List of choirs
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This list of choirs contains choirs with entries in the Wikipedia plus other particularly noted choirs. See the choirs category for entries that may not be included here.
[edit] Professional choirs
[edit] BBC Singers
The BBC Singers is a professional Chamber Choir run by the BBC, founded in 1924. They are different from the BBC Chorus, which is formally known as the BBC Symphony Chorus.
[edit] Canadian Chamber Choir
The Canadian Chamber Choir (Choeur de chambre du Canada) is a Canadian national choral ensemble that provides a professional choral environment for Canadian singers, conductors and composers.
[edit] Cappella Romana
Cappella Romana is a vocal ensemble founded in 1991 in Portland, Oregon. Its name, meaning "Roman Chapel", refers to the medieval Greek concept of the Roman oikoumene (inhabited world), which embraced Rome and Western Europe, as well as the Byzantine Empire of Constantinople ("New Rome") and its Slavic commonwealth centered at Moscow.
[edit] Cantus
Cantus is a professional nine-member a cappella men's choir based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
[edit] Chanticleer male vocal ensemble
Chanticleer is the only full-time classical vocal ensemble in the United States.
[edit] Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (EPCC) is a professional choir based in Estonia.
[edit] Ex Cathedra
Ex Cathedra is a British choir and early music ensemble based in Birmingham in the West Midlands, England.
[edit] Laudibus
National Youth Chamber Choir of Great Britain, is hailed by audiences and critics as one of the finest chamber choirs in the world.
[edit] Monteverdi Choir
A specialist Baroque ensemble, the Choir has become famous for its stylistic conviction and extensive repertoire, encompassing music from the early Baroque period to Classical music of the 20th century.
[edit] National Chamber Choir of Ireland
It is an independent, full-time professional ensemble, with its seventeen members drawn from the ranks of Ireland's top singers.
[edit] The Silvertones of Barbados
The Silvertones of Barbados, (formerly known as the Nazarene Silvertones) are a recording choral group based in the country of Barbados.
[edit] Norman Luboff Choir
Norman Luboff (May 14, 1917 - September 22, 1987) was an American music arranger and choir director.
[edit] Philippine Madrigal Singers
One of the major cultural groups based in the University of the Philippines-Diliman.
[edit] Turetsky's Choir
Choir of Michael Turetsky (Russian: Хор Турецкого) (art group) is a musical collective under the direction of Michael Turetsky.
[edit] Red Army Choir
The Red Army Choir (Choir Aleksandrov) is a performing ensemble that served as the official army choir of the former Soviet Union's Red Army.
[edit] San Francisco Symphony Chorus
The San Francisco Symphony Chorus is the resident chorus of the San Francisco Symphony (SFS).
[edit] Swedish Radio Choir
The Swedish Radio Choir is one of the world's leading professional classical choirs.
[edit] The Swingle Singers
The Swingle Singers is a vocal group formed in 1962 Paris, France with Ward Swingle, Anne Germain, Jeanette Baucomont, and Jean Cussac.
[edit] The Tallis Scholars
The Tallis Scholars are a British vocal ensemble normally consisting of two singers per part.
[edit] The Sixteen
The Sixteen is an English choir performing early religious music. It was founded by Harry Christophers in 1977.
[edit] The Male Choir of St. Petersburg
The Male Choir of St Petersburg is a Russian choir that moved to the City of St Petersburg in the 18th century from Moscow.
[edit] Notable volunteer choirs
[edit] AMASONG
AMASONG is a GLAMA (Gay & Lesbian American Music Award) award-winning lesbian/feminist amateur choir based in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.
[edit] Ars Nova Singers
The Ars Nova Singers is a critically acclaimed, 40 member a cappella choral group founded in 1986 and based in Boulder, Colorado, USA. Ars Nova performs a variety of music, ranging from significant works of early Renaissance masters to contemporary works by 20th and 21st century composers.
[edit] The Bishop's Consort
The Bishop's Consort is an English choir.
