On May 31-June 2, the Chorus America community gathered in San Francisco, California for the 2023 Chorus America Conference. Over 400 choral leaders joined us for three days of inspiring plenary sessions, networking events, celebrations, and singing. 

Chorus America is thrilled to introduce the participants of the 2023 Choral-Orchestral Conducting Academy. This year’s cohort comprises 12 Conducting Fellows and 15 Conducting Scholars. Bios of the participants can be found on our website. 

Phoenix Boys Choir, Tucson Girls Chorus, VOX Femina Los Angeles, and Desert Sounds are part of the first inaugural cohort of recipients of Chorus America’s Music Education Partnership Grants. The program awarded over $900,000 to 20 community organizations and schools across the United States and Canada to fund projects designed to increase access to choral music and promote non-a

For many choruses, a trend toward last-minute ticket-buying seems to have accelerated in recent months. Pre-pandemic, Christopher Eanes, executive director of Cathedral Choral Society (CCS), had been watching season subscriptions decline steadily, and now, he says, “it's also showing itself in the single ticket sales. People really are waiting until the week of or even the day before to decide.” He reports that ticket sales in the two days before the CCS Christmas concert accounted for 10 percent of event revenue.

While the 2022 holiday season is once again filled with live choral performances, more closely resembling a pre-pandemic December, broadcasting partnerships with local television and radio networks are increasingly a powerful way for choruses to reach audiences beyond the concert hall. We share a list of televised and radio-broadcasted holiday specials featuring Chorus America members and details about how to experience them this festive season.