Awards

Chorus America 2024 Awards Program

Chorus America has announced the recipients of its 2024 awards program, recognizing Chorus America members for a broad range of achievements in choral music and service to the choral field. Awards celebrate meaningful contributions from remarkable individuals, choruses, and organizations.

“Chorus America is thrilled to honor these exceptional choruses and choral leaders who enrich our communities and inspire us through their outstanding work,” said Chorus America president and CEO Catherine Dehoney. “Their artistry, dedication, and the joy they bring to their work moves the choral field forward.” 

Award winners will be recognized at the 2024 Chorus America Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on June 6-8. Download the full press release here, and click here to see the online announcement.

 

Chorus America's 2024 Awards Program reflects  a series of updates that will begin with this year's awards cycle. These updates are based on recommendations from a task force convened by Chorus America’s board over the past year with the goal of streamlining the awards process and aligning the awards program with our FY 2023-2025 Strategic Plan. 

All applications must be submitted through Chorus America's application portal - CAAP. As part of our awards updates, Chorus America has streamlined and standardized our application process across all awards. Submission requirements now consist of responses to a series of questions for each award and we have developed rubrics to which applicants and panelists can refer.  

See details below regarding each award and contact [email protected] with any questions.

Awards for Individuals

Awards for Organizations

Award for Philanthropy

Chorus America also recognizes generous philanthropy with an award that does not have an application process. This award is nominated by the Chorus America Board.

Awards Info Session Recording

Below is a recording of our Awards Info Session, held Tuesday, January 9th. In it we share details and answer some frequently asked questions about our 2024 awards process.

Updates to Chorus America's Awards Program

Chorus America has made a series of updates to our awards program, beginning with this year's awards cycle. These updates are based on recommendations from a task force convened by Chorus America’s board over the past year with the goal of streamlining the awards process and aligning the awards program with our mission and vision as defined by the FY 2023-2025 Strategic Plan. 

Highlights that impact specific awards include: 

  • The Dale Warland Singers Commission Award has transitioned to the Dale Warland Singers Commission Grant. The grant will continue to support the creation of new choral music.
  • The Distinguished Service Award has been renamed the Michael Korn Distinguished Service Award in honor of Chorus America founder and first president Michael Korn. In its new iteration, the Michael Korn Distinguished Service Award incorporates the purpose and honors the legacy of the former Michael Korn Founders Award for Development of the Professional Choral Art. 
  • The Louis Botto Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship will now rotate through a three-year cycle to recognize mid-career conductors of professional, adult volunteer, and children/youth choruses, reflecting the full breadth of Chorus America’s membership.  The award continues to recognize a mid-career conductor for furthering the mission of their ensemble or organization.

Please see our full announcement of awards updates here.

Questions? Contact our membership team at [email protected].

Past Chorus America Awards

The following awards were previously part of Chorus America's awards program, recognizing important contributions to the choral field. See below for information on each award and lists of past recipients.