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Chorus America - Your Voice

We offer a wide array of benefits for individuals such as a quarterly magazine packed with information you can use daily, a growing online resource library, professional development programs and workshops, and more. Whether you are a conductor or arts administrator, board member or composer, singer or volunteer, Chorus America has what you need to succeed.

Choose from three options:

Basic Membership, $75
Includes all benefits of Individual Membership listed below.

Contributing Membership, $175
Includes all benefits of Individual Membership and acknowledgment in annual donor listings. Your additional tax-deductible contribution of $100 helps to support Chorus America's vital work as an advocate and innovator for the choral field.

Student Membership, $30
Includes all benefits of Individual Membership, for a discounted student rate available to full- and part-time students with I.D.

Join today!

Individual Member Benefits

  • Subscription to The Voice
    Chorus America’s award-winning quarterly magazine with in-depth interviews and profiles, chorus news and activities, opinion and commentary, board leadership strategies, successful marketing and fundraising techniques, and advice on artistic issues.

  • Subscription to eVoice
    Chorus America’s monthly electronic newsletter with timely news, links to important sources of professional information, training program updates, and tools you can put to immediate use.

  • Chorus America staff at your service
    Individualized and friendly assistance from the Chorus America staff to help answer your questions and track down information you need in a timely fashion.

  • Networking and personal contacts
    Access to leaders in the choral field and representatives of peer organizations at Chorus America events; personalized advice in one-on-one Buttonhole Consultations at the Annual Conference.

  • Members-Only Section
    Access to job listings, concert calendar, survey data, resource center documents, advocacy tools, the first-ever survey about choral conductors, archived periodicals and features from the Voice, how-to articles on fundraising, marketing, commissioning, leadership, and more.

    • Navigating a Music Director Transition
      Chorus America’s groundbreaking online seminar addressing the challenges of leadership changes in choruses. This two-hour seminar is broken up into four 30-minute sessions for easy viewing and is available free on the Members Only Section.

    • Membership Directory
      Browse complete information on our chorus, business, and individual members. A wonderful networking tool!

  • NEW! Insurance
    Your Chorus America membership now includes a complimentary Associate Membership to Fractured Atlas which manages enrollment for a range of health plans available in 30 states and the District of Columbia, as well as offering general liability insurance. We continue to partner with The Entertainment Industry Group Insurance Trust (TEIGIT), who also offers group health insurance plans depending on your state of residence.

  • Annual Conference registration discount
    A four-day Annual Conference featuring in-depth professional development seminars, workshops, concerts, expert consultations, peer-group constituency group meetings, and countless networking opportunities with hundreds of choral colleagues from throughout North America. Members can register at a substantial discount. The 33rd Annual Chorus America Conference will take place in Atlanta, GA, from June 16-19, 2010, hosted by The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus.

  • Skillbuilding through professional development programs
    • Conducting Masterclasses: Designed to give emerging conductors podium time working with experienced master teachers on skill development beyond university/conservatory training. Masterclasses also address the non-musical responsibilities of being a conductor.

    • Chorus Management Institute: An intensive three-day workshop for chorus executives and board members covering fundraising, board development, marketing, leadership transitions, and strategic planning. Offered periodically in various locations throughout the country.

  • Subscriptions to scholarly journals
    Complimentary subscriptions to the American Choral Review and Research Memorandum Series, scholarly online journals for artistic leaders addressing recent research and repertoire issues.

  • Publication discounts
    Member discounts on useful publications such as our newest book, The Chorus Leadership Guide, and Conductors Count: What Chorus Boards, Music Directors, and Administrators Need to Know.

  • Choral Survey Report
    Members-only access to the Choral Survey Report, an industry-wide survey of choral activities that provides statistics about the field and answers frequently asked questions about organizational structure, finances, repertoire, education programs, boards of directors, and personnel.

  • NEW! Access to Advocacy Tools
    Through our partnership, Chorus America members can become free Advocate members of the Americans for the Arts Action Fund, which will provide you with easy-to-use online tools to instantly contact elected leaders at the federal, state, and local levels with customizable messages and timely arts advocacy alerts and news through their online E-Advocacy Center. Learn more.


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