[edit] Bach Chamber Choir, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Bach Chamber Choir & Orchestra was formed in 1969 by a group of Milwaukee, Wisconsin singers and instrumentalists who desired that there be a group to focus on early choral and instrumental chamber music, especially music from the Baroque and Classical periods.
[edit] Cantus Musicus
Cantus Musicus, Malaysia's only international amateur chamber choir with its own integral singer-musician ensemble performing a wide variety of choral works ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary music, including original compositions by its co-founder and Choral Director, Lisa Ho.
[edit] Canadian Chamber Choir
The Canadian Chamber Choir (Choeur de chambre du Canada) is a Canadian national choral ensemble that provides a professional choral environment for Canadian singers, conductors and composers.
[edit] Canticum Novum, Omaha, Nebraska
Canticum Novum is the church choir of Student Church Stellenbosch and Moederkerk Stellenbosch.
[edit] Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia
The Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia is a 60-voice choir founded in 1982 in Philadelphia.
[edit] Choruses in Hong Kong
Although there are no professional choirs in Hong Kong, many amateur choral groups are active in the city throughout the year.
[edit] Exmoor Singers of London Chamber Choir, London, UK
Exmoor Singers of London Chamber Choir is a choir with a strong focus on music by living composers and in particular British composers.
[edit] English Baroque Choir, London, UK
The English Baroque Choir is an amateur choir based in London, UK. It performs music in a wide variety of styles from the Renaissance to contemporary music, but specialises (as the name suggests) in music of the Baroque era.
[edit] Eugene Concert Choir
Eugene Concert Choir is a 100-plus mix-voiced choir based in Eugene, Oregon specializing in performing choral masterworks. The organization also includes a chamber group called Eugene Vocal Arts Ensemble.
[edit] The Halifax Choral Society
Halifax Choral Society is an internationally-famous choir based in the town of Halifax in the English county of West Yorkshire.
[edit] Laus Deo Choir
Laus Deo choir was founded in Heredia, Costa Rica in the year 2000, aiming at fostering the culture of music and choral singing in that country.
[edit] Leeds Festival Chorus
The Leeds Festival Chorus is an amateur chorus in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with 170 singing members in soprano, alto, tenor and bass sections.
[edit] Leeds Philharmonic Society
The Chorus of the Leeds Philharmonic Society is a leading choir in Europe, where it regularly tours, performing to professional standards with internationally renowned soloists, orchestras and conductors.
[edit] London Bulgarian Choir
The London Bulgarian Choir is a 35-voice choir led by Dessislava Stefanova, specialising in Bulgarian folk music.
[edit] London Chorus
The London Chorus is an amateur choir, under the musical direction of Ron Corp.
[edit] London Philharmonic
The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom.
[edit] London Symphony Chorus
The London Symphony Chorus (abbreviated to LSC) is one of the major concert choirs of the United Kingdom.
[edit] Los Angeles Master Chorale
The Los Angeles Master Chorale is a famous professional chorus in Los Angeles, California.
[edit] Malaysian Choirs
Although there are no professional choirs in Malaysia, many amateur choral groups are active throughout the year.
[edit] Memphis Symphony Chorus
The Memphis Symphony Chorus is based in Memphis, TN, with 140 singing members and performs with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.
[edit] Mormon Tabernacle Choir
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is a large all-volunteer choir, the official choir (and therefore a part of) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormon church).
[edit] Magnum Chorum, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
Magnum Chorum is a chamber choir based out of the Twin Cities of Minnesota.
[edit] Orfeon Chamber Choir, Turkey
Orfeon is a chamber choir established in 1994 in Turkey.
[edit] Norwegian Student Choral Society
The Norwegian Student Choral Society (DnS) was founded in 1845.
[edit] Saint Louis Chamber Chorus
The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus is a 40 voice a capella mixed men's and women's chorus performing six concerts per season in St. Louis, Missouri.
[edit] Saint Peter's Singers of Leeds
Saint Peter's Singers is a chamber choir in the north of England, part of the choral foundation of Leeds Parish Church.
