A Workbook from GALA Choruses
Chorus America Staff | May 2, 2019
Our colleagues at GALA Choruses have designed a new workbook to help explore issues of equity, access, and belonging.
Diversity/Equity/Inclusion
Chorus America Staff | June 30, 2022
An artist, arts educator, teaching artist, policymaker, and philanthropist, Alysia Lee has a broad perspective on the arts ecosystem. As the founder and artistic director of Sister Cities Girlchoir and as the inaugural president for the Baltimore Children & Youth Fund (a position she began in early 2022), she works to advance access, equity, and decolonization—always with a focus on youth, anti-racism, creativity, and justice.
Chorus America Announces $950,000 in Awards to 21 Grant Partners in New Program Supporting Partnerships Between Choruses and Schools
Chorus America Staff | May 24, 2022Chorus America, the advocacy, research, and leadership development organization that advances the choral field, is thrilled to announce awards totaling $950,000 to 21 inaugural grant partners of its new Music Education Partnership Grants program, made possible through a new funding partnership.
Tesfa Wondemagegnehu's "To Repair" Premieres at Lincoln Center with University of Michigan Men's Glee Club
Mike Rowan | April 7, 2022On April 7, 2022, at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in New York City, the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club will give the world premiere of To Repair, a multi-movement work reflecting on what is necessary to bring repair to Black communities in America written by composer and educator Tesfa Wondemagegnehu.
Celebrating Black Choral Music All Year Long
Mike Rowan | February 25, 2022Black History Month was first celebrated in 1924 as “Negro History Week,” founded by Black historian Carter G. Woodson with the aim that Black students in particular would be formally taught about their own heritage and the contributions of African Americans in their schools.
Caitlin Patton | December 29, 2021
How Chorus America Centered ADEI in Our New Grant Program
Chorus America Staff | November 4, 2021by Alysia Lee and Diana Sáez
It’s no secret that these have been difficult times for choruses and choral music educators lately. It’s why, as board members of Chorus America, we are delighted to share some wonderful news – the launch of Chorus America’s Music Education Partnership Grants. This new funding partnership will be awarding over $900,000 this grants cycle to support collaborations between community organizations and elementary, middle, or junior high schools during the 2022-23 school year.
GALA Choruses Rise Up Singing in the Face of Cancelled Festivals
Yoshi Campbell | August 26, 2021
A Conversation with Maria Ellis, Reginald Mobley, Zanaida Robles, and Anthony Trecek-King
Don Lee | August 23, 2021
The closing plenary at the 2021 Chorus America Summer Conference, a panel discussion titled Personal Journeys, Collective Change, centered on Black voices in the choral community. The plenary served as a follow-up to a similar event at the 2020 gathering during which longtime African American choral leaders reflected on their careers and experiences. This year, representatives of a younger generation described the paths they have followed in choral music and where they find themselves today.
Reflections on the 2020 U.S. Election: Choruses, This is the Work Ahead
Catherine Dehoney | November 6, 2020A Letter from Catherine Dehoney
President and CEO, Chorus America
Dear choral colleagues,
I spent election night watching a movie to keep anxiety at bay, with brief breaks to check on the news. Every update on the vote count felt like another confirmation of the division present in our country and the uncertainty we all face. At one point, my husband Bill turned to me with a tired sigh and said, “Choruses are great, but I don’t think you can sing your way out of this.”