The Voice

About 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

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In the busy schedule of any chorus, it can feel difficult to make the time to plan and implement audience surveys, and you may find yourself wondering if it’s worth...
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Woman conducting
Concerts marking a special occasion—the opening or closing of a season, the inauguration of a venue—often carry an extra layer of anticipation when rows of choristers fill the risers behind...
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Shifting funding priorities. Evolving ticket-buying habits. Changing leadership. Changing donors. The list of how our choral landscape changes on a frequent basis seems to grow at an increasingly breakneck pace...
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The landscape for choral and arts organizations committed to access, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) is evolving rapidly, and—at times—unpredictably. Recent policy shifts, legal decisions, and corporate rollbacks of ADEI...
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Brand Strategies
We have a logo; is that our brand? How do we know if and when we need a new brand for our chorus? What does that even look like? Here...
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Elevate Vocal Arts's Summer Institute
When it comes to the ways choral music has shifted in recent years, the influence of Generation Z (Gen Z) is a hot topic. Choruses need to think outside the...
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The increasing prominence of BIPOC and women composers in concert programming suggests that the choral field at large is making progress in learning about repertoire beyond the traditional male, Western...
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Trained as a classical flutist, Beth Kanter started working in orchestra management before becoming a technology consultant and one of the very first nonprofit bloggers in the early days of...
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A quiet (or not so quiet) crisis. A stealth emergency. That piece of business you know you need to take care of but never seem to get around to: What...
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Children-Youth Professional Partnerships - YPC unEarth
Leaders of children and youth choral organizations share how high-level artistic partnerships benefit young singers and how to ensure a safe and supportive environment for these collaborations.
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The digital edition of our Summer/Conference 2023 issue of the Voice is here! Read more for a letter from the president & CEO Catherine Dehoney on collaborations that move the...
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These practical strategies will help you refocus and reinspire your board. The past three years have been challenging ones for nonprofit boards. During the pandemic, some board members leaned in...