[edit] San Juan Philharmonic Chorale
The San Juan Philharmonic Chorale (Coral Filarmónica de San Juan in Spanish), is one of Puerto Rico’s top choral groups. It performs regularly with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra (PRSO) and at the Casals Festival.
[edit] Seattle Pro Musica
Seattle Pro Musica is an American choir, based in Seattle, Washington, performing under the direction of conductor and artistic director Karen P. Thomas.
[edit] St. Lawrence Choir
The St Lawrence Choir/Choeur Saint-Laurent is an 80 voice choir composed of both males and females.
[edit] Sura Chamber Choir
Sura Chamber Choir (Coro Surá in Spanish) is a musical institution from Costa Rica, regarded as one of the most promising choirs to have emerged from Central America, having participated in concerts all over the world.
[edit] Swansea Philharmonic Choir
The Swansea Philharmonic Choir is a mixed Choir based in Swansea, Wales with over 100 members.
[edit] Swedish Chamber Choir
The Swedish Chamber Choir (earlier known as Simon Phipps Vocal Ensemble) is a Swedish mixed choir based in Göteborg.
[edit] Tanglewood Festival Chorus
The Tanglewood Festival Chorus is a choir which performs with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops in major choral works.
[edit] Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir is a Canadian large vocal ensemble based in Toronto, Canada.
[edit] Victoria Scholars Men's Choral Ensemble
The Victoria Scholars Men's Choral Ensemble is an amateur choir based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
[edit] Vox Femina Los Angeles
Vox Femina Los Angeles (VFLA) is a women's choral ensemble dedicated to the performance of quality choral literature with an emphasis on music by female composers.
[edit] Gospel choirs
[edit] Arcata Interfaith Gospel Choir, Arcata, California
[edit] Gospel Music Workshop of America
Gospel Music Workshop of America is an international music convention founded by the late Rev. James Cleveland along with Albertina Walker 1967.
[edit] Mississippi Mass Choir
The Mississippi Mass Choir is an American gospel choir based in Jackson, Mississippi.
[edit] Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Oakland, California
The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir (OIGC) is located in Oakland, California, USA.
[edit] Revelation Rock-Gospel Choirs
Revelation is a registered charity supporting a network of Christian-based rock-gospel choirs in student institutions throughout the United Kingdom and with spin-off choirs in the Czech Republic.
[edit] Notable college choirs
[edit] BYU Choirs
The choirs at Brigham Young University consist of four auditioned choirs: Concert Choir, Men's Chorus, Singers, and Women's Chorus. Each choir is highly accomplished and perform from an extensive repertoire.
[edit] Choir of King's College, Cambridge
The world-famous Choir of King's College, Cambridge is one of today's most accomplished and renowned representatives of the great British choral tradition.
[edit] Choir of Ormond College
The Choir of Ormond College was founded by Douglas Lawrence in 1982 and became the first Australian choir to receive ongoing international recognition.
[edit] The Concordia Choir
The Concordia Choir is a highly selective mixed choral ensemble of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. It tours regularly and performs primarily a capella literature.
[edit] Cornell University Glee Club
The Cornell University Glee Club (CUGC) is the oldest student organization at Cornell University, having been organized shortly after the first students arrived on campus in 1868.
[edit] Cornell University Chorus
The Cornell University Chorus is the premier women's ensemble at Cornell University, and was founded in 1921 as the Cornell Women's Glee Club.
[edit] Fairfield University Glee Club
The Fairfield University Glee Club is a mixed chorus of more than 100 undergraduate and graduate singers at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut.
[edit] The Georgetown Chimes
Founded in 1946, The Georgetown Chimes are Georgetown University's oldest and only all-male a cappella singing group.
[edit] The Hamrahlid Choir
The Hamrahlid Choir or Hamrahlíðarkórinn as it is called in Icelandic was founded in 1967 by Þorgerður Ingólfsdóttir, who remains its conductor.
[edit] Harvard Glee Club
The Harvard Glee Club is a 60-voice, all-male choral ensemble at Harvard University.
[edit] Harvard University Choir
The Harvard University Choir, more commonly referred to as the University Choir or simply UChoir, is the oldest university choir in the nation and has been providing choral music in the Harvard Memorial Church for over 170 years.
