Turtle Creek Chorale

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The Turtle Creek Chorale is a men's chorus located in Dallas, Texas (USA). With more than 30 CDs and one commercially produced, feature-length motion picture documentary in public distribution, it is the most recorded men's chorus in the world.

Founded in 1980, and currently featuring more than 200 singing members, the Chorale performs a full concert series annually to live audiences in excess of 50,000 at its performance home, the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center (also home to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra). TCC has several sub-groups: North Texas Symphony Orchestra (NTSO), ENCORE!, Strangerettes, and One Achord (mixed chorus).

Performances by the Chorale have included two state, two regional and three national conventions of the American Choral Directors Association as well as a regional convention of Music Educators National Conference. The Chorale has traveled to Europe, performing sold out concerts in Barcelona, Berlin, and Prague as well as two appearances at Carnegie Hall.

2003 Guinness Book of Records holder for World's Longest Choral Concert.
In collaboration with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, created Sing For The Cure: A Proclamation of Hope, narrated by Dr. Maya Angelou.
Created and presented the world premiere of Song of Wisdom from Old Turtle, based on the award-winning book Old Turtle. Narrated by Marlo Thomas, a portion of all recording proceeds benefits St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
The PBS documentary, After Goodbye: An AIDS Story, featuring the Turtle Creek Chorale, received nine national awards, including an Emmy.
Ranked in the top ten of Billboard Classical Chart with Requiem CD.
Performed for the inaugurations of Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk and Texas Governor Ann Richards.
Holds the only recording of Richard Strauss's Die Tageszeiten and Gyorgy Orban’s Missa III.