Information About The Annapolis Chorale About - Artistic Staff - Chorale History - Chorale Information - Community Involvement

From its birth in 1973 to the present, the Annapolis Chorale has grown in size, sound and scope to become one of the largest and most active arts organizations in the region. While retaining a firm commitment to enhancing community life through performing and presenting the best in live music, the Annapolis Chorale has expanded its mission to include music education for all ages.

The Annapolis Chorale is:

• 180 volunteer singers from communities in Anne Arundel, Howard, Prince Georges, Baltimore and Calvert County.
• The 25-voice Chamber Chorus
• The 35-member Annapolis Chamber Orchestra
• The 100-voice Annapolis Youth Chorus, which includes children, aged 6-18 years.
• Sponsor of a The St. Anne's Concert Series, which brings the finest musicians from the Mid-Atlantic area to Annapolis

Our education and outreach programs include:

• A scholarship program for high-school students [link to specific information]
• MusicWorks, a partnership that brings together the Chorale and area students for a concert [link to specific information]
• A mentoring program for emerging young singers

The Annapolis Chorale performs a full season of seven concerts from September through April with a repertoire that includes such classical masterworks as:

• Brahms Requiem
• Carmina Burana
• Bach St. Matthew Passion
• Bach St. John Passion
• Verdi Requiem
• Handel Messiah
• Mendelssohn's Elijah
• Haydn Creation
• Mozart Requiem
• Voices of Light (with the silent film "The Passion of Joan of Arc")

And the best in Broadway and pops music, including:

• Brigadoon
• Camelot
• Fiddler on the Roof
• The Music Man
• The Secret Garden
• Carousel
• HMS Pinafore
• Pirates of Penzance
• "From Mozart to Motown"

Under the leadership of Music Director J. Ernest Green, the Annapolis Chorale has earned a reputation for excellence, creativity and innovative programming. The Chorale has performed at Carnegie Hall twice to rave reviews. Reviewers consistently use such phrases as "Grand and glorious singing," "Filled and brimming over with talent," and "Fresh approach to music making" to describe the Chorale.

From humble beginnings in 1973, the Annapolis Chorale has become a music organization for all ages.