[edit] Linköping University Male Voice Choir
Linköping University Male Voice Choir (Sw. Linköpings Studentsångarförening Lihkören) is a Swedish male chorus founded in 1972, based in Linköping.
[edit] Morley College Choir
Morley College Choir was founded by Gustav Holst, during the period he was teaching music at Morley College.
[edit] Nordic Choir
The Nordic Choir is a 70-voice a cappella choir of highly select mixed voices from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.
[edit] The Polytech Choir (Helsinki, Finland)
The Polytech Choir or PK (Polyteknikkojen Kuoro in Finnish) is an academic male chorus, established in 1900, that performs regularly in Finland and abroad.
[edit] Radcliffe Choral Society
The Radcliffe Choral Society is a 60-voice all-female choral ensemble at Harvard University.
[edit] Rhodes Singers
The Rhodes Singers are a noted undergraduate choir from Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, specializing in smaller, unaccompanied chamber music works.
[edit] Revelation Rock-Gospel Choirs
Revelation is a registered charity supporting a network of Christian-based rock-gospel choirs in student institutions throughout the United Kingdom and with spin-off choirs in the Czech Republic.
[edit] Shih Hsin University Chorus
The Shih Hsin University Chorus was established March 22, 1965. It offers Scholastic Performances, Winter Music Camp, External Performances in spring vacation, and Annual Performances in June.
[edit] Singing Cadets
The Texas A&M Singing Cadets are a male choral group at Texas A&M University, and are internationally renowned and known as "The Voice of Aggieland".
[edit] Singing Statesmen
The Singing Statesmen, the Glee Club of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, is a male vocal ensemble composed of students from a wide array of academic backgrounds.
[edit] Stellenbosch University Choir
Stellenbosch University Choir (Afrikaans: Stellenbosch Universiteitskoor) is a choir attached to Stellenbosch University.
[edit] St. Olaf Choir
The St. Olaf Choir, a 75 voice mixed ensemble, is the touring a cappella choir of St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota.
[edit] St Peters Chorale
[edit] Student Chorus, the Student Union of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Student Chorus, the Student Union of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CU Chorus, traditional Chinese: 香港中文大學學生會學生合唱團) is founded by a group of students of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in December 1972.
[edit] The Tudor Consort
The Tudor Consort is a specialist early choral group based in Wellington, New Zealand. Depending on repertoire the group can range in size from 5 to 25 members.
[edit] The University of Louisville Cardinal Singers
Locally, the Cardinal Singers perform for a variety of community events on and off campus, ranging from holiday concerts at the Louisville Speed Art Museum and St Martin's of Tours Catholic Church for the WUOL Holiday Concert to singing the national anthem at the Louisville Cardinals basketball games.
[edit] The University of Louisville Collegiate Chorale
Conducted by Dr. Kent Hatteberg, the Collegiate Chorale is the premiere choral ensemble at the University of Louisville.
[edit] The University of Michigan Men's Glee Club
The University of Michigan Men's Glee Club is an all-male glee club (the second oldest in the United States) at the University of Michigan currently conducted by Paul Rardin.
[edit] The University of Pennsylvania Glee Club
Founded in 1862, the University of Pennsylvania Glee Club is one of the oldest continually running Glee Clubs in the United States.
[edit] The University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers
The University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers, also known as the Philippine Madrigal Singers or simply Madz , is one of the major cultural groups based in the University of the Philippines-Diliman.
[edit] The University of the Philippines Concert Chorus
The University of the Philippines Concert Chorus, also known as the UPCC or Korus, is one of the major cultural groups based in the University of the Philippines-Diliman and one of the earliest choirs in the Philippines.
[edit] The University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors
The University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors, also known as the UP Singing Ambassadors or UPSA, is one of the major cultural groups based in the University of the Philippines-Diliman.
[edit] University of Pretoria Camerata from South Africa
The University Of Pretoria Camerata is one of five choirs that the University of Pretoria, South Africa has on its campus.
