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The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass
Sixty voices of the Master Chorale and a local bluegrass quintet will perform Carol Barnett’s The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass during the Wide Open Bluegrass festival in downtown Raleigh. Barnett's work combines the sacred classical choral tradition with the sparkling…
Find out more »Heavenly Voices
Our season opens with works that showcase the Master Chorale’s 170 voices. This acoustically-vibrant Raleigh church will ring with the sounds of masterworks by Felix Mendelssohn (Hear My Prayer), Henryk Gorecki (Totus Tuus), Benjamin Britten (Festival Te Deum), and Franz…
Find out more »Joy of the Season
Ring in the holiday season with the Chorale, NCMC Chamber Choir, and chamber orchestra in our popular and festive program. A Raleigh tradition, the program features familiar carols, classical gems, and A Charlie Brown Christmas suite. The concert of the…
Find out more »Romance in the Air (4pm)
You must remember this. The NCMC Chamber Choir’s annual tribute to love highlights songs from classic Hollywood films, including works by Henry Mancini, Michel LeGrand, George Gershwin, and more! This program will be performed without intermission.
Find out more »Romance in the Air (8pm)
You must remember this. The NCMC Chamber Choir’s annual tribute to love highlights songs from classic Hollywood films, including works by Henry Mancini, Michel LeGrand, George Gershwin, and more! This program will be performed without intermission. The 4pm performance is…
Find out more »Berlioz: L’Enfance du Christ
A rare opportunity to hear Hector Berlioz’ oratorio L’Enfance du Christ (The Childhood of Christ). This evocative masterpiece, operatic in scope, follows the dramatic narrative from Herod’s dream through the Holy Family’s flight into Egypt and eventual arrival at Sais.…
Find out more »Shakespeare Sings
Enjoy a tragi-comic evening as forty voices of the Master Chorale sing works on Shakespearean texts. Hear passages excerpted from ten of the Bard’s plays, set to music by composers including Verdi, Mendelssohn, and Vaughan Williams to noted contemporary composers…
Find out more »Barons of Broadway
Hear the Chorale perform selections by legendary Broadway composers Stephen Sondheim, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, including selections from The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods and more. View the complete program. Read notes on the…
Find out more »Handel: Alexander’s Feast
The Master Chorale season opens with this work by G.F. Handel, subtitled “The Power of Music: An Ode in Honour of St. Cecilia’s Day.” There is no mistaking the composer of this wonderful score, with its similarities to his beloved…
Find out more »The Masters
Join in supporting the Master Chorale with a night out of food, fun, and lively entertainment, The Masters! Our singers possess amazing vocal talents! But you’ve not heard them like this: Entertainment for The Masters will be a karaoke-style competition,with…
Find out more »Joy of the Season
Ring in the season with the Master Chorale’s most-popular concert of the year! Be a part of our live studio audience as we film this concert to be broadcast statewide on UNC-TV. The Carolina Brass returns to perform with the…
Find out more »Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
Relish the beauty of Johannes Brahms beautiful Requiem, a favorite of both singers and audience. Brahms’ work is unique: the composer chose the text himself in order to create a Requiem which addresses the living rather than the departed. Brahms’…
Find out more »Romance in the Air
For the Chamber Choir’s annual love-themed presentation, we bring you romantic favorites of the Rat Pack. Hear songs recorded by iconic crooners like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr., accompanied by piano, bass, and drums. That’s Amore! Two performances:…
Find out more »War and Peace
Forty voices of the Master Chorale perform works on themes of conflict and reconciliation. Featured on the program is a poignant guitar-accompanied work by composer Jeffrey Van, A Procession Winding Around Me, a setting of four Civil War poems by…
Find out more »Bewitched
Forty voices of the Master Chorale cast a spell of fright and amusement with our Halloween-themed program. Orff, Mozart, Brahms, and Whitacre selections are featured, plus, music from Broadway shows Young Frankenstein, Wicked, and more. View the complete program. BUY…
Find out more »Joy of the Season
Delight in the sounds of the season with our popular and festive holiday concert. The 170-voice Chorale and the NCMC Chamber Choir are joined by brass choir in a program featuring familiar carols, contemporary selections, and John Rutter’s beloved Gloria. View…
Find out more »Romance in the Air
Enjoy a historical perspective on love songs as the 16-voice Chamber Choir’s program commemorates our 75th anniversary. Hear romantic favorites from the 1940’s to today on our annual Valentine’s celebration, with piano trio accompanying. View the program. Two performances on…
Find out more »Motus Missæ
Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and more | Motus Missæ: movements of Masses Accompanied by symphony orchestra, the 170-voices of the Chorale perform a ‘mixed Mass,’ comprised of movements by some of the greatest composers of the genre, including Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and…
Find out more »Berlioz Requiem
Hector Berlioz’ monumental Grande Messe des morts (or Requiem) features choir, orchestra, four brass choirs, and four sets of timpani. Massive in both sound and scale, the Requiem will be the perfect capstone to the Chorale's 75th season! Program notes on…
Find out more »Event: 75th Anniversary Garden Party
Help us celebrate the North Carolina Master Chorale’s 75th Anniversary at our Garden Party. CLICK FOR TICKETS
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