Turtle Creek Chorale

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Turtle Creek Chorale

Background information
Also known as	TCC
Origin	Dallas, Texas, United States
Genre(s)	Choral, jazz, popular
Occupation(s)	Men's Choir
Instrument(s)	225 voices
Years active	1980-present
Associated acts	Chamber Chorus, ENCORE!, New Texas Symphony Orchestra (NTSO), One Achord, Strangerettes
Website	www.turtlecreek.org
Members
Executive Director Craig Popkess Artistic Director Dr. Timothy Seelig Artistic Assistant Robert Huneke Principal Accompanist Antoine Spencer

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

Founded in February, 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: Chamber Chorus, New Texas Symphony Orchestra, ENCORE!, Strangerettes, and mixed chorus, One Achord.

1 Performance Highlights
2 Other Achievements
3 Affiliations
4 Leadership: Conductors
5 External links

[edit] Performance Highlights

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.

[edit] Other Achievements

2003 Guinness World Records holder for World's Longest Choral Concert.
In collaboration with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, created Sing For The Cure: A Proclamation of Hope, narrated by Dr. Maya Angelou.
Created and presented the world premiere of Wisdom from Old Turtle], based on the award-winning book Old Turtle. Narrated by Marlo Thomas, with a portion of recording proceeds benefitting 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 Award.
The documentary, The Power of Harmony, directed by Ginny Martin, about the behind the scenes stories of the TCC. It won rave reviews during its theatrical release and Best Documentary at the 2005 USA Film Festival.
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 Die Tageszeiten and Gyorgy Orban Missa III.