[edit] YL Male Voice Choir, Helsinki
YL Male Voice Choir (Also: Helsinki University Chorus, YL) (Finnish: Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat) was founded by P.J. Hannikainen in 1883 to become the Helsinki University choir and therefore it is the oldest Finnish language choir.
[edit] Youth, children's, boys and girls choirs
[edit] Boys choirs
[edit] American Boychoir School
Based in Princeton, New Jersey, this choir school is for boys in grades 4-8. They perform often abroad and in many continental states. They have several CDs and have up to 4 tours a year. They have sung on national television many times and in Carnegie Hall, Verizon Hall, Lincoln Center, Boston Symphony Hall, and many others.
[edit] Knabenkantorei Basel
Formed in 1927, the Basel Boys Choir (Knabenkantorei Basel, KKB) celebrated 80 years of singing history in 2007. The choir, formerly the Choir of the Swiss Evangelical Reformed Church of Basel, now has no denominational ties, singing both without and with instrumental accompaniment (orchestra and solo instrument). Its repertoire of religious and secular music ranges from Renaissance to contemporary.
[edit] Boston Boy Choir
The Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (BACS) is a fully-accredited choir school for boys in grades 5-8 and is affiliated with St. Paul Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
[edit] Copenhagen Boys Choir
The Copenhagen Boys Choir, also known as the Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir is a choir of about 120 people (Boys and Men) based at the Sankt Annæ Gymnasium high school of Valby, Copenhagen.
[edit] Drakensberg Boys Choir
Drakensberg Boys’ Choir School is a school in the small town of Winterton, near the Drakensberg mountain range in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
[edit] Freiburg Cathedral Boys' Choir
The Freiburg Cathedral Boys' Choir (Freiburger Domsingknaben) is one ensemble of the "Freiburg Cathedral Music" in southwest Germany, which has a history that can be traced back over eight centuries.
[edit] Hannover Boys Choir
The Hannover Boys Choir (Knabenchor Hannover) was founded in 1950 by Professor Heinz Hennig and conducted until the end of 2001. Since 2002, the conductor has been Professor Jörg Breiding.
[edit] Land of Lakes Choirboys
The Land of Lakes Choirboys is a nonprofit boy choir organization based near St. Francis, Minnesota in the United States. Consisting of six individual choir ensembles, the organization performs in local, national, and international locations.
[edit] Las Piñas Boys Choir
The Las Piñas Boys Choir, of Las Piñas City, Philippines, was founded by Reverend Father Leo Reinier, CICM, who has been assistant parish priest in Las Piñas between 1969 and 1994. Its members are all enrolled in St. Joseph's Academy.
[edit] Libera
Libera is the third 'public' name for the boys' section of an Anglican parish church choir from South London.
[edit] Miami Boys Choir
The Miami Boys Choir (MBC) is one of the most well known and enduring acts in contemporary Jewish music.
[edit] Nidaros Cathedral Boys' Choir
The Nidaros Cathedral Boys' Choir (Chorus Puerorum Cathedralis Nidrosiensis) is a Norwegian choir in Trondheim.
[edit] Pacific Boychoir
The Pacific Boychoir is the only boys' chorus in Oakland, California, USA, and is known for winning a Grammy Award for Best Classical Album in 2004, for its performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 3 with the San Francisco Symphony.
[edit] The Phoenix Boys Choir
The Phoenix Boys Choir (PBC) was founded in 1947 and had it's first concert in 1949. This is a grammy award winning choir and won first place in the First Summa cum Laude International Music Festival in Vienna, Austria in 2007, in the Musikverein, one of the most famous concert halls in the world. In the last several years, the PBC has sang for 4 American presidents.
[edit] San Francisco Boys Chorus
The San Francisco Boys Chorus (SFBC) is a choir for boys consisting of 230 members based in San Francisco with additional campuses in Oakland and San Rafael.
[edit] Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Scala & Kolacny Brothers is a Belgian girls' choir, conducted by Stijn Kolacny and accompanied by Steven Kolacny on the piano.
