The Conference is the centerpiece of Chorus America's professional development and training opportunities for chorus leaders. Highlights include plenary and breakout sessions with nationally renowned speakers and practitioners, events celebrating the choral community and featuring leading choruses, and opportunities to network and connect with your colleagues.
Thank you for an amazing 2021 Summer Conference!
The choral field is adapting and innovating in incredible ways—and our Conference has evolved to serve the changing needs of choral leaders. We gathered online in February and June to learn, connect with each other, and celebrate what makes the choral community so special.
Summer Conference Content now Available!
The Summer Conference brough the the field together to present the latest information on considerations for reopening, and continue conversations on themes of access, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI). Get a taste of our Summer Conference sessions by viewing the publicly available Replays below.
- Plenary: Cross-Cultural Choral Collaborations
- What's Next: Preparing for a Healthy, Safe Reopening
- Insurance and Reopening: Are You Prepared?
- From Orientalism to Equity: A Case Study in Inclusive Programming (available to Chorus America members; log in to view)
- Getting "In Sync" with Sync Licensing (available to Chorus America members; log in to view)
2020 Virtual Conference
We are grateful that the Chorus America community was able to come together at a time when connection and growth are greatly needed.
Watch Now! Free, Publicly Available Conference Sessions
We're excited to be able to make some of our most inspiring Conference content - including Friday's closing plenary - available to all.
- Plenary - The King's Singers: Finding Harmony
- Closing Plenary: Lift Every Voice for Change
- Wielding the Power of Access, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI): Achieving Creative Justice in Choruses
- Reimagining the Choir: Common Ground Voices
Recent Conference Locations and Hosts
- 2019: Philadelphia, PA, June 26-29, hosted by the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia. Find more information and Conference resources here.
- 2018: Chicago, IL, June 20-23, hosted by Grant Park Music Festival and Chicago Children's Choir.
- 2017: Los Angeles, CA, June 21-24, hosted by the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
- 2016: Cincinnati, OH, June 15-18, hosted by the Cincinnati May Festival.
- 2015: Boston, MA, June 17-20, hosted by the Handel and Haydn Society.