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The Voice

Chorus America's award-winning quarterly magazine, The Voice, highlights chorus news, artistic initiatives in the choral world, and advice and commentary on the business of running a successful chorus. The Voice is distributed to nearly 2,000 choral leaders throughout North America. It is published in Spring, Summer, and Fall/Winter; ISSN 1074-0805. Browse articles and past issues in the tabs below. Editor, Liza W. Beth

Gay and Lesbian Choruses - Then and Now

A history of gay and lesbian choruses in America: A movement that began in anger and isolation has given way to musical excellence and collaborations promoting tolerance and inclusion.

But I Don't Have a Tuxedo...

Is Concert Hall Etiquette Exclusionary?

We have created an elitist culture around classical music, about clothes and small talk and polite applause, and then we wonder why those who "don't have tuxedos" don't come to our concerts. Should we be working to change this? How can we do it?

What Is A Chorus?

How We Define Choral Music - Now and Then

And what exactly is choral music? Music claimed by choruses is often not choral in origin—it becomes choral music when a chorus sings it.

Sacred Texts in a Secular World

A Word To Nonbelievers and Believers

What should we do when a piece of music offends a whole group of people?

10 Fundraising Mistakes and How To Avoid Them

We can all tell stories about things we did that derailed a solicitation or embarrassed us (even if we got the gift!). Mistakes may be inevitable, but our awareness of them can reduce their frequency. Increase your prospects for success by understanding these common misperceptions about fundraising.

Maximize Your Marketing Impact

A practical guide for improving message strategy and branding.

Your Concert As Feast: Notes on Programming

Never program down to your audience, and never assume that your audience isn't ready to be challenged by fresh interpretations of familiar pieces, by works from the canon that unjustly have been ignored, by the music of today and tomorrow.

The Singing-Health Connection

A growing body of research illuminates the connection between participation in the arts and enhanced health and emotional benefits.

Doing Good AND Doing Right: Ethics in Fundraising

Raising money can pose tough ethical dilemmas. Luckily, guidance is available to help you discern right from wrong. 

When Children Know the Score

Chorus America's Conducting Masterclasses give conductors valuable podium time. Offered in 2004, this was the first workshop of its kind to specifically invite conductors of children's choruses to advance their professional training by working with the Chicago Children's Choir and orchestra.

The Legacy and Lessons of the Dale Warland Singers

People came from across the country to celebrate the farewell concert of the Dale Warland Singers. What can we learn from a chorus that achieves the pinnacle of aristic acclaim when it decides to close its doors after 31 years—what is the cost of excellence and when is it time to say goodbye?

Say Little and Do Much: An Interview with Steve Reich

With his finger still firmly affixed on contemporary music's pulse, Minimalist composer Steve Reich, at age 68, creates rich, rhythmic universes of hypnotic sound. Recently hailed by the Village Voice as "America's greatest living composer," the New York-born maverick's works cover the gamut—from his early taped speeches in 1965 to his and video artist Beryl Korot's 2002 digital video opera, Three Tales.

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