[edit] Texas Boys Choir
The Texas Boys Choir is a choir based in Fort Worth, Texas. It was founded in 1946 by George Bragg to provide any boy, regardless of socio-economic or ethnic background a structured environment for the development of a world-class performing choir of boys.
[edit] Vienna Boys' Choir
The Vienna Boys' Choir (German: Wiener Sängerknaben) is a choir of boy sopranos and altos based in Vienna, Austria.
[edit] Viennawood Boys' Choir
The private choirschool of the Viennawood Boys' Choir (German: Sängerknaben vom Wienerwald) is a traditional singing-school for boys and girls in Maria Enzersdorf/Mödling, in the south of Vienna (Wien) in Lower-Austria (Niederösterreich) and are at home in St. Gabriel (Missionshaus St. Gabriel der Steyler Missionare)
[edit] Girls choirs
[edit] Cantamus Girls Choir
The Cantamus Girls Choir is a choir based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire and consists of approximately forty girls aged between thirteen and nineteen. The choir was founded in 1968 by Pamela Cook (Director), Geoffrey Thompson (Cook's husband) (Treasurer), Sheila Haslam (Secretary) and Ivan Haslam (Tickets and CD Sales).
[edit] San Francisco Girls Chorus
San Francisco Girls Chorus has been a pioneer in the field of choral music for young women's voices.
[edit] Seattle Girls Choir
The Seattle Girls Choir (SGC) mission is to nurture the development of our young female artist-in body, mind and spirit.
[edit] Vienna Girls' Choir
The Vienna Girls' Choir is a choir of girls who are between ten and fifteen years of age. Formed in 2004 in Vienna, Austria, the choir is a part of the Wirth Music Academy.
[edit] Youth & children choirs
[edit] Capital Children's Choir
The Capital Children's Choir is one of the UK's leading children's choirs, and is based in London. It was founded by the singer and composer Rachel Santesso in 2000.
[edit] Calcutta Youth Choir
Calcutta Youth Choir (Bengali: ক্যালকাটা ইয়ুথ কয়্যার) was set up in 1958 by Ruma Guha Thakurta with Salil Chowdhury and Satyajit Ray.
[edit] Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus
The Hawaiʻi Youth Opera Chorus (HYOC) is Hawaiʻi's premier children's choir. It is currently under the direction of Nola A. Nāhulu as well as several assistant directors, accompanists, and various other instructors.
[edit] Lake Braddock Chorus
The Lake Braddock Chorus are a high school group that consists of 5 different choirs, that are part of the Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia.
[edit] Li-Ron choir Israel
Li-Ron Choir, was established in 1980 as the choir of Gordon School in Herzliya by Ronit Shapira but since 1989 has been managed by an independent organization.
[edit] Loboc Children's Choir
The Loboc Children's Choir or LCC is a school-based choir composed of thirty schoolchildren of the Loboc Central Elementary School, in Loboc, Bohol, Philippines.
[edit] Los Angeles Children's Chorus (LACC)
The Los Angeles Children's Chorus (LACC) is a community children's choir for girls and boys with unchanged voices from the Los Angeles area ranging from ages 8 to 17.
[edit] Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj High School choir, Novi Sad, Serbia
[edit] North American Choral Company
The North American Choral Company is a choir based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
[edit] Petits Chanteurs de Sainte-Croix de Neuilly
Les Petits chanteurs de Sainte-Croix de Neuilly (PCSCN) is a boys’ choir created in 1956 at Collège Sainte-Croix de Neuilly in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
[edit] Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc
Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc (in English The Little Singers of Saint Marc) is a children's choir, founded in September 1986 by Nicolas Carries.
[edit] Regensburger Domspatzen
The Regensburger Domspatzen (Regensburg Cathedral Choir) is the official choir for the liturgical music at St Peter's Cathedral in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany. The choir consists of boys and young men only.
[edit] Typaldos D. children's choir, Greece
In 1980 Dimitris Typaldos created an orchestra of classical guitars composed by children aged (between 8 to 16 years old). It had a wide repertoire including Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Mozart etc.
