Charlotte Master Chorale

The Charlotte Master Chorale presents an examination of freedom and oppression across communities featuring Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and the North Carolina premiere of R. Nathaniel Dett’s long-neglected oratorio The Ordering of Moses, which builds on the spiritual “Go Down, Moses” to portray the liberation of the Hebrews from bondage in Egypt.

This concert is presented in partnership with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and collegiate singers from UNC Charlotte and is made possible, in part, with funding from ASC and the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources, and the Sally Ann and Joe Hall Fund of the Charlotte Symphony’s Endowment.

Anne O'Byrne, soprano
Sarah Brauer, mezzo-soprano
Jason Dungee, tenor
Marques Jerrell Ruff, bass-baritone
Charlotte Master Chorale
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Kenney Potter, conducting

The University Chorale of UNC Charlotte
Jason Dungee, director

The CSO and Charlotte Master Chorale join forces for a performance of Verdi's thrilling Requiem. This musical tour de force is full of contrasts from the sublime lyricism of the opening movement to the sheer terror of the work's infamous "Dies Irae."

The CSO and Charlotte Master Chorale join forces for a performance of Verdi's thrilling Requiem. This musical tour de force is full of contrasts from the sublime lyricism of the opening movement to the sheer terror of the work's infamous "Dies Irae."

Handel's stunning masterpiece is back by popular demand. Join your CSO, Charlotte Master Chorale, and four soloists for this enduring oratorio filled with passion and exquisite beauty. "Hallelujah!" 

Handel's stunning masterpiece is back by popular demand. Join your CSO, Charlotte Master Chorale, and four soloists for this enduring oratorio filled with passion and exquisite beauty. "Hallelujah!" 

Christmas with the Charlotte Master Chorale, Charlotte’s premier choral holiday celebration, returns with music on the themes of family, togetherness, and what it means to have a place to call home. This year's concerts feature special guest, Broadway star, and Gastonia native, T. Oliver Reid.

Christmas with the Charlotte Master Chorale, Charlotte’s premier choral holiday celebration, returns with music on the themes of family, togetherness, and what it means to have a place to call home. This year's concerts feature special guest, Broadway star, and Gastonia native, T. Oliver Reid.

The Charlotte Master Chorale Chamber Singers present Art and Science, a meeting at the intersection of creativity and design anchored by the North Carolina premiere of Jocelyn Hagen’s multimedia symphony,The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, which utilizes the latest in video syncing technology to bring Leonardo’s words and drawings to life.

The Charlotte Master Chorale Chamber Singers present Art and Science, a meeting at the intersection of creativity and design anchored by the North Carolina premiere of Jocelyn Hagen’s multimedia symphony,The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, which utilizes the latest in video syncing technology to bring Leonardo’s words and drawings to life.

Charlotte Master Chorale’s annual Unity Concerts aim to create bridges of understanding through shared experiences of choral music. Unity: Earth centers on the themes of sustainability and stewardship, powerfully portrayed in the North Carolina premiere of Jake Runestad’s EMMY Award-winning Earth Symphony, which imagines Earth’s hope for humanity, her discovery of its power, her ruination at its hands, her lament at its loss, and her recovery.

Featuring high school singers from Charlotte Latin, East Mecklenburg High School, and Sun Valley High School, this concert is presented in association with Trees Charlotte and is supported by the Infusion Fund and its generous donors.

Charlotte Master Chorale’s 2023–24 Season closes with Chamber Singers: Covers, a joyous festival of re-engagement, regeneration, and re-imagination, featuring covers and arrangements of well-known and beloved tunes from across the musical spectrum.