The ASO Chorus

Acclaimed for the beauty, precision and expressive qualities of their singing, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Choruses have been an important part of the Orchestra's programming since their founding by the late Robert Shaw . Both the ASO Chorus and Chamber Chorus are composed entirely of volunteers , who meet weekly for rehearsals and perform with... the ASO several times each season. They are also featured on the majority of the ASO's recordings, having garnered 14 Grammy awards (9 for Best Choral Performance; 4 for Best Classical Recording and 1 for Best Opera Recording). The ASO Chorus made its debut on September 24, 1970. It regularly performs large choral/orchestral works under the batons of ASO Music Director Robert Spano and ASO Principal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles. The Chorus has also sung for guest conductors such as John Adams, Roberto Abbado, Charles Dutoit, Alan Gilbert, Bernard Labadie, John Nelson, Thomas Søndergrd, and William Fred Scott. CLICK HERE to view a video about the Chorus, its directors, and members (from 2010). The ASO Chamber Chorus (which debuted on December 14, 1967) performs music of the Baroque and Classical eras, as well as works by modern masters such as Golijov, Tavener, Prt, Paulus, Theofanidis and Britten. Highlights of its history include a residency with the ASO and Robert Spano for California's Ojai Festival (read a review ), participation with the ASO in Telarc recordings of masterworks by Bach, Golijov, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and Vivaldi, a 2005 a cappella recording that features the Vaughan Williams Mass under Norman Mackenzie, an appearance on national television in 1987 performing Handel's Messiah with Robert Shaw, and several Carnegie Hall appearances which include performances of Bach's B-Minor Mass, the St. Matthew and St. John Passions and Magnificat ( read the review ), the Rachmaninoff Vespers, the Mozart/Levin Requiem, Messiaen's Trois petites liturgies and Stravinsky's Nightingale. The Chamber Chorus has also performed under the batons of Robert ...Read More