[edit] Toronto Children's Chorus
Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the Toronto Children's Chorus (TCC) is one of the world's leading choral ensembles for children.
[edit] Church and Community choirs
[edit] Church choirs
[edit] Choir of Saint Thomas Church, New York
The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys is considered by critics to be the leading ensemble in the Anglican choral tradition in the United States, and among the finest in the world. The choir's primary raison d’être is to provide music for five choral services each week at St. Thomas Church, which is located at Fifth Avenue and Fifty-Third Street in New York City. It also gives numerous and varied concerts throughout the year, often combining its performances with those of world-class musicians from all over the globe.
The choir is composed of grown men, who are professional singers, and boy choristers, grades three through eight, all of whom attend the nearby Saint Thomas Choir School. The school is the only church-affiliated residential choir school in the United States, and one of only four such schools remaining in the world. It is highly selective and academically rigorous; the 35 to 40 boys who attend the school each year live, study, and sing together as part of a unique community and tradition.
More details about the church and choir: http://saintthomaschurch.org/
More details about St. Thomas Choir School: http://choirschool.org/
[edit] St Mary's Cathedral Choir, Sydney
The St Mary's Cathedral Choir is the oldest musical institution in Australia. In 1818 a group of choristers was formed to sing Vespers before the Blessed Sacrament in the Dempsey Household, the centre of Roman Catholic worship in Sydney as a penal colony.
[edit] Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
The Choir of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle has been in existence since 1348 and, with the exception of the Commonwealth period (1649-1660), has sung services in the Chapel continuously ever since. The choir comprises 23 boy choristers (5 of whom are probationers or training choristers) and 12 professional Lay Clerks, singing Countertenor, tenor and bass. The Choir sings daily during term-time.
[edit] Mormon Tabernacle Choir
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is a large all-volunteer choir, the official choir (and therefore a part of) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormon church).
[edit] Nazarene Silvertones
The Silvertones of Barbados, (formerly known as the Nazarene Silvertones) are a recording choral group based in the country of Barbados. The choir is made up of about 20 members from across the island.
[edit] Community choirs
[edit] City of Dunedin Choir
The City of Dunedin Choir exists for people of all ages and from all walks of life from the wider Dunedin community who share a common delight in singing large-scale classical choral works to the highest standards. The Choir's membership stands at around 120.
[edit] Oxford Civic Chorus
The Oxford Civic Chorus (OCC) is a chorus based in Oxford, Mississippi.
[edit] Male choirs
[edit] BYU Men's Chorus
The choirs at Brigham Young University consist of four auditioned choirs: Concert Choir, Men's Chorus, Singers, and Women's Chorus. Each choir is highly accomplished and perform from an extensive repertoire.
[edit] Chicago Gay Men's Chorus
The Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus (CGMC) is a choral organization in Chicago, Illinois.
[edit] Chor leoni men's choir, Vancouver, Canada
Chor Leoni is a 50-voice choir founded in 1992 in Vancouver, Canada.
[edit] GALA Choruses
The Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses ("GALA Choruses") is an international association of GLBT choruses founded in 1982.
[edit] Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles
The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) has been a notable part of the Southern California performing arts community for over twenty-six years.
[edit] Gay Men's Chorus of San Diego
The Gay Men's Chorus of San Diego (GMCSD), is a group of gay men and their friends who came together at the beginning of the 1990s.
[edit] Gwalia Singers (Swansea)
The Gwalia Singers is a Welsh male voice choir which was established in Swansea in 1966.
[edit] Linköping University Male Voice Choir
Linköping University Male Voice Choir (Sw. Linköpings Studentsångarförening Lihkören) is a Swedish male chorus founded in 1972, based in Linköping. The choir has produced many recordings and performed on national and international TV and radio channels.
[edit] London Gay Men's Chorus
Founded in 1991 by a group of six gay men, the London Gay Men’s Chorus is now, with around 190 singing members and over 230 members in total, Europe’s largest and best known gay choir.
[edit] Lunds Studentsångförening
Lunds Studentsångförening (Lund University Male Voice Choir) (LSS) is a Swedish amateur choir, which counts its history from 1831.
