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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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’…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Hear the 170-voice Chorale and chamber orchestra perform Robert Ray’s joyful, toe-tapping Gospel Mass, a work which bridges traditional Mass texts with African-American music traditions. The program also includes Morten Lauridsen’s moving and immensely-popular Lux Aeterna plus the premiere of…

Welcome the holiday season with the Master Chorale’s popular and festive concert. The Chorale, NCMC Chamber Choir, and chamber orchestra perform familiar carols, classical gems and new favorites. The concert highlight of the holidays! View the program.