and participation to all singers of good character, irrespective of race, religion or gender.

Chorus of Westerly

Independent choral ensembles in the United States are not rare. Indeed, according to Chorus America, there are 12,000 of these organizations nationwide and more than 42 million Americans singing in some type of chorus, including several thousand Rhode Islanders. In this cluttered landscape, it is hard for a chorus to stand out. It is also hard to see a choral ensemble's lasting impact on its community. However, the Chorus of Westerly is unique.

Since 1959, the Chorus of Westerly (a not-for-profit performing arts organization) has offered New England music and arts programming of the very highest level of quality and excellence. In its 61 years, the Chorus has presented more than 550 performances to over 1.6 million people. The Chorus has performed over 90 major choral works always with fully professional orchestras and soloists, presented 12 major American premieres; toured internationally four times, singing in such venues as Smetana Hall, Westminster Abbey and St. Peter's Basilica, and received countless awards and recognition for its work. It has established regional traditions including Summer Pops, an event that annually attracts 25,000 people, and A Celebration of Twelfth Night, an event with over 350 performers annually. It has changed the lives of countless generations of New England residents. Over 2,500 area residents have been singing members of the Chorus, and 1,500 of them sang as children. the Chorus has purchased, restored, and expanded its own performance venue, the historic George Kent Performance Hall, and is now one of only three independent American choral organizations to own its own performance venue.

Chorus pro Musica

Chorus pro Musica is a distinguished, independent Boston-based chorus, recognized for its versatility and excellence in performing traditional, adventurous and seldom-heard works.

Chosen Gospel Singers

Despite notching a series of hits between the early 1950s and early '60s, the Chosen Gospel Singers remain one of the most elusive groups of gospel's golden era -- plagued by constant lineup changes, the ensemble's proper history remains sketchy at best, and even the exact involvement of their most famous alumnus, Lou Rawls, is something of a mystery. It's known that the Chosen Gospel Singers were formed in Houston in 1950, and originally consisted of J.B. Randall, Aaron Wyatt, Willie Rose, and two shadowy figures later recalled by their surnames of "Sheridan" and "Files". On the advice of manager Joe Johnson, himself a founding member of the Pilgrim Travelers, the group soon relocated to Los Angeles; upon arriving on the West Coast, the first of countless roster fluctuations struck, and in seemingly no time, Randall was the only surviving original member.

Chrismon Chorale

The Twin Cities Masters Chorale was founded by Ron White in 1992 under the name Cantati Evangelica. Now, twenty-seven years later, the mission remains the same, to present quality sacred music performances to the glory of God. Recently the vision of the chorale has expanded in three ways:

One, when appropriate and possible, to include children through college choirs as part of performances.

Two, to champion young local composers to commission new works for the choral.

hree, to increase the use of accompanying instruments.

Recent concerts featured major works, with chamber size orchestras, by Mark Hayes, Dan Forrest, John Rutter, and Rene Clausen, as well as a number of anthems spanning music from Baroque to the present. Singers come from a diverse group of church backgrounds throughout the Twin Cities for 11 rehearsals and 4-5 concerts each Spring and Fall.

Christian Community Chorus

Do you miss your church choir? Does communicating the love of Christ and His redemptive power through the singing of Christian choral music excite you? Please consider joining the Christian Community Chorus. Spring and Fall sessions.

Chromatics

People often ask us how the Chromatics got started. It's a complicated story, but here's a brief summary:

Back in 1993, a group called the OK Chorale was formed at NASA'S Goddard Space Flight Center by Anne Raugh and Steve Leete. The OK Chorale was 12 members strong and sang mostly doo-wop tunes, standards, and classics from Sesame Street. None of the current Chromatics were in the group at its inception, but Padi Boyd and Karen Smale joined in 1993, followed by Alan Smale and Deb Nixon in 1994.

After numerous further changes in personnel, including the departure of co-founder Anne Raugh, the group decided to refocus and reinvent itself as The Chromatics. The Chromatics were incorporated in 1995, and have been performing continuously under that name ever since.

Chromatix

Chromatix is a nine-member a cappella group based in Madison, WI, consisting of vocalists Taryn, Erin, Isolde, Melanie, Daan, Kyle, Jason, Danny and Chris. The group started in November 2014 and is known for their tight harmonies and stunning arrangements of contemporary pop and alternative songs. In addition to participating in the citywide musical festival Make Music Madison every year, Chromatix has entertained audiences with their music at several local venues.

Cincinnati Boychoir

Founded in 1965 under the auspices of the Cincinnati Public Schools, the Cincinnati Boychoir has presented approximately thirty-five annual performances in the Greater Cincinnati community and for local television stations, community organizations, churches, clubs, and retirement homes. Boys audition for the choir by recommendation of school music teachers, and come from all areas of southwest Ohio, southeast Indiana, and northern Kentucky.

The Boychoir has performed at the invitation of and in collaboration with the Cincinnati Opera, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and May Festival Chorus, the Metropolitan Festival Choir and Orchestra of Detroit, the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, and the Vienna Boys' Choir. The boys have appeared at the Crystal Cathedral, aired internationally on the Hour of Power, and at Carnegie Hall as part of the Field Studies International Honors Children's Choir.