Akron Symphony Chorus
At 130 members strong, the Akron Symphony Chorus is dedicated to achieving the highest level of choral singing. Its volunteer singers represent all walks of life from our Akron community and surrounding areas. The Chorus is an indispensable part of the Akron Symphony Orchestra, and along with the Orchestra and the Akron Youth Symphony, functions as part of the Greater Akron Musical Association.
The 2012 Spring Concert of the Akron Symphony Chorus takes place at 3:30 pm on Sunday, April 22nd at St. Sebastian Church. This concert features members of the Akron Symphony Orchestra and includes selections that span the Akron Symphony’s 60 year history, including: Rutter: Gloria, Finzi: Magnificat for Choir and Organ/Orchestra, Op. 36, and Bernstein: Chichester Psalms. It will be lead by Chorus Conductor, Maria Sensi Sellner. Tickets are $15 each and can be purchased by contacting the Akron Symphony office.
Want to audition for the Akron Symphony Chorus? Contact Brenda Justice at the Akron Symphony office for details about the next audition schedule.
The Akron Symphony Choral Society, as it was first known, began rehearsals in the fall of 1956. The first performance was the Brahms German Requiem on April 17 1957 under the direction of Robert Shaw. In the years to follow, the renamed Akron Symphony Chorus has sung much of the major choral repertoire of the last six centuries as well as several regional first performances and world premieres. Highlights have included Honegger’s Joan of Arc at the Stake featuring world famous actress and dancer Vera Zorina, and in recent years, the Mozart Coronation Mass with guest conductor Jeannette Sorrell, Handel’s Messiah directed by James Mismas, and an all Brahms program conducted by Grammy and Emmy award-winning guest conductor Vance George, retired choral director of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus. In 2007, the chorus performed Verdi’s La Traviata, conducted by Christopher Wilkins.
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