[edit] Morriston Orpheus Choir
The Morriston Orpheus Choir, based in Morriston, Wales, is one of the world's leading male voice choirs.
[edit] Orphei Drängar
Orphei Drängar (or Sångsällskapet Orphei Drängar, often just OD) is a Swedish male choir and singing society founded in 1853, based in Uppsala and one of the two notable singing societies traditionally affiliated with the university there (the other one being the two decades older Allmänna Sången).
[edit] Orpheus Club of Philadelphia
The Orpheus Club is an amateur men's choir with aproximately 80 singing members. It has been a pillar of both Philadelphia's Music and Society scenes since its founding in 1872.
[edit] Orpheus Male Voice Choir, Grimsby & Cleethorpes
The Orpheus Male Voice Choir, based in Grimsby, England is an amateur choir formed in 1949.
[edit] Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus
The Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus (PGMC) is a choral organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1981, it is one of the oldest gay men's choruses in the United States, and is a cultural fixture in Philadelphia.
[edit] Tennfjord Mannskor, Tennfjord, Norway
A Norwegian male voice choir, with a female conductor. The choir is without any reasonable limits.
[edit] The Polytech Choir, Helsinki, Finland
The Polytech Choir or PK (Polyteknikkojen Kuoro in Finnish) is an academic male chorus, established in 1900, that performs regularly in Finland and abroad. Through hard work and with a demanding repertoire, the Polytech Choir has reached a significant standing within the Finnish choral family.
[edit] San Diego Men's Chorus
San Diego Men's Chorus (SDMC) has been providing entertainment for San Diego, California since 1985. A member of the GALA Choruses, SDMC performs some of the finest choral literature from a variety of genres.
[edit] San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (SFGMC), founded by gay-music pioneer Jon Reed Sims (1947-1984), was the world's first openly gay-identified choral organization, and is the world's largest.
[edit] Seattle Men's Chorus
Seattle Men's Chorus founded in 1979 in Seattle, Washington, bills itself as the largest community chorus in America, and the largest gay men's chorus in the world.
[edit] Stockholm Academic Male Chorus
Stockholms Studentsångarförbund (Stockholm Academic Male Chorus) is a Swedish amateur choir, which was founded in 1905.
[edit] Treorchy Male Choir
Treorchy Male Voice Choir is a choir based in Treorchy in the Rhondda Valley, South Wales. Choirs have flourished in the Rhondda Valley for more than a hundred and fifty years and Treorchy is probably the best known from the area.
[edit] Turtle Creek Chorale
The Turtle Creek Chorale (TCC) is an American men's chorus located in Dallas, Texas. With 36 CDs and two commercially produced, feature-length motion picture documentaries in public distribution, it is the most recorded men's chorus in the world.
[edit] Victoria Scholars Men's Choral Ensemble
The Victoria Scholars Men's Choral Ensemble is an amateur choir based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1994 by graduates of Toronto's St. Michael's Choir School, and is conducted by Jerzy Cichocki.
[edit] Vocal Majority
Founded in 1972, the Vocal Majority has grown from 12 founding members to its present size of 155 singers. The chorus has amassed 11 International Gold Medals in contests of the Barbershop Harmony Society, performed for two sitting U.S. presidents, and has recorded 15 albums. they are based in Dallas, TX.
[edit] Warrington Male Voice Choir
Warrington Male Voice Choir is one of Great Britain’s oldest choirs, tracing its formation to 1898. During its long history the choir has travelled widely and has performed in many famous concert halls and cathedrals throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland, Europe and Canada.
[edit] Women's choirs
[edit] AMASONG
AMASONG is a GLAMA (Gay & Lesbian American Music Award) award-winning lesbian/feminist amateur choir based in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. The group was created by its founding director Kristina Boerger in 1990.
[edit] Shouting choirs
[edit] Mieskuoro Huutajat
Mieskuoro Huutajat (Men's Choir Shouters) is an internationally famous shouting choir from Oulu, Finland. They were established in 1987 and originally comprised 20 shouting men, since expanded to 30.
